Ground Systems Integration Engineer

DescriptionJOB DESCRIPTION: SAIC is seeking a Ground System Engineer with a strong background in space related ground architectures supporting a customer with responsibilities as chief engineer. The qualified candidate should be familiar with space system ground segment acquisitions and related Operations & Maintenance (O&M) of those systems. The successful candidate will provide direct support for major program acquisitions. This program procures satellite vehicles with associated ground segments. The ground segment consists of ground command and control (C2) software & hardware, Automated Data Processing Equipment (ADPE) and virtualized technologies. This individual will provide primary support to the development branch. Activities leverage understanding of full life-cycle system support, from procurement to O&M, including system design and development through delivery, requirements analysis, requirements tracking, installation, and sell-off.Qualifications

Experience in full life cycle support with an IC or DoD acquisition program office

Experience with ground segment of space program office

Experience evaluating proposals, budgets, and master schedules

Experience with activities involving hardware and software integration

Experience in request for change (RFC) processes

Understanding of requirements validation and verification methods

Experience in ground architecture design

Experience in organizing meetings, project coordination, and writing/reviewing technical reports

Experience in risk management planning and mitigation

Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph

Bachelor’s degree and 14 years or more experience; Master’s degree and 12 years or more experience; PhD and 9 years or more experience

Possess the ability to work independently and as part of a team

Ability to travel overseas

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: 2409638SAIC 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