**Description**

SAIC is looking for an experienced Systems Engineer to support the Space Reactor-1 (SR-1) Freedom Nuclear Power Module (NPM) Verification and Validation (V&V) efforts. SR-1 will demonstrate nuclear electric propulsion and provide a path to higher powered and longer duration Mars missions.

Supporting the SR-1 NPM Lead Systems Engineer, the selected candidate will be the technical lead for NPM V&V Planning and Execution.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities:**

+ Ensuring the system is verified and validated using the defined mission success criteria
+ Defining verification methods for all requirements
+ Defining and maintaining the Verification Matrix to ensure industry partner’s V&V plans align with system-level V&V
+ Ensuring the NPM V&V Plan is in-line with the SR-1 Vehicle V&V Plan
+ Coordinating subsystem and system level test planning for requirement closure criteria
+ Validation of mission requirements and conc...