Satellite Communications Engineer
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Job ID: 215616
Location: CHANTILLY, VA, United States
Date Posted: Nov 29, 2021
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Systems Engineer
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Poly
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work:
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Job Description
Description
SAIC is looking for a Satellite Bus RF Communications Engineer to support a dynamic program in Chantilly, Virginia. This position requires an active TS/SCI with Poly to start.
Provides satellite communications systems technical engineering and programmatic support to the Bus Division for all lifecycle phases of a major US Government satellite system program office.
Key Duties/responsibilities include:
- Address all technical and programmatic aspects at the system, sub-system, and unit levels
- Support preparation for and participate in prime and sub-contractor technical and management meeting
- Assist in writing RFPs and evaluating proposals for all lifecycle phases, magnitudes, and levels of complexity
- Support technical assessment of requirements development, flow-down and traceability, design, manufacturing and test readiness, qualification and acceptance test procedure and data analysis sufficiency, and validation and verification plans
- Provide overall programmatic support using Earn Value Management data and overall assessment and of schedule and production performance management
- Engage in the oversight of anomaly adjudication ans resolution to support program decisions, including design, manufacturing, PMP, MA, test, and analysis activities
- Coordinate resolution of common technical and programmatic issues as necessary with other acquisition offices
- Support bus risk and opportunity identification and assessment
- Assess technology readiness levels to support program evolution
- Provide technical support for on-orbit operations and anomaly investigation
Qualifications
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors in engineering or physics, preferably Electrical Engineering and nine (9) years or more experience in satellite bus electronics subsystems; Masters in engineering or physics, preferably Electrical Engineering and seven (7) years or more experience in bus communications subsystems
COVID Policy: Prospective and/or new employees are 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. Where work is performed strictly at a customer site, customer site vaccination requirements preempt SAIC's vaccination policy.
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.
