Schedule/Risk Coordinator

Description

SAIC is seeking a Systems Engineer to join the team as a Schedule/Risk Coordinator in our Chantilly, VA office. This position provides specialized engineering, analysis and operations support to a variety of Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) customers. Our program supports the research and development of the generation after next of national security-related systems based in space, in the air and on the ground.

The candidate will work closely with a diverse team of engineers and scientist developing and implementing the future space-ground architecture. This position provides Systems Engineering discipline to an organization supporting the research and development of revolutionary space-ground architecture. This position supports the development and execution of program activities acquiring cutting edge capabilities and prototypes.

Specific Duties:

• Develop, review, coordinate, and integrate group/program schedule inputs for communication and response
• Perform schedule analysis to identify critical path risks, dependencies, risks
• Identify gaps between needs and acquisition offices capability delivery to provide inputs to strategic planning
• Identify office/program strategic, business operations, acquisition, mission operations, and security risks
• Review risks, mitigation plans, and status across all activities
• Provide technical support including the review and assessment of artificial intelligence/machine learning algorithms, concepts, and prototypes
• Support Agile SAFe program development processes and activities

Common Duties:

• Develop 30 & 90 day schedule look ahead reports
• Identify key program schedule risks
• Manage monthly risk review board
• Maintain the risk register
• Identify and record applicable lessons learned

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Poly
• Bachelor's degree and 9 years related experience or Master's degree and 7 years related NRO acquisition experience
• Schedule and risk experience of 5+ years
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic and environment
• Demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional team
• Effective interpersonal skills and strong briefing and communications skills

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience building architectural representations to inform management decision making
• Experience with Agile development practices and SAFe processes

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.