DESCRIPTION:
SAIC is seeking a Mission Systems Engineer to provide systems engineering and technical advisory (SETA) services in Alice Springs, Australia. If the successful candidate is located in CONUS, relocation to the customer site may be approximately 4 months after completing Government Customer requirements. Relocation assistance is provided if needed as well as housing stipend, cost of living, and other allowances for the duration of the tour.
The successful candidate will:
* Provide technical leadership for the integration of mission systems.
* Oversee system engineering and technical execution of projects that cover hardware/software system development, test and final integration on customer platforms.
* Conduct technical reviews and assessments of program development and readiness activities. Coordinates recommendations with government stakeholders and supports program status reviews.
* Identify and communicate system engineering risks, issues, opportunities, assumptions, mitigations, and dependencies.
* Develop assessments and recommendations, present to a variety of audiences.
* Effectively communicate and collaborate with engineers from various contractors and government organizations.
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
SAIC is a premier Fortune 500 mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.
We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.5 billion. For more information, visit For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.
Required:
* Must be a US Citizen.
* Active TS/SCI clearance with current CI polygraph.
* Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) field required (contractual requirement) and nine (9) years or more relevant experience; master's and seven (7) years or more experience.
* Demonstrated success performing project management and systems engineering tasks.
* Knowledge of SIGINT space and ground architecture including mission control and/or mission processing functions.
* Program lifecycle experience from concept development and design to deployment, operations and maintenance, decommission. Must be familiar with related control gates and associated documentation.
* Experience with CONOPS and requirements development, systems analysis, interface control documentation, technical specification review, validation and verifications.
* Self-starter, able to proactively address customer requirements with no supervision. Must be expert at defining solutions for broad, abstract topics.
* Must be a polished communicator (written/verbal) with impeccable interpersonal skills and personal judgment.
* Master at collaboration and coordination with multiple stakeholders -- consensus builder.
* Proficient with MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), MS Outlook, MS Project.
Desired\:
* Knowledge of satellite constellations, spacecraft orbit, tasking process, and ground station characteristics.
* Familiar with MBSE/Digital Engineering, AGILE development, cloud technologies.