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SAIC · 13 hours ago

Space Protection Mission Engineer

Chantilly, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

SAIC is seeking a Space Protection Mission Engineer to join the Space and Intelligence Business Group providing systems engineering and technical advisory services to a rapidly expanding Government Intelligence Community customer. The role involves serving as a subject matter expert, coordinating with stakeholders for the deployment of new protection capabilities into space operations and collaborating with a team to ensure system development and validation.

Information TechnologySecurityService IndustrySoftware

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Coordinate with other SPOs and stakeholders to develop a common space protection concept of operations that includes capability requirements and interfaces necessary to safeguard space assets and advance the nation’s space resiliency posture

Serves as a SPO technical expert providing oversight for software development, implementation, and deployment of ground processing system capabilities that are integrated with the NRO space enterprise

Collaborate 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

Support the 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

Manage 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

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

Qualification

Space software systemsRequirements managementGovernment system engineeringSpace domain awarenessAgile methodologiesConfluenceJIRA

Required

Bachelor's and 9 or more years of experience; master's and 7 or more years of experience; PhD and or more years of experience

Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Poly

3+ years' experience using or developing space and/or ground software systems

Experience in Government System Engineering disciplines, including requirements development and management, readiness, and testing

Experience with Requirements Management tools

Preferred

Experience in space domain awareness system development and/or operations

Experience developing, testing, or fielding space systems

Familiarity with NRO's System's 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

Familiarity with Confluence and JIRA