Ground Systems Engineer

** Description*
* SAIC is seeking a  
** Ground Systems Engineer
** to work on complex projects crucial to our national security objectives. They will  
** provide Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) services
** to assist the government in implementing and executing systems engineering processes to integrate capabilities into the operational baseline at a customer facility in  
** Denver, CO** .

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* Primary Responsibilities:

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* + Support Chief Engineer and ground system organization leadership in executing systems engineering activities to integrate mission systems across site.

+ Analyze and document site system architecture and impacts associated with system updates/deliveries.

+ Collaborate with Headquarters Directorates, site organizations, and mission partners to ensure understanding of project requirements and risks (cost, schedule, technical)

+ Plan and evaluate budget recommendations to include risk assessments; research, prepare, coordinate, and advocate for specific unfunded requirements.

+ Document, develop and deliver analysis, recommendations, plans, reports/briefings to the Government.

** Qualifications*
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* Required:

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** Must be a US Citizen.*
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** Active TS/SCI clearance with current polygraph.*
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** Bachelor's degree and five (5) years or more relevant experience; master's and one (1) year or more experience.*
* + Knowledge of customer's space and ground domain mission and technical capabilities.

+ Systems engineering background with understanding of systems development life cycle from concept, requirements, engineering design, integration and test, deployment, maintenance, through decommissioning.

+ Demonstrated experience with government customer's systems engineering, mission readiness, and project management methods, familiar with site mission and ground systems integration processes.

+ Experience in requirements definition, system architectures, systems analysis and design, interface and data architectures, validation, and verification.

+ Must be a polished communicator and proven collaborator with demonstrated ability to coordinate across all levels of government to ensure contracts effectively deliver required services and capabilities.

+ Must be a self-starter able to proactively address customer requirements with no supervision and expert at defining solutions for broad, abstract topics.

+ Familiar with model-based systems engineering and digital engineering concepts and tools as well as Agile/Dev Sec Ops  development methodology, cloud technologies.

** Desired:*
* + Space and ground domain knowledge in customer mission technical capabilities and performance.

+ Experience in initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and controlling DoD or Intelligence Community projects or Programs.

+ Direct SIGINT experience in collection, analysis or systems operations.

+ Experience in architecture management, baseline audit, and verification.

+ Familiar with JIRA, Confluence.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2614818

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity.

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