Payload Antenna & Electronics Engineer

  • CHANTILLY, VA
  • Posted 60+ days ago | Updated 7 hours ago

Overview

On Site
Full Time

Skills

Business requirements
Program management
Level design
Information Technology
Systems engineering
Federal government
Antennas
Electronics
Science
Aerospace
Security clearance
Design
Specification
Documentation
Satellite
Manufacturing
Regulatory Compliance
Evaluation
JD
DoD
Integrated circuit
SAP BASIS
Policies
FOCUS

Job Details

Job ID: 2315013

Location: CHANTILLY, VA, US

Date Posted: 2023-11-01

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Aerospace Engr

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Poly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

SAIC is searching for a Payload Antenna & Electronics Engineer to support the Government customer in the oversight of the design, integration, and test of spacecraft payloads. This position requires an active Top Secret Clearance with SCI and a Polygraph and is supported in Chantilly, VA.

In this role you will provide expert advice and coordination concerning antenna and associated electronics development.

Specific duties include:
  • Assess feasibility of new antennas and antenna functionality enhancements.
  • Review and coordinate on changes to specifications, interface control documents, and system level requirements documentation pertaining to the functionality and accommodation of antennas onto the satellite bus.
  • Identify and assess emerging risks; develop and evaluate proposed burn-down plans. Provide support to factory integration and test activities as required.
  • Review antenna manufacturing specifications for accuracy and ensure documentation is complete and accurate.
  • Review drawings, documents, and procedures for antenna, design, manufacturing, integration, program planning and execution -- provide comments to the Government customer.
  • Work with antenna models for performance evaluations and predictions.
  • Attend antenna and payload level design reviews and program management reviews to assess antenna design maturity, requirements compliance and to provide informed technical recommendations to the Government customer.
  • Provide technical evaluation of payload efforts in contractor Engineering Change Proposals.
  • With Government customer coordination and approval, may be called upon to represents Government's position during factory meetings.

Qualifications

Required Clearance:

Required Education:
  • Bachelors and 9 years or more experience; or a Masters and 7 years or more experience; or a PhD or JD and 4 years or more experience

Required Experience:
  • Experience with spacecraft antenna design, manufacture, and test.
  • Basic understanding of Defense and Intelligence Community (DoD/IC) satellite systems, and architectures.
  • Demonstrated ability to be effective in a Government/Contractor team environment.
  • Able to travel domestically up to 25%.


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.


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