Acquisitions Systems Engineer

SAIC has an opening for top talent to join our team supporting a joint program office customer at the NRO as a full-time Acquisitions Systems Engineer. The position is in a Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) functional role. Qualified candidates must have a current TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.

The successful applicant must provide technical expertise, continuity of effort and value-added judgment to advise customers on the acquisition of a satellite program. Daily activities include:

•    Managing multiple program mechanisms to ensure program success

•    Identify opportunities for resolving program/project issues, and recommend technical approach and management controls that need to be employed to meet the technical performance and schedule requirements for the life cycle management of the program/project

•    Participate in requirements change processes to mitigate possible technical, schedule, and cost impacts

•    Provide knowledge and expertise on the readiness process to include an understanding of entry and exit criteria

•    Build plans, schedules, and conduct integration of projects/programs

•    Identify programmatic risks and formulate mitigation strategies to help minimize program’s impact

•    Contribute to the development of new concepts, techniques, and approaches to address future needs

 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: STEM degree – Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; or nine (9) years of experience in lieu of a degree; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience. Experience may be considered in lieu of education

Required experience and skills:
•    Possess knowledge of systems engineering standards and best practices, including the systems engineering “V”
•    Possess knowledge of DoD and / or NRO acquisition processes
•    Proven ability to manage programmatic mechanisms, e.g.  risk and opportunity management board (ROMB), engineering review board (ERB)
•    Demonstrated ability to conduct analysis and evaluations of contractor technical solutions and schedule impacts
•    Aptitude in preparing analytical aids, briefings, reports and presentations
•    Skilled / comfortable working in high-tempo environment, able to be flexible and to adjust to dynamic technical and/or fiscal challenges

Desired experience and skills:
•    Previous experience in an Intelligence Community SETA role
•    Previous experience as a Systems Engineer
•    Ability to assess/analyze requirements versus budget, and ability to recommend alternatives that fit within given budget
•    Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical users / customers
•    Excellent technical writing and oral communication skills
•    Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Project