Counter-Space Payload Engineer
5 days ago
SAIC is seeking an experienced engineer with a technical and practical understanding of space systems to support advanced technology development of space-based protection and resiliency capabilities in response to a diverse set of global threats.
Key Responsibilities- Participate in program readiness and design reviews to ensure the development of effective space-based protection and resiliency capabilities.
- Analyze system and subsystem-level counter-space threat technology effectiveness using various modeling and simulation tools to inform mission planning and execution.
- Utilize modeling and analysis tools to generate mission plans and activities in support of payload tasking, ensuring the optimal employment of space-based assets.
- Oversight of vendor-conducted payload assembly, integration, and test campaigns to ensure compliance with technical requirements and specifications.
- Review vendor-developed technical materials and generate findings and recommendations for Government action to ensure the effective development and deployment of space-based protection and resiliency capabilities.
- Advise the customer on the effectiveness of design, performance analysis, and test data for vendor-developed technologies, payloads, and satellite systems, providing expert guidance on the development of space-based protection and resiliency capabilities.
- Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
- Bachelor's in electrical engineering or science discipline related to physics, engineering, or mathematics and nine (14) years or more experience; Masters and seven (12) years or more experience; PhD and four (9) years or more experience.
- Experience with Intelligence Community and/or the Department of Defense single-domain and multi-domain architectures (Space, Air, Ground, etc.) for self-protection missions.
- Understanding of satellite payload architectures and the employment of counter-space technologies down to the component-level (such as FPGAs, ASICs, and corresponding firmware implementation into larger payload hardware and software).
- Ability to develop link budgets and understand link parameters to assess the effectiveness of payload operations.
- Experience with Strategic Indications & Warnings (I&W) and/or SDA programs.
- Experience in the design, development, deployment, and operations of Radar, Optical, and RF systems for the detection of counter-space threats.
- Experience in utilizing analytical and modeling tools (e.g., STK, MATLAB, Simulink, etc.).
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