Mission Systems Engineer

SAIC is seeking a Mission Systems Engineer with NRO experience to provide Modeling and Simulation (M&S) and Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) services to a rapidly expanding Government Intelligence Community (IC) customer. This position supports a System Program Office (SPO) in a technical capacity for planning, execution, monitoring, and oversight of system development and acquisitions that advance the NRO’s space resiliency posture. The Mission Systems Engineer will work in a collaborative team environment supporting systems engineering, mission analysis, and transition activities to address some of the space community’s most challenging problems.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

• Perform analysis and evaluations of systems and track resulting metrics.
• Study and analyze a wide variety of interesting and complex problems. 
• Assess relevant current and future technologies for insertion. 
• Evaluate enterprise verification and validation testing.
• Review and analyze discrepancy reports.
• Assess labor, schedules, and resources required for integrating, testing, validating and transitioning systems.
• Capture and document lessons learned and best practices.
• Position periodically requires non-nominal work hours to support customer needs.
• Possible travel, depends on the specific need for customer supported.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Systems, Aeronautical, Mechanical, Test engineering, or scientific/technical discipline with at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in engineering analysis (collecting, organizing, analyzing data) and/or mission/ops/ground support experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Effective communication, coordination, and customer engagement skills.
• Strong written and interpersonal skills.
• Modeling and simulation experience using one or more of the following desired: C++, Python, R, SQL, PostgreSQL, Linux, MATLAB, VBA, or STK.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and team environment - along with initiative to take on independent projects.