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Full-time
bachelor degree, postgraduate degree
Posted 80d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Lead complex systems acquisition and project management for the Space Combat Power systems portfolio supporting the U.S. Space Force. Oversee program execution, including delivery milestones, risk management, and the integration of space, ground, and mission segments.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree with 15+ years of experience or a Master's with 13+ years, specifically in Aerospace or DoD complex systems. Must possess or be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph eligibility.
Full job description
SAIC’s Horizon 2 program is seeking a highly skilled and dynamic Program Manager to lead a complex systems acquisition and perform project management within the Space Combat Power systems portfolio. This role requires extensive expertise in government weapon systems acquisition, program management, strategic planning, and program integration to support the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC). This position is located in El Segundo, CA.
You will serve as a critical embedded member of the Government applying advanced project management principles to shape and deliver the next generation capability. The role emphasizes leveraging tailored, rapid acquisition frameworks while integrating space, ground, and mission segments. Your management expertise will be instrumental in driving program planning, risk mitigation, financial oversight, and execution excellence in alignment with the evolving Warfighting Acquisition System (WAS) philosophy.
Fun stuff you will do on the job:
Support the Government Program Manager guiding acquisition strategies, program schedules, resource allocation, contracting actions, and budgeting to align with mission objectives and priorities.
Oversee all aspects of program execution, including delivery milestones, risk management, testing, system integration, and contractor management.
Drive cross-functional communication to ensure seamless integration of government and contractor teams across space, ground, and communication segments.
Organize and execute periodic technical interchange meetings (TIMs) and staff meetings to track progress, identify risks, and course-correct as necessary.
Apply advanced configuration and change management practices to ensure consistency and traceability across all program artifacts, including Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Performance Goals, and milestones.
Evaluate contractor system designs and milestone reviews, providing timely assessments of technical progress, risks, and the ability to achieve mission requirements.
Manage independent technical and programmatic reviews to validate system effectiveness.
Provide expert guidance on funding commitments, obligations, and expenditures, ensuring effective utilization of resources with a focus on on-time project delivery.
Advocate for deliberate risk-taking, speed in delivery execution, and adherence to the Warfighting Acquisition System (WAS) for rapid capability fielding.
Qualifications
This is you:
Bachelors and fifteen (15) years or more of related experience; Masters and thirteen (13) years or more experience.
Must have an in-scope security background investigation (T5 or SSBI), adjudicated for SCI eligibility and enrolled in the Continuous Evaluation program (if applicable).
Must be willing to be nominated for access to Sensitive Compartment Information and Special Access Programs and willing to consent to a Polygraph examination.
Program Management or leadership experience on complex systems.
Demonstrated leadership skills in the Aerospace or DoD working across space, ground segment organizations to coordinate and identify system integration requirements that ensure end-to-end mission performance requirements are met.
Experience serving as a team, project or program manager on performance-based contracts for the U.S. Government, experience developing cost and schedule deliverables and managing to baseline costs and schedules to include the identification and management of risks, demonstrated experience working with Air Force/DoD customers in an acquisition environment, with space and/or ground systems.
Experience writing and delivering documents and briefings.
Demonstrated interpersonal skills to enable working, interfacing, and interrelating with diverse personnel and dynamic teams.
SAIC® is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.
We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.
Related keywords
Warfighting Acquisition SystemUSSFSpace Systems CommandSSCTS/SCIPolygraphSCISSBIT5Interface Control DocumentsICDsAerospaceDoDSystems IntegrationGovernment ContractingSpace Segment
Advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world.
Industry
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Company size
10,001+ employees
Founded
1969
Headquarters
Reston, VA
LinkedIn followers
486,616
Total funding
$522M
SAIC® is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our portfolio of offerings integrates emerging technology into mission critical operations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has approximately 23,000 employees and annual revenues of about $7.3 billion.
Offices: 12010 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA 20190, US
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