Space Protection Acquisition Engineer

Saic; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Space Protection Acquisition Engineer to join the Air Force, Space, and Intelligence Business Group, providing systems engineering and advisory services to the IC customer. You will serve as SME and SPO representative to deploy protection capabilities into space operations, guiding MSA reviews and delivering ECPs.

The role involves planning, developing acquisitions with SMEs, and ensuring program management and cost/contract performance alignment for large space programs.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Poly required or active within the program.
• Bachelor’s degree with 14+ years experience (or Master’s 12+ years, PhD 9+ years).
• Experience in DoD or IC acquisition, procurement, and contracting processes/policies.
• Experience managing technical, cost, and/or schedule performance in system acquisitions over $50M.
• Familiarity with Confluence and JIRA.

Responsibilities

• Provide acquisition strategy, planning, and systems engineering expertise for ground processing software delivering space protection capabilities.
• Lead Program Office Estimate models and form Agency Cost Positions and Independent Cost Estimates.
• Assist in development of RFIs/RFPs, SOWs, ECPs, and other contract documents; support technical evaluations.
• Monitor cost performance of third-party developers and propose actions to the Government.
• Assist in planning, programming, and budget cycles; manage GEAC synchronization with financial tools.

Skills

Top Secret/SCI clearance with Poly

DoD/IC acquisition experience

Acquisition processes and policies

Atlassian tools familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Space Protection Acquisition Engineer to join the Air Force, Space, and Intelligence Business Group providing systems engineering and technical advisory services to a rapidly expanding Government Intelligence Community (IC) customer. The customer is developing the next generation of space and ground systems, architectures, and hardware and software solutions.

The Space Protection Acquisition Engineer will serve as a subject matter expert (SME) and System Program Office (SPO) representative facilitating execution of a Major System Acquisition (MSA) in coordination with development contractors and other stakeholders (including end user operators) to deploy new protection capabilities into space operations. The Space Protection Acquisition Engineer will join a small team of acquisition SMEs to plan, develop, and execute new acquisitions/Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), guide the program through Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) directed reviews, and provide business analysis, as required, to assist the Government customer in monitoring contract execution and program management.

Responsibilities

• Provides acquisition strategy, acquisition planning, and systems engineering expertise to support software development, implementation, and deployment of ground processing system software providing space protection capabilities.
• Leads the creation of Program Office Estimate (POE) models and works with stakeholders to formulate Agency Cost Positions (ACPs) and Independent Cost Estimates (ICEs), as required, to support pre-acquisition activities.
• Assists in development of Requests for Information/Proposal (RFIs/RFPs), Statements of Work (SOWs), ECPs, and other contract documents and supports technical evaluation of developer responses.
• Monitors, evaluates, and reports third-party Developer’s cost performance in delivering contract requirements within negotiated targets and develops courses of action for the Government customer based on findings and assessments.
• Assists the program office in its planning, programming, and budget execution cycle and provides overall administration of the Government Estimate at Completion (GEAC) for its programs ensuring synchronization with the agency’s financial tracking tool.

Required

• Bachelor’s and 14 or more years of experience; master’s and 12 or more years of experience; PhD and 9 or more years of experience.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Poly.
• Experience in DoD or IC acquisition, procurement, and/or contracting processes and policies.
• Experience managing technical, cost, and/or schedule performance in system acquisitions over $50M.
• Familiarity with Confluence and JIRA.

Desired

• Experience acquiring space capabilities and/or managing space/ground software programs.
• Experience in proposal/bid generation.
• Experience in financial management and cost forecasting.
• Experience in source selections.
• Experience in Major System Acquisitions (MSAs) acquisitions over $500M.
• Proficiency with Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, etc.).

Target salary range: $200,001 - $240,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.