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

Qualifications

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