Description

　　SAIC’s National Security and Space (NSS) Sector is currently seeking a Software Acquisitions Engineer for a customer within the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in Chantilly, VA. The Software Acquisitions Engineer works with other government and contractor team members in a challenging work environment supporting the NRO acquisitions lifecycle and systems engineering & integration, while delivering mission excellence to programs of national importance.

　　The Software Acquisitions Engineer will join a team of on-site SETAs working on modeling and simulation for satellite system resiliency with responsibilities that may include but not limited to the following:

　　Work in a collaborative team environment studying and analyzing a wide variety of problems in the Space domain

　　Identify Agile solutions and program epics with acceptance criteria and ensure prime development and subcontractors align to government requirements

　　Optimize pre-increment planning and iterative integration demos via Agile software development best practices

　　Assess developer performance by analyzing contract deliverables for demonstrations and oversee testing for achieving pertinent objectives

　　Analyze developer recommendations for software enhancements across cloud, on premises, and HPC environments

　　Write Statements of Work for upcoming systems acquisitions

　　Advise Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) on developer performance through cost, schedule, and performance analysis and evaluation

　　Identify risks and provide unique courses of action to solve complex technical problems

　　Review contractor submissions for technical accuracy and provide government personnel detailed critical analysis

　　Qualifications

　　Required Qualifications:

　　Bachelor Degree with 9 years of relevant operational experience; Master’s Degree with 7 years of relevant experience; or PhD or JD and 4 years or more experience

　　Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph

　　Possess the ability to communicate, coordinate, and engage customer independently

　　Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and small team environment

　　Demonstrated ability to operate successfully as a team-member

　　Ability to communicate with clarity and accuracy both verbally and written

　　Demonstrate familiarity in the functional mission areas and key intelligence issues

　　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.REQNUMBER: 2400907

　　SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation’s most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability