Launch Operations Engineer - TS/SCI Clearance (On-Site)

SAIC; California; On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Launch Operations Support Engineer to provide on-site systems engineering and advisory services at Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA, interfacing with the program office, launch provider, and NRO. You will coordinate launch campaigns, track milestones, and maintain situational awareness across teams to ensure mission success.

The role requires a Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph and travel up to 25% domestically.

Qualifications

• 13 years of experience; OR Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; OR Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; OR PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.
• Current and Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Poly
• Experience with launch base processing and operations.
• Demonstrated experience supporting satellite launch activities.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, team‑building, and problem‑solving skills with demonstrated effectiveness in a government/contractor environment.
• Working knowledge of the NRO organization, major acquisition processes, and satellite systems.
• Available to travel domestically up to 25% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the on-site customer representative at Vandenberg Space Force Base for launch campaign activities.
• Coordinate with launch providers, mission partners, and government stakeholders to support payload and launch processing through launch execution.
• Maintain awareness of launch campaign schedules, milestones, risks, and dependencies, and communicate impacts to relevant stakeholders.
• Provide timely launch status updates, summaries, and notifications to the program office and customer leadership.
• Support preparation for launch events, readiness activities, and milestone reviews.
• Track action items, issues, and decisions related to launch support activities and elevate concerns as needed.
• Facilitate communication across mission partners to help ensure alignment and successful execution in a high-frequency launch environment.
• Assist with development of briefing materials, reports, and leadership-facing communications related to launch operations.

Skills

On-site launch operations

TS/SCI with Poly clearance

Stakeholder coordination

Satellite launch experience

Education

Bachelor's + 9+ years

Master's + 7+ years

PhD/JD + 4+ years

Job description

SAIC is seeking a Launch Operations Support Engineer to provide on-site systems engineering and advisory services at Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA, interfacing with the program office, launch provider, and NRO. You will coordinate launch campaigns, track milestones, and maintain situational awareness across teams to ensure mission success.

The role requires a Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph and travel up to 25% domestically.