Systems Engineer/Data Manager with Security Clearance
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Description SAIC has an exciting opportunity for a Systems Engineer with 3 to 7 years of systems engineering experience to lead Data Management, support Program Office Action Item Management, and support Design Review Workflow oversight for an advanced satellite acquisition program. This position will also require dynamic support in other aspects of the systems engineering life-cycle (architecture studies, requirement management, design studies, integration && test, launch and operations).
The position provides engineering support to the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) / GEOINT / Electro-Optical System Program Office (ESPO) that focuses on data management of large volumes of engineering deliverables from a space vehicle prime development contractor . The primary role also involves managing and overseeing program office action item processing and systems engineering design review process workflows in JIRA.
The successful applicant will work directly with multiple government customers in a program office of approximately 100 personnel (government, SETA, and FFRDC) and interact with members of the development contractor's team. Qualified candidates must possess an active TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph (within 10 years). Key duties/responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Monitor and track contract deliverables and engineering data items from the development contractor and the timely review/approval by the government program office
- Develop and/or maintain a data collaboration tool (e.g. MS Access, SharePoint, Enterprise Management and Consolidation of CDRLs) for access to the data items and tracking issues or approvals for each
- Manage the receipt, dissemination, review and approval of artifacts associated with major program reviews (e.g., PDR, CDR, PSR)
- Draft and coordinate timely Contracting Officer letters to the prime contractor indicating acceptability of contract deliverables
- Utilize Confluence experience to create content and manage multiple system engineering Confluence pages
- Utilize JIRA experience to create, manage, edit, and resolve workflow issues in JIRA (action item tracking, engineering review processes, etc.)
- Provide backup configuration management (CM) oversight to government and contractor activities
- Organize and/or facilitate live virtual meetings across multiple sites via IC-Connect
- Provide broad program systems engineering support including, but not limited to: trade studies, requirements management, modeling and analysis, space vehicle integration, system-level and enterprise-level test, launch, and operations.
- Work location is at an SAIC facility in Chantilly, VA Qualifications Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline
- Experience using data management systems for government programs across multiple platforms and networks
- Experience with Confluence && JIRA applications including creating/maintaining/troubleshooting/using process workflows
- Ability to develop and/or tailor tools (in Excel, Access, SharePoint) to track status of government program office review of large volumes of contractor-generated engineering data items
- Familiar with systems engineering fundamentals (CM, requirements, verification, program reviews)
- Ability to work without significant supervision
- Ability to communicate and coordinate information to senior leadership and various stakeholders
- Strong organizational and leadership skills
- Current TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph Desired Qualifications:
- Experience developing and implementing SharePoint workflows
- Experience providing administrative support for JIRA/Confluence
- Experience organizing and supporting major program reviews
- Experience and/or strong desire to work requirements management, design studies, integration && test, ground systems engineering, software development, launch and operations, root cause analysis,
- 3+ years or more experience working in a government space vehicle acquisition office Target salary range: $100,001 - $140,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
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