Senior SIGINT Ground Systems Expert

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
Bachelor’s degree STEM (Master’s degree preferred)
10+ years of experience
Strong engineering skills in SIGNALS and RF systems for overhead space systems and supporting ground architectures
Familiarity with current SIGINT and COMM architectures
Familiarity with developers offerings to satisfy SIGINT needs
Experience in the design & integration of ground station digital hardware and knowledgeable of ground station activities and ground architecture is required
Track ground system development issues and recommend common interfaces
Familiarity with IC acquisition policies and procedures

Serve as the lead on ground system command and control hardware requirements development, design analysis, and production methodologies for SIGINT
Provide expert technical recommendations and engineering advice on the development and integration of new and modified capabilities in the SIGINT domain, with a specific emphasis on cross mission, cross discipline integration
Provide Government acquisition support including, but not limited to Engineering Change Proposals (ECP), ECP Technical Evaluations, core acquisition processes and documentation (SOW, RFP, WBS, etc.)
Define future architecture enhancements and their associated features and capabilities
Provide technical and programmatic inputs to Government program office cost estimates
Provide experienced counsel to the Government staff through all phases of acquisition including, but not limited to generation and review of system and sub-system requirements, development processes, integration, verification, validation and testing (IVV&T)
Aid in working with Mission Operations teams to enable transition of new capabilities into mainstream operations
Coordinate with internal and external offices, Directorates and agencies of the US Government to identify, characterize and resolve issues and risks throughout the acquisition lifecycle