Lead, Integrated Product Team — Space & DoD

Saic

Denver (CO)

On-site

USD 200,000 - 240,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

SAIC is seeking an Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead in the National Security and Space Sector to guide multi-disciplinary engineers and analysts on a crown-jewel space/counter-space program based in Denver, CO. You will oversee tasking, timelines, and deliverables, communicating with senior government customers and coordinating with end-customer offices.

You will apply deep domain knowledge across orbital analysis, satellite systems, and counter-space threats, while mentoring SMEs and

Qualifications

In-depth technical expertise in at least two of the following areas: orbital analysis, satellite communication systems, space surveillance technologies, radar systems, and/or optical systems
Experience with satellite acquisition, development, and operations
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Experience interacting with the intel community to include reading and applying intel assessments and coordinating with intel community experts
Experience using STK or similar satellite mission analysis software
Active TS/SCI Clearance with Special Access eligibility and consent to a Counterintelligence (CI) polygraph. US Citizenship is required
Demonstrated record of effective individual and group work behaviors, with abilities to proactively initiate and operate in dynamic and incompletely defined environments
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams of scientists and engineers through adaptive leadership and high emotional intelligence
Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience conveying technical concepts, results, and summaries to internal customers, external customers, and stakeholders of diverse technical backgrounds

Responsibilities

Lead a team of multi-disciplined engineers and analysts in program-specific analyses, foreign threat capabilities and development and research
Tasking, timelines, status, and deliverables for the IPT across the analysis, threat and phenomenology functions
Maintain communications and schedule meetings with end-customer offices, coordinate information needs, product delivery timelines and status
Provide status of IPT projects, tasks, and deliverables to program and immediate government customer management at periodic reviews
Identify, remove, and/or elevate blockers to team tasks or deliverables
Participating in intelligence or cross-team product production meetings as required
Achieving detailed understanding of multiple satellite systems, designs, operations and classifications
Identifying gaps and prioritizing recommendations to achieve program protection objectives
Author, review, and coordinate documents to facilitate Government decisionmaking;
Repeated use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques
Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of U.S. national security space capabilities, foreign space capabilities, and counter-space threats
Participate and represent the customer in various Government and contractor meetings and attend contractor programmatic and technical reviews (e.g. PMR, PDR, CDR, etc.) to provide technical recommendations and risk assessments
Frequently interacting with program managers, SETAs, FFRDCs and external stakeholders
Developing productive relationships with the Program Office, Prime, and Subcontract counterparts, functional IC or DoD counterparts, and other SMEs