Job ID
Location ALICE SPRINGS, NT, AU
Date Posted
Category Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory Systems Engineer
Schedule Full-time
Shift Day Job
Travel Yes, 10 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required TS/SCI With Poly
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain None
Potential for Remote Work No
Description
DESCRIPTION SAIC is seeking a Mission Systems Engineer to provide systems engineering and technical advisory (SETA) services in 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
Qualifications
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