GPS Senior User Equipment Engineer
El Segundo, CA

Job 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
* 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