GPS Senior User Equipment Engineer
El Segundo, CA

Job Description

Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Modernized GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Deputy to join our team of diverse GPS Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) team. The qualified applicant will become a member of SAIC's GPS SE&I senior leadership team and responsible for the management of a 12-member team.

The GPS SE&I Team provides specialized engineering, analysis, operations support, and subject matter expertise to the GPS Directorate. The team also provides systems engineering and analysis services to include system development, enterprise and system architecture, acquisition, testing, operations, and sustainment support for existing and new capabilities. Team members also provide an enterprise perspective for identification and review of risks and risk mitigation plans and work to institutionalize systems engineering best practices across the GPS Directorate organization.

Major duties of the position include:

* Ensure the integrity of MGUE engineering products, such as system specifications, requirements allocation products, system architecture, design analyses, interface descriptions, software products, and verification products
* Interact with the MGUE government leads and prime contractors to ensure that system requirements and interfaces are consistent and valid across the GPS Enterprise
* Support the GPS Directorate in defining, capturing, and maintaining the MGUE technical, schedule, and cost risk data throughout the system lifecycle as well as developing risk mitigation courses of action and assessing impacts of risks and proposed changes
* Develop, document, execute, integrate and evolve MGUE systems engineering processes to enable effective GPS systems engineering and integration efforts
* Write and deliver high-quality engineering documents suitable for distribution to SE&I technical staff/management and customer decision-makers
* Active participation in program discussions and meetings resulting in the submission of technical analysis and recommendations to customers

Qualifications

* Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering
* 9+ years of experience working on DoD or similar programs
* Active DoD Secret Security Clearance
* Proactive leader who identifies and solves issues
* Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills
* Experience working with senior military personnel and industry counterparts
* Experience managing a team of engineers

Desired Qualifications

* In-depth understanding of the GPS Enterprise
* Masters of Science in Engineering
* Active DoD Top Secret Security Clearance
* Knowledge of anti-jam signal data processing techniques for GPS receivers
* Experience with GPS-aided inertial navigation and real-time processors

Overview

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability