Payload Antenna & Electronics Engineer

Description

SAIC is searching for a Payload Antenna & Electronics Engineer to support the Government customer in the oversight of the design, integration, and test of spacecraft payloads. This position requires an active Top Secret Clearance with SCI and a Polygraph and is supported in Chantilly, VA.

In this role you will provide expert advice and coordination concerning antenna and associated electronics development.

Specific duties include

• Assess feasibility of new antennas and antenna functionality enhancements.

• Review and coordinate on changes to specifications, interface control documents, and system level requirements documentation pertaining to the functionality and accommodation of antennas onto the satellite bus.

• Identify and assess emerging risks; develop and evaluate proposed burn-down plans. Provide support to factory integration and test activities as required.

• Review antenna manufacturing specifications for accuracy and ensure documentation is complete and accurate.

• Review drawings, documents, and procedures for antenna, design, manufacturing, integration, program planning and execution -- provide comments to the Government customer.

• Work with antenna models for performance evaluations and predictions.

• Attend antenna and payload level design reviews and program management reviews to assess antenna design maturity, requirements compliance and to provide informed technical recommendations to the Government customer.

• Provide technical evaluation of payload efforts in contractor Engineering Change Proposals.

• With Government customer coordination and approval, may be called upon to represents Government's position during factory meetings.

Qualifications

Required Clearance

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active TS/SCI Clearance with a Polygraph

Required Education

• Bachelors and 9 years or more experience; or a Masters and 7 years or more experience; or a PhD or JD and 4 years or more experience

Required Experience

• Experience with spacecraft antenna design, manufacture, and test.

• Basic understanding of Defense and Intelligence Community (DoD/IC) satellite systems, and architectures.

• Demonstrated ability to be effective in a Government/Contractor team environment.

• Able to travel domestically up to 25%.

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. REQNUMBER: 2406444

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 ~~~. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability