Job Description Description SAIC is seeking an experienced Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Engineer to provide systems engineering and technical assistance within a Government Program Office for component, subsystem, and overall spacecraft manufacturing, integration, and test. Initial responsibilities will focus on the propulsion subsystem. Duties may adjust as spacecraft progress through design, development, integration, and test towards launch. Key duties/responsibilities include, but are not limited to: * Work in an interactive team environment with Government customer leads, spacecraft developers, and other subject matter experts. * . Apply engineering knowledge to support manufacture, integration, and test of propulsion subsystems and components. * Confirm requirements verification by evaluating unit, subsystem, and vehicle performance and environmental test data, analysis, and inspection results. * Assess spacecraft subsystem technical performance within cost and schedule constraints. Identify risks to program plans and schedules, and support development of corrective action plans. * . Participate in Failure Review Boards (FRBs) to troubleshoot and resolve anomalies and test failures. Develop mitigation plans and identify impacts to subsystems and spacecraft performance. * Assist in requirements development, and support requirements flow-down and traceability. Assist with ensuring compliance to interfaces and standards, or ensure appropriate deviations/waivers are in place. * Evaluate system, subsystem and unit level design, as necessary, to determine if the design is both adequate to meet program requirements and cost effective. * Travel within the US 1-2 times per month for approximately 4 days per trip. Qualifications Required Qualifications: * BS in Aerospace, Mechanical, or similar technical discipline * 5 or more years of engineering experience with Propulsion subsystems * Experience working in a spacecraft system program office (SPO) or a satellite development facility * Excellent written and oral communication skills * Must currently possess an active TS/SCI with Polygraph Desired Qualifications: * MS in Engineering * 7 or more years of engineering experience with propulsion subsystems and spacecraft bus systems * . Experience with multiple spacecraft programs and a variety of satellite busses * Experience with early life-cycle satellite engineering activities/milestones, spacecraft integration and test, and Launch and Initialization (L&I) activities Desired Qualifications 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 by Jobble