Description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

This position will support an OPIR Joint customer Program Office responsible for acquiring the Overhead Persistence GEOINT Architecture (OPGA) that will provide the user community with OPIR capabilities in a modular, open architecture that provides global, persistent, real-time surveillance and activity based intelligence information. This position supports a hybrid Agile process with the Government as the overall integrator in a Cloud Environment. The successful applicant will provide SETA support as a Senior Systems Engineer for a range of system engineering efforts and technical expertise, continuity of effort and value-added judgment to advise and assist the customerâ€™s leadership and contract teams.

SPECIFIC TASKING/PROJECT SUPPORT:

Develop/Review acquisition plans and documentation
Develop/Review service level and/or level of effort agreements
Perform systems engineering functions to include requirements management, systems testing (validation and verification), systems analysis, configuration management, quality assurance, risk management, and stakeholder management
Participate in and facilitate large group TEMs with disparate members to reach requirement consensus to capture strategic capabilities for customers, both internal and external
Develop clear, consistent, testable acceptance criteria and requirements, and ensuring proper traceability between different levels of requirements and architecture
Execute end-to-end processes and preparing and coordinating required documentation
Demonstrate the ability to capture usersâ€™ needs by performing requirements elicitation directly with stakeholders, drafting and documenting requirements to implement changes to operational baselines
Serve on integrated cross-functional teams supporting studies and analysis
Define and document interfaces, system specs and capability requirements

Perform requirements traceability and coordinate requirement priorities to assist informed management decisions (budget, technical and schedule)
Review contract data requirements lists (CDRLs)
Evaluate engineering change proposals and detail project schedules

Evaluate engineering change proposals and detail project schedules

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience
Must be a US Citizen with active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph
Broad understanding of space and/or ground systems, hardware, software, operations, and their interdependence
Working knowledge of IC principles, procedures
The ability to work proactively, independently, and/or as a member of a highly effective technical team while developing approaches
Demonstrated knowledge of AGILE Scrum and SAFe software development methods
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and various SE, PM tools

**Requires overnight travel up to 3 percent of the work year

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

IR Common Systems and Data Components to include OPIR phenomenology, characteristics, designs, commanding systems, and data processing architectures. Current and known future sensors include: Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO, Defense Support Program (DSP), and awareness of Next Gen GEO, Next Gen Polar, space Defense Agency/Missile Defense Agency Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS)
GEOINT Reference Architecture, Consolidated OPIR Ground System (COGS), MDAâ€™s Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC), SMCâ€™s Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE), and Enterprise Ground Services (EGS)
SAFe Agilist certification

COVID Policy: Prospective and/or new employees will be required to adhere with SAIC's vaccination policy. All SAIC employees must be fully vaccinated and they must submit proof of vaccination on their first day of employment. Prospective or new employees may seek an exemption to the vaccination requirement at Contact Us and must have an approved exemption prior to the start of their employment. Customer site vaccination requirements, if more strict, will take precedence over SAIC's vaccination policy.

Target salary range: $155,001 - $165,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are more than 26,500 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a respectful work culture based on diversity, equity, and inclusion that values all contributors. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.

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