Payload Antenna & Electronics Engineer Job Listing at SAIC in Chantilly, VA (Job ID 2315013)

Description

Description

SAIC is searching for a Payload Antenna & Electronics Engineer to support the Government customer in the oversight of the design, integration, and test of spacecraft payloads. This position requires an active Top Secret Clearance with SCI and a Polygraph and is supported in Chantilly, VA. 

In this role you will provide expert advice and coordination concerning antenna and associated electronics development. 

Specific duties include:

• Assess feasibility of new antennas and antenna functionality enhancements. 
• Review and coordinate on changes to specifications, interface control documents, and system level requirements documentation pertaining to the functionality and accommodation of antennas onto the satellite bus. 
• Identify and assess emerging risks; develop and evaluate proposed burn-down plans.  Provide support to factory integration and test activities as required.
• Review antenna manufacturing specifications for accuracy and ensure documentation is complete and accurate.
• Review drawings, documents, and procedures for antenna, design, manufacturing, integration, program planning and execution -- provide comments to the Government customer. 
• Work with antenna models for performance evaluations and predictions. 
• Attend antenna and payload level design reviews and program management reviews to assess antenna design maturity, requirements compliance and to provide informed technical recommendations to the Government customer. 
• Provide technical evaluation of payload efforts in contractor Engineering Change Proposals. 
• With Government customer coordination and approval, may be called upon to represents Government's position during factory meetings.  

Qualifications

Required Clearance: 

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active TS/SCI Clearance with a Polygraph 

Required Education:

• Bachelors and 9 years or more experience; or a Masters and 7 years or more experience; or a PhD or JD and 4 years or more experience

Required Experience:

• Experience with spacecraft antenna design, manufacture, and test.
• Basic understanding of Defense and Intelligence Community (DoD/IC) satellite systems, and architectures. 
• Demonstrated ability to be effective in a Government/Contractor team environment. 
• Able to travel domestically up to 25%.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

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