Chief Space Systems Engineer

About the role

SAIC is seeking a highly experienced Space Systems Chief Systems Engineer to support a Space Systems Command SV program. You will work in customer facilities in El Segundo, CA, directly sitting with our Customer to provide our support.

Responsibilities

• Engage with Space Vehicle (SV) Contractors to evaluate hardware and software designs against Government generated requirements
• Lead technical requirements analysis and development, systems engineering, and oversee development
• Oversee Contractors to develop, design, produce, integrate and test space systems
• Oversee integration and test of payloads
• Provide system requirements and interface definition development
• Provide analysis and recommendations to SV design to ensure technical and performance requirements are being met by the Contractor
• Work with Government Customer to manage and negotiate interface control documents with external stakeholders and ensure internal and external interfaces are being met
• Provide inputs to System of Systems integration of SV design to overall space systems architecture, ground segment, operations and on-orbit test
• Provide assessment and recommendations to execution schedules and life cycle costs
• Oversee requirements verification and validation for Government Customer
• Provide inputs and assessment of Contractor risk management and provides actionable recommendations to the chief engineer and program manager
• Independently collaborates with Government program office representatives, FFRDC, SETA, and contractor personnel

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science and eighteen (18) years or more experience; Master's and sixteen (16) years or more experience or an additional 4 years of experience may be used in lieu of Bachelor's degree.
• Experience with SV/ Space Payload development, integration, and/or operations of DoD or other Agency (NRO, NSA, NASA, etc.)
• Experience leading systems engineering teams focused on integration of complex space and/or ground systems
• Experience applying Systems Engineering principles to the execution of SV and / or payload development, build and I&T
• Experience with SV subsystem development and requirements (e.g. power, guidance, command & control, structures, etc…)
• Understanding of Risk Management process
• Good communication skills to peers and customer leadership
• Must have an in-scope security background investigation (T5 or SSBI), adjudicated for SCI eligibility and enrolled in the Continuous Evaluation program (if applicable)
• Must be willing to be nominated for access to Sensitive Compartment Information and Special Access Programs and willing to consent to a Polygraph examination

Great Additional Background And Skills

• 20 years or more of experience with SV development and delivery
• Experience with integration & test of payloads onto spacecraft
• Familiarity with DoW acquisition processes
• Experience as a project/program manager on SV or Spacecraft Bus program/project
• Familiarity with ground systems and SV operations

Pay

Target salary range $200,001 - $240,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.