Description
SAIC's National Security and Space (NSS) Sector is currently seeking a Software Acquisitions Engineer for a customer within the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in Chantilly, VA. The Software Acquisitions Engineer works with other government and contractor team members in a challenging work environment supporting the NRO acquisitions lifecycle and systems engineering & integration, while delivering mission excellence to programs of national importance.
The Software Acquisitions Engineer will join a team of on-site SETAs working on modeling and simulation for satellite system resiliency with responsibilities that may include but not limited to the following:
Work in a collaborative team environment studying and analyzing a wide variety of problems in the Space domain
Identify Agile solutions and program epics with acceptance criteria and ensure prime development and subcontractors align to government requirements
Optimize pre-increment planning and iterative integration demos via Agile software development best practices
Assess developer performance by analyzing contract deliverables for demonstrations and oversee testing for achieving pertinent objectives
Analyze developer recommendations for software enhancements across cloud, on premises, and HPC environments
Write Statements of Work for upcoming systems acquisitions
Advise Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) on developer performance through cost, schedule, and performance analysis and evaluation
Identify risks and provide unique courses of action to solve complex technical problems
Review contractor submissions for technical accuracy and provide government personnel detailed critical analysis
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor Degree with9 years of relevant operational experience; Master's Degree with7years of relevant experience; or PhD or JD and 4 years or more experience
Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph
Possess the ability to communicate, coordinate, and engage customer independently
Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and small team environment
Demonstrated ability to operate successfully as a team-member
Ability to communicate with clarity and accuracy both verbally and written
Demonstrate familiarity in the functional mission areas and key intelligence issues
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
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: 2402616
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. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
