Space Systems Ground Lead - Security Clearance Required

SAIC
Chantilly, Virginia
Full-time

Description

Join a winning team! SAIC’s National Security and Space (NSS) Sector is currently hiring to advance space capabilities supporting our Department of Defense ( DOD) and Intelligence Community customers Ten miles from the SAIC headquarters, our Chantilly, VA team supports systems development, targeting & intelligence analysis, systems engineering & integration and more .

This position is for a Space Systems Ground Lead for a large, multi-year contract supporting a cutting-edge an d innovative space program .

The Ground Lead must possess , and have successfully demo nstrated , technical space ground engineering competence, IT integration experience, excellent oral and written communication skills, problem-solving skills, analytical skills, and the interpersonal skills .

The Ground Lead is the part n er with the Govt leadership to effectively plan, organize and execute all acquisition and engineering activities across the system life cycle .

The Ground Lead provides leadership and support to the customers execution of mission critical systems with responsibilities that may include , but are not limited to the following :

Role Responsibilities :

  • Prioritiz e tasks across the team based on mission criticality and available resources
  • Tracking and reporting progress at multiple levels of Contractor and Government leadership
  • Providing expert-level space ground engineering analysis and recommendations to the blended SETA and Developer team responsible for developing and integrating existing capabilities to satisfy future missions
  • Representing Ground equities in system engineering processes including requirements management, configuration management, and risk management
  • Leading a team of direct SETA support staff to ensure a positive work environment

Qualifications

Required Qualifications :

  • Must possess an active TS / SCI clearance with Polygraph
  • Experience with the Intelligence Community and / or the Department of Defense architectures, spacecraft, and payloads
  • Bachelor's and 14 years of relevant experience; OR Master's and 12 years of relevant experience
  • Superb technical skills and experience related to space ground systems hardware and software. Focus on Command and Telemetry and Space Relay solutions
  • Ability to lead and be the primary point of contact for one or more projects
  • Effective interpersonal skills (across multiple groups, offices, and organizations) and strong briefing and writing skills
  • Ability to communicate very technical subjects to a diverse audience of senior decision makers with varying levels of technical expertise
  • Effective communication, coordination, and customer engagement skills
  • Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and team environment with no supervision

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.

16 days ago
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