SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Description

SAIC is seeking experienced MBSE Systems Engineers to support of Space Development Agency (SDA) Advanced Fire Control Ground Infrastructure (AFCGI) program.

This position requires an active Secret security clearance and is hybrid remote with occasional work at local SAIC sites (1-3 times weekly) and travel to customer sites.

Desired physical location is in the Reston, VA or Huntsville, AL area.

SAIC will be developing, deploying, operating and maintaining a common, enduring, ground infrastructure to support multiple SDA space vehicle demonstration and experimentation programs.

The ground infrastructure consists of worldwide Ground Entry Points (GEPs, which are ground antennas), cloud infrastructure, Demonstration Operations Center (DOC), monitoring and control software, and a global network to tie it all together.

Consistent with the SDA's approach, the program will be fast-paced, dynamic, highly exciting and uniquely rewarding for the right candidate.

The Systems Engineer responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

• Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of program requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software or engineering specifications.
• Provides specific, detailed information for selection, implementation techniques, and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications :

• Active Secret clearance - ability to obtain TS / SCI Security clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of relevant experience OR Masters and 3 years of relevant experience.
• Additional professional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Developing and / or sustaining national security, no-fail mission systems including ground systems for managing satellites.
• Experience leading waterfall-to-agile transformations, designed to deliver Minimum Viable Products in a consistent cadence.
• Experience with a broad range of system types : custom developed HW / SW, COTS / GOTS HW / SW, and specialty engineering.
• A high degree of proficiency using one or more MBSE tools to include Cameo Systems Modeler and / or DOORs.
• Experience with implementing and sustaining distributed systems and virtual operating system environments.

Desired Qualifications :

• Engineering or Engineering Sciences Degree .
• Experience designing, delivering and operating national security ground antennas, cloud-based computing infrastructure, TCP / IP-based networks and / or mission operations centers.
• Experience developing and managing Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and / or Interface Control Documents (ICDs).

Target salary range : $80,001 - $120,000. 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.