Launch Communication System Engineer

**Description**

SAIC is seeking a **Launch Communication System Engineer** to provide engineering and requirements integration services to the Service Coordination Cell Launch (SCCL) Commander.

Responsibilities include defining mission-unique requirements, tracking requirements implementation, identifying risks, and proposing risk mitigation strategies.

Represents SCCL at various service delivery and operations boards, technical forums, and readiness review teams.

**Specifics of Primary Duties:**

+ Serves as the primary technical advisor to the SCCL Commander.
+ Assists in production, review and delivery of launch requirements and operations support government policies between SCCL and mission partner organizations.
+ Performs technical requirements reviews and assessments for the SCCL Commander; enables tracing, reporting, and implementation status in support of critical launch operations.
+ Tracks and reports service communications outages/issues providing situational awareness to SCCL leadership; attends Major Incident, Problem and Change Management Boards to assess and provide operational impacts to launch operations.
+ Represents SCCL as primary point of contact for Readiness Review Teams for each launch mission; monitors/tracks launch requirements processing, advises management on implementation schedules or issues; identifies risks and proposes mitigation strategies.
+ Monitors service contract performance; assists contracts’ Program Management Offices to close contract service needs.

**Qualifications**

+ BS Degree and at least 9 years of experience or 4+ years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
+ Working knowledge of launch policy and procedures.
+ General understanding of space and launch vehicle communications integration; in-depth knowledge of launch site preparations, processes and execution of day-of-launch procedures.
+ Skilled at facilitating objective review of issues and leading team through issue resolution process.
+ Ability to formulate defensible recommendations for customer on complex programmatic/technical issues in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
+ Must communicate effectively with senior management as well as employees at all levels; strong writing skills required.
+ TS/SCI with polygraph.

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000.

The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
REQNUMBER: 2509832
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.

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