Launch Systems Engineer (VAFB)

Company: SAIC
Location: Lompoc
Posted on: February 3, 2020

Job Description:

Description Duties and responsibilities Summary: SAIC is currently looking for Systems Engineers to support launch system SE&I activities for the Launch Enterprise (LE) Directorate at SMC. This position is located at Vandenberg AFB, CA. Key aspects of this oversight will include the following: Requirements Management Architecture Management Technical Baseline Management Requirements Management Launch Vehicle Acquisition Support Launch Mission Assurance activities, in cooperation with FFRDC Launch Scheduling and Mission Assignments Coordination with launch vehicle providers, satellite developers, associate contractors, FFRDC, and launch program office teams Job Specific Responsibilities: Lead activities based on sound engineering and acquisition practices Elicit and refine customer requirements Ensure designs fully support requirements and are consistent with customer budget, schedule, risk profile and organizational/system constraints Performs Systems Engineering activities including: concept of operations formulation, requirements definition, analysis and engineering, system architecting, system analysis and design, interface and data architectures, validation and verification, systems integration, system & operational performance analysis, Lifecycle cost analysis & estimation, and decision analysis. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software or engineering specifications. Provides specific, detailed information for selection, implementation techniques, and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements. Required Qualifications & Experience Clearance level: DoD Secret; TS/SCI desired Participated with senior managers to establish plans and objectives Ability to recommend/make decisions on administrative or project work matters and ensures effective achievement of program, project, or organizational objectives Desired Education and Years of Experience Bachelors (STEM) and nine (9) years or more of related experience Alternatives: Masters and seven (7) years or more of related experience PhD or JD and four (4) years or more of related experience Desired Certifications INCOSE Certification Desired Qualifications and Experience Work proficiently on unusually complex technical problems and provide solutions, which are highly innovative and ingenious Desired Technology Experience Launch Vehicles and Subsystems (Avionics, Propulsion, Structures) Space and Ground systems Launch Site activities Acquisition Model-Based Systems Engineering Qualifications Desired Education and Years of Experience Bachelors (STEM) and nine (9) years or more of related experience Alternatives: Masters and seven (7) years or more of related experience PhD or JD and four (4) years or more of related experience #Capricorn Desired QualificationsMy SAIC Benefits. - provided by Dice

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