Job ID 2613289
Location Chantilly, VA, US
Date Posted 2026-06-04
Category Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory Aerospace Engr
Schedule Full-Time
Shift Day Job
Travel Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required TS.SCI_wPoly
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain None
Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking an Attitude Control Systems (ACS) Engineer. In this role, you will be responsible for monitoring, tracking, and reporting on progress & issues associated with spaceflight hardware currently in production and test for a classified space program. You will be an integral participant in ACS and mechanical actuator design, requirements development & verification, and unit integration & test for a next generation spacecraft architecture.
This role is located in Chantilly, VA and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph to be considered.
Job Duties include, but are not limited to
- Review and coordinate changes to specifications, ICDs, and system level requirements documentation for ACS and propulsion subsystems.
- Track development issues and attend unit, subsystem, system level design reviews.
- Support launch and spacecraft on-orbit test, as required.
- Identify and assess emerging risks and develops & evaluates proposed burn-down plans.
- Review developer’s readiness to proceed into spacecraft test at various levels of assembly.
Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
- Bachelors Degree in Aerospace, Astronautical, or Mechanical Engineering and 9 years or more experience; Masters and 7 years or more experience; PhD or JD and 4 years or more experience.
- Desired education and experience with spacecraft ACS hardware and software design, manufacture, simulation, and test
- Experience in DoD IC acquisition and program management processes.
- Working knowledge of control theory, reaction wheel/control moment gyro, star sensor/tracker, inertial reference units/sensors, sun sensor, magnetic torque rod, GPS receiver, and control algorithm development.
- Experience in the design & integration of satellite buses and knowledgeable of launch & flight operations of space vehicles.
- Ability to work collaboratively with personnel from multiple functions and at all levels of the customer organization to deliver results.
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