Description
SAIC the sole provider of the Remote Sensing (RS) Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) team in El Segundo, CA has an immediate need for a Systems Engineer Sr. Principle (Mission Integration Lead) with mission integration leadership experience in Department of Defense (DoD) space-based and ground systems. Candidate will provide systems engineering and integration expertise in support of the Space and Missile Systems Center’s (SMC) Environmental Monitoring (EM) and Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) programs. Candidate will lead mission integration efforts to provide end-to-end Enterprise systems integration support for EM and OPIR space and ground segments to insure requirements, interfaces, and concepts of operations (CONOPS) are captured and documented to insure delivery of critical mission capabilities. Candidate should have experience with system acquisition, systems engineering lifecycle, architecture, operations concepts, requirements and interface development and maturation for space and ground systems.
Major duties of the position include:
Maturing the OPIR System Integration Plan and associated risk reduction and integration and test events.
Leading architecture, operations concept, requirements, and interface control documentation support for integration of space vehicle and ground systems under development.
Leading interface trade studies in collaboration with development, operations, and sustainment stakeholders to evaluate and optimize interfaces in support of operational requirements.
Leading and ensuring effective integration of space, ground, operations, and sustainment activities and products; hardware and software, and all other aspects of systems and organizations across the SMC Enterprise.
Evaluating contractor architectures, operations concepts, specifications and interface products for completeness and suitability.
Managing interdependencies, identifying disconnects, between current and future architectures, requirements, and interfaces, and resolving system issues.
Supporting the customer in defining, capturing, and maintaining the technical, schedule, and cost risks throughout the system lifecycle and developing risk mitigation courses of action and assessing impacts of risks and proposed changes.
Collaborating with prime contractors, other team contractors, government civilians, members of the U.S. Air Force, and external mission stakeholders.
Qualifications
Security Clearance:
Desired Qualifications