Description
SAIC's National Security and Space Sector (NSS) is seeking motivated, self-starting entry-level professionals who will be graduating in 2025 or 2026 and would like to help solve some of the hardest intelligence problems facing the nation. The individual will work in a team environment and needs to possess excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills. The organization has a wide variety of space systems engineering needs; specific role will be defined based on candidate experience, interests, and program needs.
Optical Engineering roles and responsibilities potentially include:
Work alongside experienced subject matter experts in orbital mechanics, Radio Frequency (RF), communications, dynamics and controls, satellite design, optics, and/or modeling and simulation
Develop modeling and simulation tools to assist with analysis of complex, technical problems relating to a wide variety of spacecraft and systems
Work with the customer to explore new missions, Concept of Operations (CONOPs), and architectures
Develop algorithms to perform analysis and produce much-needed data products
Maintain and improve large scale simulations to support multiple missions
Integrate existing models from mission partners into simulations
Model dynamic agent behaviors
Evaluate complex results and determine engineering recommendations based on analysis
Quickly translate user needs into effective software solutions
Optical Engineering Areas of Technical Interest:
Optical systems
Laser communications
Focal plane electronics
Detector materials
Visible systems
Infrared systems
Remote sensing
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Spectroscopy
Spectral processing
Space environment and radiation
Space systems
Modeling & simulation
Emerging and cutting-edge technologies
Statistics
Data Analytics
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Qualifications
US Citizenship required based on federal law ; must be willing and able to obtain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance w/poly
Pursuit of Bachelors or Master s degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering,or related STEM discipline *graduating in 202* 5 or 202 6
Desired Qualifications:
Python, MATLAB, C/C++, Java, R, SQL
Exposure to MODTRAN, ENVI, ArcGIS, Zemax, QTModeler
Previous internship or work experience
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: 2315115
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