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DescriptionSAIC has a funded need for a Optical Analyst to support a rapidly expanding Government Intelligence Community (IC) customer with cutting-edge programs within the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in Chantilly, VA.Note: The role offers a flexible work schedule, but we ask our team to be available for team meetings during core business hours (10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.).Job Overview:
Use existing tools to analyze optical sensor space domain awareness (SDA) data from both ground and space telescopes
Conduct analysis of mission data applicable to space vehicles and sensors
Work in a collaborative team environment studying and analyzing a wide variety of interesting and complex problems in the Space domain.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM related field such as Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Aerospace, Computer Science, etc. and 2 years of experience; OR Masters with no experience
Active Top Secret/SCI with the ability to obtain a polygraph
Operational telescope experience
Experience with using a programming language
Desire to develop simulation software as required to complete analytic studies
Engineering analysis (collecting, organizing, analyzing data) experience
Excellent communication skills that will allow the presentation of findings to internal and external customers
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.
REQNUMBER: 2401091SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation’s most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
Full-time