Senior Systems Engineer Space Sensing

Job Responsibilities:

·      Provide technical oversight of development efforts, including the status of funding and program efforts impacting the TAP Lab.

·      Provide support throughout the testing and evaluation of data exploitation projects at the TAP Lab and assist in project assessment for follow-on deployment at the OPIR Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC) based on project success and mission utility for end users.

·      Maintain a strategic roadmap for desired data exploitation projects.

·      Support development of projects and collaborate with Government team to create post-development plans aligned with Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) initiatives.

·      Work with Government team to align goals toward creating a path forward for the OPIR’s transition to Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE).

·      Prepare and present quarterly program management review material to provide updates on current projects impacting the TAP Lab.

·      Manage risk assessment processes, including identifying and adjudicating program risks.

·      Collaborate with Government Program Managers and Financial Managers to obtain Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPR), as needed.

·      Assist with acquisition processes for new contract acquisition(s) essential to the TAP Lab.

·      Conduct monthly status meetings with customers to provide consistent updates on contract funding.

·      Perform User Engagement activities to solicit end user focus areas and needs, followed by translating inputs into contract requirements.

·      Develop strategic roadmap for desired data exploitation projects; support development of projects and work with Government team to generate post-development plans.

·      Perform systems engineering activities to include requirements development-verification-and validation, assist with acquisition strategy, support Request For Proposal (RFP) development, Concept of Operations (CONOPS) development, systems integration, operational performance analysis, lifecycle cost analysis and estimation, decision analysis, and Physical Configuration Audits (PCA).

·      Maintain monthly reports to ensure transparency and steady communication.

·      U.S. Citizen with eligibility to hold a DoD TS/SCI security clearance.

·      Must have at least 9 years of experience overall experience.

·      Experience navigating US Space Force/Air Force acquisition lifecycle.

·      Experience with Space/Air Force missile warning, tracking, characterization, and/or defense.

·      DoD Acquisition and/or demonstrated experience accelerating software project development, integration, and deployment.

·      Experience in Systems Engineering as it relates to Space System programs.

·      Knowledge of requirements generation, concept development, and Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) processes.

·      Ability to recommend and make decisions on projects and action items to achieve program and/or organizational objectives.

·      Comfortable delivering presentations on programmatic and technical matters to Government customers.

·      Excellent interpersonal, leadership, team building, and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to be effective in Government and Contractor teams.

·      Ability to work proactively and independently as a member of a highly effective technical team.

Education and Experience:

·      Alternatively:

o   Bachelor’s Degree plus min 5 years work experience in related field may also be substituted for a Master’s Degree

Experience and Skills (Desired):

·      Experience working in systems engineering and technical advisory (SETA) roles.

·      Experience with satellite system data exploitation.