SAIC has an opening for top talent to join our team supporting a joint program office customer at the NRO as a full-time Acquisitions Systems Engineer. The position is in a Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) functional role. Qualified candidates must have a current TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph. The successful applicant must provide technical expertise, continuity of effort and value-added judgment to advise customers on the acquisition of a satellite program. Daily activities include: • Managing multiple program mechanisms to ensure program success • Identify opportunities for resolving program/project issues, and recommend technical approach and management controls that need to be employed to meet the technical performance and schedule requirements for the life cycle management of the program/project • Participate in requirements change processes to mitigate possible technical, schedule, and cost impacts • Provide knowledge and expertise on the readiness process to include an understanding of entry and exit criteria • Build plans, schedules, and conduct integration of projects/programs • Identify programmatic risks and formulate mitigation strategies to help minimize program’s impact • Contribute to the development of new concepts, techniques, and approaches to address future needs EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: STEM degree – Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; or nine (9) years of experience in lieu of a degree; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience. Experience may be considered in lieu of education Required experience and skills: • Possess knowledge of systems engineering standards and best practices, including the systems engineering “V” • Possess knowledge of DoD and / or NRO acquisition processes • Proven ability to manage programmatic mechanisms, e.g. risk and opportunity management board (ROMB), engineering review board (ERB) • Demonstrated ability to conduct analysis and evaluations of contractor technical solutions and schedule impacts • Aptitude in preparing analytical aids, briefings, reports and presentations • Skilled / comfortable working in high-tempo environment, able to be flexible and to adjust to dynamic technical and/or fiscal challenges Desired experience and skills: • Previous experience in an Intelligence Community SETA role • Previous experience as a Systems Engineer • Ability to assess/analyze requirements versus budget, and ability to recommend alternatives that fit within given budget • Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical users / customers • Excellent technical writing and oral communication skills • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Project