Senior Project Analyst

Description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Project Analyst to assist in engineering, technical project/program management, or the hard sciences to support cutting-edge technical acquisition and research programs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical, engineering, and programmatic support to one or more R&D programs.


• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams consisting of government organizations, contractors, national laboratories, and commercial vendors to provide expertise during the lifecycle of R&D programs.


• Apply systems engineering principles to support the development and deployment of Rad/Nuc detection systems.


• Support the DHS Systems Engineering Lifecycle process, including requirements gathering, system deployment, and operational phases.


• Assist in the development, release, and management of solicitations, such as Broad Agency Announcements (BAA), Grants/Cooperative Agreement Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO), and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) competitive bids.


• Leverage expertise in program/project management, solicitation administration, and technical engineering to support R&D initiatives.

Qualifications

Required:

• BS and 9 years overall experience (4 years experience in lieu of degree).


• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust requiring U.S. Citizenship.


• Proven experience supporting technical acquisition and research programs from conceptualization through deployment.


• Expertise in systems engineering, including requirements definition, development, deployment, and operations.


• Hands-on experience with Rad/Nuc detection systems.


• Working knowledge of the DHS Systems Engineering Lifecycle and relevant processes.


• Demonstrated experience in solicitation development and management, including BAAs, NOFOs, and SBIRs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work alongside diverse scientific and engineering teams.


• Familiarity with government acquisition and R&D program management processes.


• Advanced degree in a relevant field such as engineering, physics, or a related hard science discipline.