Space Sensing Senior Systems Engineer (OPIR)

Job ID: 2506246

Location: SUNNYVALE, CA, US

Date Posted: 2025-05-30

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Specialty Engr

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to provide technical advisory support to the US Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Center (SSC) Space Sensing Directorate (SSC/SN). While SSC/SN is based at Los Angeles Air Force Base, El Segundo, CA, this position supports the local Government customer(s) located at the development contractor's space vehicle factory in Sunnyvale, CA. SSC/SN acquires Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) and Weather/Environmental Monitoring space and ground systems to support military and intelligence community users. The successful candidate will provide technical systems engineering solutions in support of ongoing and future SSC/SN acquisition and development projects. This role spans the entire development lifecycle for space systems, including concepts, requirements, design, development, test/validation, and transition-to-operations. The candidate will interface with Government staff, development contractors, Systems Engineering and Integration contractors, and The Aerospace Corporation to provide recommendations to the Government for all program activities.

Job Responsibilities:

• Perform system engineering activities based on sound engineering practices
• Work with Government customers to establish mission needs on a weekly basis
• Provide project management support to Government project leaders
• Identify and mitigate technical risks throughout the system development lifecycle
• Collect and assess Development Contractor performance information and compare against planned performance and contract requirements
• Perform technical evaluations of the development contractor proposals including labor reviews, material reviews, and Other Direct Cost (ODC) reviews to determine if compliant with Government's solicitation technical documents and acquisition plans

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• with eligibility to hold a DoD TS/SCI security clearance
• Experience navigating US Space Force/Air Force acquisition lifecycle
• Experience with Space/Air Force missile warning, tracking, characterization, and/or defense
• DoD Acquisition and/or demonstrated experience accelerating software project development, integration, and deployment
• Experience in Systems Engineering as it relates to Space System programs
• Knowledge of requirements generation, concept development, and Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) processes
• Ability to recommend and make decisions on projects and action items to achieve program and/or organizational objectives
• Comfortable delivering presentations on programmatic and technical matters to Government customers
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, team building, and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to be effective in Government and Contractor teams
• Ability to work proactively and independently as a member of a highly effective technical team

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree and nine (9) years related experience

Technical Specialties (Desired):

• Requirements verification and validation
• Systems integration
• Test and evaluation
• Experience working in Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) roles
• Model Based Systems Engineering
• Ability to perform effectively in multiple projects
• Responsible, responsive and flexible; able to realign priorities to satisfy emerging and dynamic mission requirements
• Experience mentoring and advising less experienced staff

Technology Experience (Desired):

• Familiarity with the Space/Air Force acquisition of space systems
• Familiarity with space vehicle development contractor requirement verification processes
• DOORS experience

Certifications (Desired):

• Project Management Institute (PMI), Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate
• International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Associate Systems Engineering Professional (ASEP) or Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) Certificate

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.