Systems Engineer

at  SAIC

Job ID: 2405982
Location: CHANTILLY, VA, US
Date Posted: 2024-04-26
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
This position will support an OPIR Joint customer Program Office responsible for acquiring the Overhead Persistence GEOINT Architecture (OPGA) that will provide the user community with OPIR capabilities in a modular, open architecture that provides global, persistent, real-time surveillance and activity based intelligence information. This position supports a hybrid Agile process with the Government as the overall integrator in a Cloud Environment. The successful applicant will provide SETA support as a Senior Systems Engineer for a range of system engineering efforts and technical expertise, continuity of effort and value-added judgment to advise and assist the customer’s leadership and contract teams.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience
• Must be a US Citizen with active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph
• Broad understanding of space and/or ground systems, hardware, software, operations, and their interdependence
• Working knowledge of IC principles, procedures
• The ability to work proactively, independently, and/or as a member of a highly effective technical team while developing approaches
• Demonstrated knowledge of AGILE Scrum and SAFe software development methods
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and various SE, PM tools
  **May require overnight travel up to 3 percent of the work year

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• IR Common Systems and Data Components to include OPIR phenomenology, characteristics, designs, commanding systems, and data processing architectures. Current and known future sensors include: Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO, Defense Support Program (DSP), and awareness of Next Gen GEO, Next Gen Polar, space Defense Agency/Missile Defense Agency Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS)
• GEOINT Reference Architecture, Consolidated OPIR Ground System (COGS), MDA’s Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC), SMC’s Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE), and Enterprise Ground Services (EGS)
• SAFe Agilist certification
  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

Please refer the Job description for details