Outreach Engineer

SAIC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC seeks an Outreach Engineer with Space Domain Operations experience to support a dynamic space program in Chantilly, VA. This role involves coordinating government stakeholders, translating intelligence needs into system requirements, and guiding engineering teams through lifecycle activities.

The ideal candidate holds a TS/SCI with Polygraph, a relevant engineering degree, and 5–7 years of space program systems engineering or education leadership, with strong communication under pressure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or systems engineering; advanced degree preferred.
• Active TS/SCI with polygraph within the last 2 years.
• 5–7 years of experience in space programs and systems engineering or large-group education leadership.
• Familiarity with DoD/IC programs and SOW compliance.
• Strong organizational and communication skills under high-pressure environments.
• Experience reviewing installation/test procedures, monitoring execution, and on-site support.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with government customers, Mission partners, and intelligence community stakeholders to identify capability gaps.
• Serve as a technical representative during engagements, working groups, and reviews.
• Translate operational intelligence requirements into system-level technical requirements and architectures.
• Assess how intelligence activities influence system requirements and decisions.
• Support requirements development, roadmaps, CONOPs, and mission engineering.
• Provide mission-focused insight into acquisition planning and technology maturation.
• Collaborate with systems engineering, software development, and program management teams to ensure requirements are represented and prioritized.
• Support proposals, technical presentations, demonstrations, and strategic growth initiatives.
• Analyze evolving mission needs and recommend enhancements to capabilities.
• Facilitate communication between acquisition organizations, mission users, and engineering teams throughout the lifecycle.

Job description

SAIC is looking for an Outreach Engineer with Space Domain Operations experience in Chantilly, VA to support a very dynamic and innovative space program office in Chantilly, VA. In this position, you will provide technical support, coaching and mentoring Government points of contact (GPOCs) relative to ongoing capability development activities happening across diverse geographically located contractor facilities. You will also be coordinating other scopes of related work such as major program reviews, such as SV Pre-Ship Review (PSR).

The job requires knowledge of intelligence processes and plans, excellent communication and collaboration skills, the ability to create unique work products, while having the ability to be strategically proactive. This position requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph. The Outreach Engineer directly supports the GPOC overseeing Outreach Communication providing critical insight into the prime contractor’s execution of Strategic IC Communication.

Role Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain relationships with government customers, Mission partners, and intelligence community stakeholders to identify emerging mission needs and capability gaps
• Serve as a technical representative during customer engagements, working groups, mission panning activities, and acquisition reviews
• Translate operational intelligence requirements into system-level technical requirements, architectures, and engineering solutions
• Assess how intelligence collection, processing, exploitation, analysis, dissemination, and feedback activities influence system requirements and acquisition decisions
• Support requirements development, capability roadmaps, concept of operations (CONOPs), and mission engineering activities
• Provide mission-focused insight into acquisition planning, technology maturation, and system development efforts
• Collaborate with systems engineering, software development, and program management teams to ensure customer requirements are accurately represented and prioritized
• Support proposal development, technical presentations, customer demonstrations, and strategic growth initiatives
• Analyze evolving intelligence mission needs and recommend enhancements to current and future capabilities
• Facilitate communication between acquisition organizations, mission users, and engineering teams throughout the program lifecycle.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field and 5 years of experience; Masters and 3 years of experience.
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph within the last 2 years
• 5-7 years of experience in large group education, classroom leadership and Systems engineering for space programs
• Familiarity with DoW/IC programs and SOW compliance
• Strong organizational and communication skills within high pressure environments
• Experience in reviewing installation/test procedures, monitoring execution, identifying risks, discrepancy resolution and on-site support

Desired:

• INCOSE ESEP or CSEP
• Bachelors degree and 9 years of experience
• Experience using systems engineering processes, methods, tools, and program roles to develop, implement, and deploy solutions for Satellite Systems.
• Experience as an intelligence analyst with demonstrated skills in communicating with analytical communities
• Thorough understanding of space systems design, integration and test requirements and test execution, including test equipment support.