SAIC · 15 hours ago
Senior Space Systems Engineer
Aurora, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$200K/yr - $240K/yr
14+ years expSAIC is seeking a Space Systems Engineer to join the Space and Intelligence Business Group. This role involves providing specialized space/counter-space engineering, scientific, and analytical services to support the Nation’s leading-edge IC and DoD space programs, working collaboratively to solve technical problems and develop usable solutions for multiple space-related capabilities and threats.
Information TechnologySecurityService IndustrySoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Achieving detailed understanding of multiple satellite systems, designs, operations and classifications to make design or Concepts of Operations (CONOPs) recommendations
Developing and maintaining in-depth knowledge of U.S. Space Domain Awareness (SDA) capabilities, as well as Foreign SDA capabilities and counter-space threats
Identifying gaps and prioritizing recommendations to achieve program protection objectives
Developing, populating, maintaining, and executing STK scripts and scenarios specific to customer plans and objectives
Developing CONOPs for new capabilities that incorporate Government leadership with intent and national policy and coordinate them across the affected organizations
Authoring, reviewing, and coordinating for empirical data collecting and documents to facilitate Government decision making
Understanding complex modelling, simulation and analysis, and conducting technical trades to create actionable solutions for program managers, senior executives, and policy makers
Participating in and representing the customer in various Government and contractor meetings and attending contractor programmatic and technical reviews (e.g. PMR, PDR, CDR, etc.) to provide technical recommendations and risk assessments
Conducting tasks and collection of Space Object Surveillance and Identification (SOSI) data and participating in the subsequent data analysis function
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Physics, Engineering, or Mathematics and 14 or more years (12 or more with a Masters, 9 or more with a Doctorate) of direct experience with the space segment of IC or DoD programs in the SCI or SAP environments
Active TS/SCI Clearance with Special Access eligibility and consent to a Counter Intelligence (CI) polygraph. US Citizenship is required
Proven experience in core systems engineering and analysis disciplines and processes
Fluent in specialized software tools or programming languages relevant for space systems, such as Systems Tool Kit, MATLAB, Python, C++, COAST/FIST, or similar
Demonstrated record of effective individual and group work behaviors, with abilities to proactively initiate and operate in dynamic and incompletely defined environments
Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience conveying technical concepts, results, and summaries to internal customers, external customers, and stakeholders of diverse technical backgrounds
Preferred
Master's or Doctorate Degree in Physics, Engineering, or Math
Experience in satellite development factory or space system program office (SPO), particularly with Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO) systems
Working knowledge of radar, passive-RF and/or optical technologies
Familiarity with National Security Space architecture (IC and/or DoD)
Company
SAIC
SAIC specializes in IT, enterprise IT, engineering, and professional services.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$522.13MKey Investors
U.S. Geothermal
2025-09-22Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2010-09-13Post Ipo Equity· $22M
2006-10-13IPO
Leadership Team
Prabu Natarajan
Chief Financial Officer
Kevin F Brown
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
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