Satellite Assembly Integration and Test (AI&T) Systems Engineer

SAIC’s Air Force, Space and Intelligence Business Group is growing and looking for innovative, mission-driven professionals to help us advance cutting-edge space capabilities for our Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) customers. Embark on a rewarding career just ten miles from SAIC headquarters, as part of our Chantilly, VA team supporting essential programs in systems development, targeting & intelligence analysis, systems engineering & integration, and beyond.
We are seeking a Satellite Assembly Integration and Test (AI&T) Systems Engineer to serve as a team member on a state-of-the-art space program that continuously operates in all phases of the system lifecycle. In this SETA role, you oversee satellite integration and pre-launch readiness activities conducted by multiple prime satellite developers in the Government-owned and Contractor-operated integration facilities on Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida. 
 

Key Responsibilities
In this highly collaborative and technically complex position, you will:
•    Serve as the Government Program Office’s focal point for satellite integration activities conducted at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida.
•    Oversee Developer-led planning and execution for spacecraft integration, including payload and launch integration components. Represent the Government to oversee test campaigns, witness tests, review test results, and accept requirement validation evidence.  
•    Oversee Developer-led projects to modify the spacecraft integration facility. 
•    Partner with Developer engineers and technicians to establish a trusted relationship of sharing data and win-win ideas that benefit the program.
•    Liaise with SETA Subject Matter Experts (SME) to analyze designs, test results, and operational telemetry. 
•    Liaise with SETA Mission Engineers to convey how system/subsystem integration and test events satisfy mission requirements and schedules. 
•    Proactively report risks and issues that could result in reduced mission performance, requirement verification shortfalls, or schedule slips impacting launch schedules.
•    Track and report subsystem development progress in weekly Mission-level, Enterprise-level, and System-level meetings held by the Government Program Office.