Space Innovation Engineer

SAIC • Chantilly, VA

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About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Space Innovation Engineer to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) services to a customer within the Intelligence Community (IC). This customer is responsible for designing, building, and operating national security-related systems based on space, in the air, and on the ground.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience; PhD or JD and nine (9) years or more experience bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline with 10+ years' experience, or equivalent work experience; strong desire to learn new technologies and practical applications
• 5 years of IC engineering, project management, or program office experience
• Familiarity with U.S. Government or commercial space domain
• Strong interpersonal skills with effective technical writing and briefing skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic and energetic environment
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office applications and SharePoint. Confluence and JIRA experience desired
• Current TS/SCI clearance with Poly

Responsibilities

• Support the identification, investment, adoption, and delivery of innovative commercial technology solutions, understanding how to translate phenomenology into intelligence value
• Identify and match emerging and “ready-soon” technologies to customer mission area technology gaps
• Provide technical review and assessment of high-payoff technology development and readiness activities, craft technology transition plans
• Facilitate collaboration and systems engineering across a diverse industry and government team to include small commercial startup companies new to the space market
• Assist government end users with work program requirements development, facilitate meetings with vendors, and track deliverables
• Cultivate relationships with like organizations across the IC; sharing ideas, collaborating on work programs, solving “hard problems”
• Provide logistical and collaborative support to a Federal Lab as needed
• Develop documents and briefings to communicate program/project status and to brief government as require

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees