Communications and Tracking Engineer
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Job overview
SAIC seeks a Communications and Tracking engineer to support NASA human spaceflight programs at Johnson Space Center. The role assists with system design and safety and mission assurance requirements, evaluates designs and test results, reviews anomalies and non-compliances, and develops safety and reliability analyses. The engineer also supports real-time missions and advises NASA management on risks to crew safety and mission success.
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Description
SAIC has an opening for a Communications and Tracking (C&T) engineer supporting NASA’s human spaceflight programs at the NASA Johnson Space Center. The C&T engineer will be responsible for assisting with the development of system design, Test and Verification (T&V) requirements, evaluation of T&V results, review / disposition of non-conformances, development of Safety & Mission Assurance analysis (Hazard Analysis, Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA), Probabilistic Risk Assessments (PRA), and provide real time mission support for NASA Artemis and Moon Base missions.
Specific Tasks Include:
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Assist with the development and implementation of Safety & Mission Assurance requirements for C&T systems, both ground and space-based.
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Evaluate proposed C&T system designs and planned operations for compliance with established NASA requirements
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Evaluate C&T system test and verification results for acceptability and compliance with established requirements
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Participate in the investigation, review and disposition of system anomalies and hardware non-compliances, including participation in failure review boards and anomaly investigation teams
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Assist with the development of hazard analysis to identify all potential hazards, hazard causes, and required controls and verifications to mitigate hazards during flight operations
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Review system/hardware provider safety and reliability analysis for completeness and acceptability of residual risk (Hazard Analysis, FMEA, PRA)
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Participate in design reviews, hardware / system acceptance reviews, Technical Interchange Meetings, engineering review boards and other forums
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Identify risks to crew safety and mission success and provide recommendations to NASA management regarding risk mitigations
Qualifications
DESIRED SKILLS:
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10-15 years of related experience, including Design, Development, Test and Evaluation of RF communications systems
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Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communications skills
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High degree of technical excellence, integrity, and self-initiative
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Ability to work effectively across multiple organizations / stakeholders and within a teaming environment to get results
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Proficient in use of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Power Point, Excel)
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience
Target salary range: $60,001 - $100,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
REQNUMBER: 2618897
SAIC 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
How this job compares
Set against the 11,773 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$60–100K/yr
- Texas median$106–178K/yr330 salary ranges
- US median$115–189K/yr8,912 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $80K, is 44% below the Texas median midpoint ($143K) — in the lowest quarter of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 623 open Systems Engineer jobs in Texas and 11,773 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 9,718 postings).
- Education
- 4,389 of the 11,773 open Systems Engineer jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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