Description
SAIC is seeking a knowledgeable professional engineer to join the National Security Customer Group (NSCG). NSCG provides specialized program management, engineering,
analysis and operations support to a variety of Intelligence Community (IC) and
Department of Defense (DoD) customers. You would support the cutting edge
programs in national security-related systems based in space, in the air and on
the ground.
NSCG is seeking an experienced software engineer to work
in a collaborative team-focused environment with technical understanding
and practical application in prototyping, designing,
and integrating niche tools which will be used in a developmental environment. This position will help progress, establish,
incorporate, and advance current and promising change detection concepts to
inform tactical decision making timelines. This position is available
immediately and is in direct support to the community’s space situational
awareness mission platform.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Develop, maintain, and enhance complex and diverse
software algorithms (e.g. processing-intensive analytics, novel process
development, manipulation of large data sets)
- Advance and enhance space-based models for integration into simulation
scenarios
- Create new tools and applications
using a variety of software languages, frameworks, and libraries
- Improve, support, and test a Modeling & Simulation framework to
support other engineer’s analysis work
- Research analysis products & tools for
possible integration to enhance Modeling & Simulation framework
- Lead the design of new protocols, procedures, and training materials
to enhance the software products being made; including introducing
configuration management using code repositories and the introduction of formal
testing
- Refine and enhance existing applications to better meet the
customer’s mission
- Draft and review reports and briefings to communicate work or
study status; brief Government and industry as required
Qualifications
- A Bachelor's Degree in
Computer Science or Software Engineering, or related discipline is required- 15 years total work experience
- Minimum 5+ years of demonstrated on-the-job experience creating software applications
- Demonstrated
proficiency in programming languages such as Python, C/C++, Java, .NET; familiarity with UNIX
and Microsoft platforms
- Hands-on experience creating algorithms and
engineering tools for data processing and modeling and simulation
- Knowledge and experience with configuration management and version control
tools
- Must
have the aptitude and attitude to tackle unsolved technical challenges
- Capability
to distill complex problems into digestible structures/formats
- Active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a poly
Desired Qualifications
- Advanced Degree in
Computer Science or Software Engineering, or related discipline
- Demonstrated experience in developing new capabilities, methodologies, and
processes to improve data extraction
- Significant experience and knowledge related to visualizing and conveying
information results
-
General understanding of orbit theory, orbit determination, and SOSI systems
- Experience supporting the Intelligence Community
and/or the Department of Defense
-
Ability to communicate very technical subjects to a diverse audience with varying levels of technical expertise
- Experience with testing application software hosted in the cloud/virtual
environments is preferred
- Practical understanding and use of linear
quadratic estimation for analysis of current and future systems
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph