Ground Systems Integration Engineer
El Segundo, CA

Job Description

Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a an experienced Ground Systems Integration Engineer to join a dynamic engaging team that brings out the best of your technical skills while defending American warfighters in our El Segundo, CA office. Join a systems engineering team defining the next generation of space communication systems supporting Air Force Military Satellite Communications.

The ideal candidate shall support Systems Engineering & Integration activities in a multidisciplinary and collaborative environment. He/She shall support the systems engineering process to ensure activities are coordinated, scheduled and planned across a Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) Program. Will interface and collaborate with SE&I team members, contractors, government civilians and members of the USAF. Lead and support several working groups responsible for leading technical discussion, resolve and identify risk, requirement gaps, developing briefings, writing and tracking action items, and authoring meeting minutes.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

* Apply Model Based System Engineering to support development of the program technical baselines
* Analyze communication systems requirements that define the technical baseline and verification of the technical baseline
* Work with Government and contractor personnel to close gaps in flow of customer requirements down through the system and component levels
* Lead and supporting Government/Contractor Working Group meetings-by creating briefings, leading discussion, and writing minutes-to resolve risks, requirement gaps, and action items
* Review proposed changes to the technical baseline for impacts to capabilities and to cross-stakeholder integration concerns
* Facilitate review of program documents by providing comments, compiling other reviewer comments, and working with contractor to adjudicate the comments
* Serve as a subject matter expert to assess technical issues and to prepare briefings to U.S. Air Force management
* Support management of risks, issues, inter-dependencies, identifying schedule disconnects and conflicts, developing action plans for resolution, and assisting the Government in executing selected solutions

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Qualifications

Required Skills:

* Bachelor's degree in technical field, such as engineering and computer science.
* A minimum of nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.
* Strong interpersonal skills, communication (oral and written), and presentation skills
* Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
* US Citizenship and active DoD Secret Clearance is required to be considered for this position

Preferred Skills:

* MS in Engineering
* Emphasis in communications engineering

Required Experience:

* 9 years with space or aeronautical systems engineering & integration programs and projects
* 5 years with requirements definition, installation, and integration of satellite ground control systems
* 5 years demonstrated experience in systems engineering
* 5 years working in a collaborative team environment developing technical baseline/systems specification, verification or analysis using engineering applications and simulation models

Preferred Experience:

* Experience with MILSATCOM, such as AEHF, EPS, FAB-T terminal programs
* Experience working with military or DoD civilian clients
* Experience with ground and airborne systems, such as terminals and networks
* Experience with communication satellite/terminal performance analyses, link budgets and interfaces

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