Description

SAIC is seeking you, our latest Space Systems Engineer to help support the Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) and the National Space Test and Training Complex (NSTTC) in Colorado Springs, CO . This opportunity allows SAIC to push the boundaries of technological advancement and mission integration. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work — and our team has an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible.

You will support a team of multi-disciplined engineers and analysts to coordinate with government and partner space operations and technical experts to develop OTTI and range solutions using systems engineering rigor and integration expertise. You are self-motivated, enthusiastic, excited about taking on a variety of challenges as we continue to develop a test and training enterprise solution and support the USSF and Joint warfighting community. You will be able to work under only very general supervision. Occasional travel may be required to engage with key stakeholders.

Fun stuff you will be doing on the job:

• Responsible for interfacing with all program offices within the USSF OTTI Integrated Program Office to facilitate rigorous systems engineering practices, processes, and documentation.

• Provide operational support to capabilities and system development, integration, test, and transition.

• Provide technical analysis and oversight, engineering expertise, and shaping development to the USSF’s Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) and Space Training and Readiness Command's (STARCOM’s) National Space Test and Training Complex (NSTTC).

• Coordinate Government activities and contractor, sub-contractor, and vendor systems engineering efforts throughout the system life cycle.

• Conduct model-based systems engineering and modeling, simulation and analysis as needed.

• Conduct and maintain Configuration Management of the program technical baseline.

• Manage risk management processes and methods for identifying and adjudicating program risk; Conduct analysis to identify program risk areas and recommend/implement risk reduction measures.

• Develop processes for systems engineering management and mission integration efforts to include disparate engineering functions, strategies, and integration of operational and other types of mission areas.

Qualifications

This is you:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering, mathematics, physics, or equivalent technical discipline and nine (9) or more years of systems integration and systems engineering related or equivalent experience.

• Must have an in-scope security background investigation (T5 or SSBI), adjudicated for SCI eligibility and enrolled in the Continuous Evaluation program (if applicable).

• Must be willing to be nominated for access to Sensitive Compartment Information and Special Access Programs and willing to consent to a Polygraph examination.

• Experience with the following:o Leading combined hardware/software and, or space/ground integration activities.o Using model-based system engineering tools and methods.o Systems Architecting, mission integration, and systems engineering process support.o Applying Agile and/or DevOps development processes.

You will wow us even more if you have these skills:

• Advanced degree in engineering, science or related technical field.

• Experience within the National Security Space and, or the Space Test and Training mission areas.

• Experience working in development environment and, or U.S. Government weapons system program office.

• Professional certification (e.g., Professional Engineer, INCOSE CSEP, ITEA CTEP, Agile PM/PO, etc.).

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site. REQNUMBER: 2409301

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability