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Leads systems engineering and integration for a defense space program, overseeing external interfaces across multiple contractors and customer organizations. Provides technical leadership, mentors systems engineers, coordinates schedules and resources, resolves interface gaps, and supports verification, validation, technical reviews, and readiness assessments. The role requires Model-Based Systems Engineering expertise, cross-functional collaboration, and active security clearance.

Performs technical planning, system integration, verification, validation, safety analysis, risk assessment, requirements allocation, trade studies, and interface definition across total systems. Translates customer requirements into hardware and software specifications while addressing technical, schedule, cost, and safety constraints. Supports system safety activities, range safety, DoD working groups, and safety boards. Requires an engineering bachelor’s degree, system safety knowledge, U.S. citizenship, and eligibility for a Secret clearance.

Analyzes and manages financial performance for multiple space exploration programs, including earned value management, budgeting, forecasting, funding, variance analysis, and risk management. Maintains cost structures in SAP/ERP, supports proposals, consolidates financial data, and develops analytics and visualizations. Partners with control account managers and cross-functional teams to provide actionable recommendations and support program execution.

Sources, negotiates, and purchases materials, equipment, parts, services, and supplies. Evaluates suppliers, analyzes pricing and market trends, prepares proposals and bid packages, monitors supplier performance, follows up on orders, verifies deliveries, approves payments, and maintains procurement records.

Administers subcontracts supporting development, production, and sustainment programs. Develops specifications, work statements, bid packages, evaluation criteria, and contract terms; evaluates proposals, negotiates provisions, selects subcontractors, prepares awards, and manages modifications. Collaborates with contracts administration and purchasing to establish policies and procedures, may execute supplier agreements and purchase orders, and manages supplier performance, risks, costs, schedules, and relationships.

Serves as a technical contributor for complex electrical systems engineering, developing Cameo-based MBSE models, managing requirements traceability, analyzing power, thermal, EMC, and signal integrity considerations, and supporting integration, verification, validation, and design reviews. Collaborates across engineering disciplines, maintains model integrity and configuration documentation, engages government stakeholders, and mentors junior engineers on MBSE and electrical systems practices.

Leads the propulsion engineering controls team supporting development, qualification, and production. Responsibilities include workforce planning, hiring and onboarding, mentoring technical staff, managing program priorities and schedules, ensuring milestone delivery, and presenting technical status and issue resolution to leadership, customers, and stakeholders. Requires functional leadership, multidisciplinary engineering management, propulsion systems expertise, and current Secret clearance with eligibility for Top Secret.

Supports cybersecurity engineering for Fleet Ballistic Missile defense systems by reviewing designs, conducting testing and risk analyses, documenting findings, contributing to security architecture and mitigation planning, and developing System Security Engineering test plans. Collaborates with systems, software, and test engineers while supporting cybersecurity compliance and requirements activities.

Manage program finance for a portfolio of contracts, including financial planning, program performance, earned value management, budgeting, forecasting, sales, profit, cash, and capital expenditures. Integrate data across finance, engineering, contracts, supply chain, and other teams. Assess risks and opportunities, develop action plans, support proposals and business cases, and present financial information to stakeholders and executives.

Designs and develops mechanical systems and flight hardware for a hypersonic vehicle program. Creates 3D models, detailed drawings, and released engineering work products using Creo Parametric. Reviews and flows requirements into product designs, collaborates with systems, manufacturing, propulsion, thermal, electrical, and test teams, and delivers producible solutions. Responsibilities include payload structures, thermal products, component integration, tolerance analysis, design reviews, and supporting program schedules and technical milestones.