ELECTRO OPTICAL SATELLITE PAYLOAD ENGINEER WITH SECURITY CLEARANCE

Description SAIC is seeking an Electro-optical (EO) Satellite Payload Engineer to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support the NRO Commercial System Program Office (CSPO). Qualified candidates must possess demonstrated electro-optical satellite experience and be able to provide technical and programmatic insight on the wide variety of satellite capabilities & activities. The successful candidate will work both independently and in a team-based environment. Key duties/responsibilities include, but are not limited to: * Directly support CSPO as the office responsible for commercial overhead data acquisition for the NRO. * Provide advisory expertise in assessing commercial satellite provider's electro-optical space systems. * This includes assessing modeling and simulation results and assumptions, advising on formal requirements development, analyzing satisfaction of requirements, and coordinating product quality assessments. * Coordinate commercial electro-optical provider's support to USG exercises, demonstration, theater downlink tests, and operational collections and deliveries. * Apply optical payload engineering knowledge to support acquisition milestone events and reviews including the generation and execution of briefings as required. * Assist, as needed, in Government source selections and the technical evaluation of commercial satellite provider proposals. * TS/SCI with CI Poly required. * Work in an interactive team environment with Government customer leads, commercial satellite developers, and other subject matter experts. Qualifications · BS in Engineering, Physics, or similar technical discipline with 14 years of experience; Master's and 12 years of experience; PhD and 9 years of experience. · Experience working on electro-optical satellite programs and have a solid understanding of electrooptical first principles. · Have strong familiarity with electro-optical system functionality, performance, and product data structures including: MSI, SWIR, LWIR, MWIR, and Hyperspectral. · Be familiar with electro-optical image product types, collection modes, and quality figures of merit. · Electro-optical satellite acquisition experience, specifically writing and evaluating requirements, and assessing development contractor performance. · Ability to contribute to modeling and simulation (M&S) campaigns and assess simulation results. · Excellent written and oral communication skills. Desired Qualifications: · 5 or more year's experience working on electro-optical satellite programs and have a solid understanding of EO first principles. · 3 or more years experience working with electro-optical image product types, collection modes, product data structures, and quality figures of merit. · 7 or more year's of Electro-optical satellite acquisition experience, specifically writing and evaluating requirements, and assessing development contractor performance. SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline. 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.