Payload Systems Engineer

Job Responsibilities

• Advise the PROSPO Payload Division Chief on all aspects of payload development and acquisition.
• Support the SPO in planning, execution, monitoring, and oversight of multiple EO and SAR payload systems in development and acquisition.
• Affiliate with the Government in developing CONOPS and employment approaches for EO and SAR systems.
• Affiliate with the Government in developing requirement documents, statements of work (SOWs), and other contract documents during program acquisition and contract action preparation.
• Provide oversight of acquisitions to ensure end-to-end system closure and satisfaction of mission need.
• Draft technical evaluations and serve as a technical advisor during source selections.
• Provide technical and programmatic assessments of contractor designs at major milestone reviews to evaluate progress, risks, issues, and ability to meet mission requirements.
• Participate in program reviews and technical interchange meetings between developers and the COTR.
• Review CDRL deliverables for technical accuracy, completeness, and sufficiency to meet program objectives.
• Provide technical support to Government customer activities and programmatic processes.
• Develop documents and briefings to communicate study results, technical findings, and program status to Government and industry stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Engineering or Similar Field and five (5) years or more experience; Master's and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience.
• Active Top Secret/SCI with current Polygraph.
• Experience with satellite and/or satellite payload system requirement development, design, manufacturing, and test.
• Demonstrated experience supporting satellite and/or payload design reviews, including SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR, MRR, PSR, and related milestone reviews.
• Experience supporting the acquisition of multiple payload systems.
• Experience developing requirement documents, statements of work, and other contract documents for major acquisition programs.
• Prominent ability to assess contractor designs, identify risks, and evaluate technical performance against mission requirements.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, team-building, and problem-solving skills with demonstrated effectiveness in a government/contractor environment.
• Working knowledge of the NRO organization, major acquisition processes, and satellite systems.

Target Salary Range

$160,001 - $200,000.