Job description

SAIC seeks an Experiment Design Systems Engineer to join our team of professionals providing technical and program services to the U.S. Government (USG). SAIC provides research, engineering, design, analysis, acquisition, development, integration, test, and operations support USG Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) customers. The target salary range is $120,00 - $160,000 The engineer sought here serves a USG Program Office leading Research & Development (R&D) of evolutionary, revolutionary, and transformational artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms. This position provides Systems Engineering & Technical Advisory (SETA) support services. Your responsibilities include some or all the following: • Coordinate with key stakeholders in the design and execution of experiments on residual spacecraft • Coordinate with experiment stakeholders on the interfaces required to support experiment execution • Support the collection and analysis of collected data to validate experiment objectives • Document experiment results and findings in a clear and concise manner through reports, presentations, and publications • Work with government technical and contracts staff developing program acquisition packages including but not limited to statement of work, Justification & Approval, development of Request for Contract Action Package (RCAP) artifacts, Request For Information (RFI), Request For Proposal (RFP), and executive briefing materials • Assist USG Program Office with analysis of alternatives to optimize technical, cost, and schedule performance considerations and improve knowledge and understanding of system, technology, and architecture tradeoffs • Technical and programmatic support through the entire project life cycle including concept development, system definition, acquisition planning, source selection, system design, development, integration and test, system delivery, and deployment • Support systems engineering activities such as risk management, schedule management, and technical performance management • Briefings and reports including technical and programmatic assessments presenting analysis, results, conclusions, and recommendations • Assessment of white papers and vendor marketing materials Required Qualifications • Active TS/SCI clearance with Poly • Assist in Interoffice and Interagency coordination and collaboration • Must have bachelor’s degree with minimum of nine (9) years of relevant work experience or seven (7) years relevant work experience with master’s degree • Demonstrated acquisition support experience • Critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills • Interpersonal and communication skills for written reports, group discussion, and oral presentations Desired Qualifications • Knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience in one of more of the following: • Systems engineering and integration applied to spacecraft, ground, and launch systems • System acquisition, design, development, integration, test, and/or flight operations • IC mission, organizations, disciplines, systems, and/or processes • Experience working as a SETA

Requirements

Must-haves

Coordinate with key stakeholders in the design and execution of experiments on residual spacecraft
Coordinate with experiment stakeholders on the interfaces required to support experiment execution
Support the collection and analysis of collected data to validate experiment objectives
Document experiment results and findings in a clear and concise manner through reports, presentations, and publications
Assist USG Program Office with analysis of alternatives to optimize technical, cost, and schedule performance considerations and improve knowledge and understanding of system, technology, and architecture tradeoffs
Support systems engineering activities such as risk management, schedule management, and technical performance management
Briefings and reports including technical and programmatic assessments presenting analysis, results, conclusions, and recommendations
Assessment of white papers and vendor marketing materials
Active TS/SCI clearance with Poly
Assist in Interoffice and Interagency coordination and collaboration
Must have bachelor’s degree with minimum of nine (9) years of relevant work experience or seven (7) years relevant work experience with master’s degree
Demonstrated acquisition support experience
Critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills
Interpersonal and communication skills for written reports, group discussion, and oral presentations

Nice-to-haves

Knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience in one of more of the following: • Systems engineering and integration applied to spacecraft, ground, and launch systems
System acquisition, design, development, integration, test, and/or flight operations
IC mission, organizations, disciplines, systems, and/or processes
Experience working as a SETA

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