• Space Protection Mission Engineer Lead

    SAIC (Chantilly, VA)


    Description

    SAIC is seeking a **Space Protection Mission Engineer Lead** to join the Space and Intelligence Business Group providing Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) services to a rapidly expanding Government Intelligence Community (IC) customer. The customer is developing the next generation of space and ground systems, architectures, and hardware and software solutions.

     

    The **Space Protection Mission Engineer Lead** will direct SETA engineering staff who serve as mission-related subject matter experts (SME) and System Program Office (SPO) representatives coordinating with development contractor and stakeholders (including end user operators) for deployment of new space protection capabilities. The **Space Protection Mission Engineer Lead** also directs a team of SMEs performing systems engineering management functions for architecture, requirements, schedule, configuration control, risk, life cycle readiness, interface, and transition.

    The **Space Protection Mission Engineer** responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

    + Primary SME for customer Chief Engineer, leading ~25 person SPO Mission Engineering team.

    + Provides oversight and guidance on execution of systems engineering functions, software development, implementation, and deployment of ground processing capabilities in support of space protection.

    + Coordinates with other SPOs and stakeholders to develop and document multi-segment space protection concept of operations that includes the capabilities and interfaces required by space operators to safeguard space assets and advance the nation’s space resiliency posture.

    + Collaborates with other SMEs to develop technical plans and documentation, advise the customer on technical progress of the acquisition, and support the integration of ground processing systems with space systems.

    + Oversees enterprise requirements processes to include traceability with and decomposition of lower-level acquisition office requirements, requirements sell-off to external stakeholders, and Request for Change (RFC) impact assessments.

    + Supports Contracting Officer Technical Representative(s) and developers to refine requirements, designs, and testing capabilities to meet user needs.

    + Produces and presents recommendations and briefings to engineering boards within the context of engineering and acquisition trade spaces.

    • Represents the SPO as a technical SME during internal and external engagements.

    Qualifications

    Required Qualifications:

    • Bachelor’s and 14 or more years of experience; master’s and 12 or more years of experience; PhD and 9 or more years of experience.

    • Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Poly.

    • 3+ years’ experience using, developing, testing, or fielding space and/or ground software systems.

    • Experience leading Government System Engineering disciplines, including requirements development and management, readiness, or testing.

    • Exceptional communication and coordination skills.

    • Experience in space domain awareness system development and/or operations

    • Familiarity with Confluence and JIRA.

    Desired Qualifications:

    • Experience with guidance, navigation, and control (GN&C), space protection, flight safety, and/or collision avoidance and associated software tools.

    + Familiarity with NRO’s Systems Engineering Directorate (SED) and its Requirements Development/Management, RFC, and Lifecycle Readiness processes.

    + Familiarity with Agile development methodologies to include participation in scrums, development of solution epics/features, and continuous integration/continuous deployment.

    REQNUMBER: 2510618

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