Description
This position will support an OPIR Joint customer Program Office responsible for acquiring the Overhead Persistence GEOINT Architecture (OPGA) that will provide the user community with OPIR capabilities in a modular, open architecture that provides global, persistent, real-time surveillance and activity based intelligence information. This position supports a hybrid Agile process with the Government as the overall integrator in a Cloud Environment. The successful applicant will provide SETA support as a Senior Systems Engineer for a range of system engineering efforts and technical expertise, continuity of effort and value-added judgment to advise and assist the customer's leadership and contract teams.
SPECIFIC TASKING/PROJECT SUPPORT:
Perform systems engineering functions to include requirements management, systems testing (validation and verification), systems analysis, configuration management, quality assurance, risk management, and stakeholder management
Participate in and facilitate large group TEMs with disparate members to reach requirement consensus to capture strategic capabilities for customers, both internal and external
Develop clear, consistent, testable acceptance criteria and requirements, and ensuring proper traceability between different levels of requirements and architecture
Execute end-to-end processes and preparing and coordinating required documentation
Demonstrate the ability to capture users' needs by performing requirements elicitation directly with stakeholders, drafting and documenting requirements to implement changes to operational baselines
Serve on integrated cross-functional teams supporting studies and analysis
Define and document interfaces, system specs and capability requirements
Perform requirements traceability and coordinate requirement priorities to assist informed management decisions (budget, technical and schedule)
Develop/Review acquisition plans and documentation
Develop/Review service level and/or level of effort agreements
Review contract data requirements lists (CDRLs)
Evaluate engineering change proposals and detail project schedules
Travel in support of role
Qualifications
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience
Must be a US Citizen
Must possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph
Broad understanding of space and/or ground systems, hardware, software, operations, and their interdependence
Working knowledge of IC principles, procedures
The ability to work proactively, independently, and/or as a member of a highly effective technical team while developing approaches
Demonstrated knowledge of AGILE Scrum and SAFe software development methods
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and various SE, PM tools
Must be able to travel
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
IR Common Systems and Data Components to include OPIR phenomenology, characteristics, designs, commanding systems, and data processing architectures. Current and known future sensors include: Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO, Defense Support Program (DSP), and awareness of Next Gen GEO, Next Gen Polar, space Defense Agency/Missile Defense Agency Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS)
GEOINT Reference Architecture, Consolidated OPIR Ground System (COGS), MDA's Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC), SMC's Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE), and Enterprise Ground Services (EGS)
SAFe Agilist certification
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site. REQNUMBER: 2402491
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