Ground Integration Systems Engineer
El Segundo, CA

Job Description

SAIC the sole provider of the Remote Sensing (RS) Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) team in El Segundo, CA has an imminent need for a Ground Integration Systems Engineer with experience in Department of Defense (DoD) space-based systems. Candidate will provide SE&I ground integration support to the Environmental Monitoring (EM) and OPIR Enterprise programs in support of the Space and Missile Systems Center Remote Sensing Directorate (SMC/RS). Candidate will primarily support documentation and management of space and ground interfaces for SMC/RS EM systems. Candidate should have experience with system acquisition, systems engineering lifecycle, and architecture, ops concept, requirements and interface development and maturation for space and ground systems (especially at SMC). Major duties of the position include:

* Providing architecture, operations concept, requirements and interface control documentation support for space and ground systems from early acquisition through operations and sustainment.
* Leading interface trade studies in collaboration with development, operations, and sustainment stakeholders to evaluate and optimize interfaces in support of operational requirements.
* Evaluating contractor architectures, operations concepts, specifications and interface products for completeness and suitability.
* Analyzing proposed changes to existing architectural, requirement and interface control documentation under configuration control by SMC/RS.
* Managing interdependencies, identifying disconnects between current and future architectures, requirements and interfaces, conducting system trades to resolve interface issues
* Analyzing new and existing acquisition programs to identify and manage procurement and production of architectural products needed to support cybersecurity and system protection assessments.
* Supporting the customer in defining, capturing, and maintaining the technical, schedule, and cost risks throughout the system lifecycle and developing risk mitigation courses of action and assessing impacts of risks and proposed changes.
* Collaborating with prime contractors, other team contractors, government civilians, and members of the U.S. Air Force.

SBIRS

* Bachelor's Degree in Math, Science or Engineering.
* Current Top Secret Clearance
* 9 Years of demonstrated system engineering experience with space, ground, operations and sustainment of DoD space programs with a proven delivery record.
* Demonstrated experience working with Air Force/DoD customers in an acquisition environment, with space and/or ground systems (especially at SMC).
* Experience with ground system requirements and interface management, risk management, change boards and change board environment.
* Experience providing technical analyses, architecture trade-studies, and program management support to a government customer.
* Demonstrated interpersonal skills to enable working, interfacing, and interrelating with diverse personnel and dynamic teams.