**Description** **Performs Systems Engineering activities including:** + Concept of operations formulation, requirements definition, analysis and engineering, system architecting, system analysis and design, interface and data architectures, validation and verification, systems integration, system & op. performance analysis, Lifecycle cost analysis & estimation, decision analysis and physical configuration analysis (PCA) . + Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. + Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software or engineering specifications. + Provides specific, detailed information for selection, implementation techniques, and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements. **SCOPE:** Support and/or lead special projects as assigned by National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Operations Squadron (NOPS) leadership team. Provide integration and engineering support tasks to include: + Monitor developments in the launch and aerospace industry that will afford opportunities for ground antenna network architectures. + Perform ground antenna network architecture analyses and risk assessments; make recommendations on improvement or mitigation options. + Assess new capabilities for technical performance, security, and cost suitability; make recommendations for implementation. + Interact with Satellite Control Network (SCN) and United States Space Force (USSF) stakeholders to convey requirements and establish capability to support future SCN advanced capabilities from NOPS. + Develop and vet requirements to drive material solutions; track procurement and project status. + Engage stakeholders across NRO Enterprise and mission partners to formulate implementation strategies. + Prepare briefings, memoranda, agreements and other documentation for NRO leadership decision making. + Provide engineering support to the initial phases of integrating new or experimental network architectures including technical support to the selection of a specific architecture and the initial plan for the overall integration process, as directed. This activity may include support to Source Selections and Independent Program Assessment teams. + Integrate efforts of diverse offices and skill sets to deliver mission capabilities. **Qualifications** **Required Skills and Experience:** + Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, math, or comparable technical experience. + 10+ years experience and must possess a working knowledge of the Space Force Satellite Control Network and Satellite Control Network-like Antenna Architectures. + Applicant must possess excellent written and communication skills. + **Must have a TS/SCI/poly.** Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors. REQNUMBER: 2507637 SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability