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SAIC · 12 hours ago

Ground Segment System Engineer

positionChantilly, VA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
date12+ years exp

SAIC's Space and Intelligence Business Group is currently hiring to advance space capabilities supporting Department of Defense and Intelligence Community customers. The Ground Segment System Engineer will lead ground-related systems engineering activities and oversee software development progress for a large contract supporting an innovative space program.

Information TechnologySecurityService IndustrySoftware
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Work & Life BalancebadNo H1BnoteSecurity Clearance RequirednoteU.S. Citizen Onlynote

Responsibilities

Provide advice/analysis on ground segment requirements, design, development, integration, test, deployment, and operations support
Support the development of ground segment architecture, CONOPS, and requirements
Support relevant ground segment specification development and test planning activities
Support coordination and completion of ground segment specification sell-off, along with other verification and validation activities
Lead interface definition between the ground segment and external interfaces
Coordinate across the Program Office for any proposed specification changes and facilitate integration of changes into the baseline
Advise and mentor customer personnel regarding Segment architecture, specification, and verification and validation
Represent the Program Office at developer Agile events; ensuring that the customer and stakeholder needs are prioritized
Engage with Agile Development teams to assess implementation and execution
Assess developer test approaches and serve as Customer Witness to integration, verification, and validation tests. Report results to the Program Office team
Provide technical and cost assessment of vendor proposals, review technical reports, design artifacts and program plans

Qualification

TS/SCI clearanceSatellite program experienceCloud technologiesScaled Agile Framework certificationINCOSE certificationCustomer engagement skillsEffective communicationTeamwork

Required

Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
Bachelors and 14 years of relevant experience; OR Masters and 12 years of relevant experience
Experience working on a Government or Commercial satellite program
Satellite tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, or dissemination (TCPED) experience
Familiarity with cloud technologies
Effective communication, coordination, and customer engagement skills
Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and team environment with no supervision

Preferred

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certification or similar
INCOSE certification or similar
Experience with cloud-based satellite ground systems

Company

SAIC

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SAIC specializes in IT, enterprise IT, engineering, and professional services.
dateFounded in 1969
location
Reston, Virginia, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.saic.com

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$522.13M
Key Investors
U.S. Geothermal
2025-09-22Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2010-09-13Post Ipo Equity· $22M
2006-10-13IPO

Leadership Team

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Prabu Natarajan
Chief Financial Officer
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Kevin F Brown
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
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