Task Order Manager

SAIC; Kirtland (NM); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a manager to lead a task order for a state-of-the-art satellite ground system at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. The manager will report to the program manager and support the Space Systems Command Innovation and Prototyping Delta to develop, deploy, modernize, and expand the program and its customers.

The role requires a strong background in systems engineering, acquisition, and project leadership, with TS/SCI eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline with 10+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s with 8+ years.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with SCI eligibility and ability to obtain/maintain TS/SCI.
• Minimum 5 years in systems development, engineering, and acquisition.
• Proven ability to manage projects to budget and schedule.
• Proven ability to manage staff.

Responsibilities

• Capture system requirements and develop system baselines.
• Conduct full lifecycle engineering reviews including SSRs, SDRs, PDRs and CDRs.
• Support configuration management processes including ECP, ERB/CCB.
• Identify risks and develop risk management plans and mitigations.
• Design and implement technical solutions for new business needs.
• Respond to and resolve issues by debugging and root-cause analysis with cross-functional teams.
• Document hardware, firmware, and communication system requirements.
• Work with Systems Test Team to define verification and validation strategy and coverage based on risk.
• Manage technical team performance and interactions.

Skills

Staff management

Budget & scheduling

Requirements management

Quality control

Configuration management

Systems engineering

Risk management

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/science/technical

Master’s degree in engineering/scientific/technical

Job description

Description

SAIC is seeking a manager for a task order to support the engineering, development, integration and sustainment of a state‑of‑the‑art satellite ground system at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. The manager will report directly to the program manager and support the Space Systems Command Innovation and Prototyping Delta to develop, deploy, modernize, and expand the program and its customers.

Responsibilities

• Capture system requirements and develop system baselines
• Conduct full lifecycle engineering reviews including System Requirements (SSRs) and System Design Reviews (SDRs), Preliminary (PDRs) and Critical Design Reviews (CDRs), etc.
• Support and participate in system Configuration Management process including Engineering Change Proposal, Engineering Review Board/Configuration Control Boards (ECP, ERB/CCB)
• Identify system development risks, construct risk management plan and risk mitigation approaches
• Design and implement technical solutions for new business needs and challenges.
• Respond to and resolve issues reported by employees by debugging, performing root cause analysis, and working closely with internal and external support teams
• Participate in the extraction, organization and documentation of hardware, firmware, and communication system requirements.
• Work with the Systems Test Team to ensure proper requirement Verification and Validation methodology and execution, including determining test strategy and coverage based on a technical risk assessment for each use case or functionality.
• Manage technical team performance and interactions

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline and 10+ years or more relevant experience; Master’s degree in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline and 8 years or more relevant experience
• Active Top Secret or DoE Q clearance with SCI eligibility (must be eligible for SCI indoctrination within first 3 months of start date) and be able to obtain and maintain TS/SCI
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the areas of systems development, engineering and acquisition
• Demonstrated success managing projects to budget and schedule
• Demonstrated success managing staff
• Proven knowledge in Requirements Management, Quality Control, and Configuration Management

Desired

• Knowledge of systems engineering processes, methods, tools, and program roles to develop, implement, and deploy solutions for Satellite Ground Equipment/Systems
• Familiar with systems engineering standards such as IEEE 15288 and INCOSE
• Experience with systems migration to, systems implementation in the cloud
• Project Management Professional certification
• Demonstrated success overseeing a growing number of disparate SaaS systems with complex integrations and automations
• Experience in Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) construct and Earned Value processes