Description

Join a winning team! SAIC's National Security and Space (NSS) Sector is currently seeking a Technical Director with a strong desire to enhance space resiliency for a customer within the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in Chantilly, VA. This customer is responsible for designing, building, and operating national security-related systems based in space, in the air, and on the ground. SAIC is a strong company providing opportunities for energetic individuals with a strong desire to expand their knowledge while increasing their responsibilities.

The Technical Director acts as the primary arm of the SAIC Director of Resiliency Programs in a technical capacity for planning, execution, integration, monitoring, and oversight of resiliency systems development and acquisitions that advance the National Reconnaissance Office's (NRO) space resiliency posture. The Technical Director is an individual contributor and member of a team of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) that works to support the Government through lifecycle systems engineering and management processes to deliver desired capabilities and meet overall program objectives.

Specifically, the Technical Director will serve as on-site SETA to:

Act as primary SETA counterpart to Government Technical Director
Perform technical studies, analyses, modeling and simulations at Government Senior Leader direction
Advise the Government on future application of emerging technologies and CONOPs in response to evolving threats
Assists the Government in developing concept of operations (CONOPS) and approaches to employment of resiliency techniques
Assist the Government with integration and coordination of SETA activities across the offices and SPOs
Participates/Lead technical interchange meetings between offices and SPOs
Assist the Government with coordination and cooperation on missions, demos, CONOPs and technology/integration with IC and DoD Mission Partners

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor degree and 18 years or more experience; OR Masters and 16 years or more experience in space missions related to NRO or DoD Space Control
Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
Familiarity with space control concepts and orbit analysis
Experience with Payload designs, RF and/or Optical
Effective communication, coordination, and customer engagement skills
Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and team environment
Working knowledge of MS Office applications, MatLab, and optical modeling software

Desired Qualifications:

Familiarity with foreign threats to US space missions
Familiarity with Acquisition Lifecycle
Experience with Model and Simulation Architectures
Familiarity with resiliency technologies and CONOPs for space missions

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.

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