Acquisitions Space Systems Engineer

Description

SAIC is seeking an experienced Acquisition Space Systems Engineer to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) services to a rapidly expanding Government Intelligence Community (IC) customer for a complex space and ground efforts as part of an exciting and innovative set of programs.

TheAcquisition Space Systems Engineerprovides support to the Systems Program Office (SPO) in acquisition and execution of mission critical systems. The Acquisition Systems Engineer is part of a team of high-performing subject matter experts (SMEs) responsible for planning, development and execution of new space acquisitions, guiding programs through requirements definition performing early systems engineering process and providing technical analysis.

The Acquisition Space Systems Engineer responsibilities may include but not limited to the following:

• Pre-Acquisition, Acquisition and governance artifact generation
• Requirements decomposition and traceability
• Guiding program acquisitions through agency governance process
• Assisting leadership in coordination and collaboration activities across multiple agencies and with oversight
• Coordinating acquisitions and acquisition documents across the Program Office
• Maintaining awareness of Systems Engineering Processes and Artifacts
• Representing the Program Office in customer acquisition discussions related to current and future contracts
• Reviewing Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs) for compliance, execution, and program status

Qualifications

Required:

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Bachelors in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and 14 years or more experience; Masters (in STEM) and 12 years or more experience; PhD (in STEM) and 9 years or more experience
• Experience with Federal, Department Of War (DoW), and Intelligence Community (IC) Acquisition processes
• Experience with Space Acquisition Process
• Experience in acquisition planning and execution
• Experience in research and development acquisitions to include technology development planning
• Exceptional communication and coordination skills
• Ability to quickly understand and respond to Government queries

Desired:

• Extensive experience using space systems engineering processes, methods, tools, and program roles to develop, implement, and deploy solutions for Satellite Systems.

Target salary range: $180,001 - $220,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.