Satellite Factory Program Office Representative

Role Responsibilities

• Partner with Developer factory system engineering staff to be a valued member of the team.
• Actively participate in Factory engineering, manufacturing, and testing activities to monitor progress, identify potential setbacks, and promote opportunities to achieve win-win solutions.
• Proactively communicate development and test statuses with the Program Office mission team.
• Provide subsystem and system engineering expertise to identify opportunities to improve designs and streamline development and integration of subsystems to achieve on-time mission success.
• Participate in weekly mission-focused status meetings to report on programmatic and technical performance.
• Report potential risks and opportunities.
• Communicate Developer challenges and help needed requests.
• Work closely with a multidisciplinary team including hardware and software, to ensure system integration and mission success.
• Foster communication and alignment among team members to identify challenges and corresponding solutions.
• Evaluate prime contractor performance at milestone reviews by analyzing compliance with technical requirements, and quality of deliverables.
• Offer recommendations to improve project outcomes and likelihood of success.
• Identify and manage risks throughout the systems engineering lifecycle by conducting risk assessments, developing mitigation strategies, and monitoring potential impacts on mission objectives.

Qualifications

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor’s and 14 years of relevant experience; OR Masters and 12 years of relevant experience.
• At least 6 years’ experience as a lead system engineer or subject matter expert with focus on GEOINT, electro-optical sensors, telescopes, or adjacent technologies.
• Effective interpersonal skills (across multiple groups, offices, and organizations) and strong briefing and writing skills.
• Ability to facilitate technical discussions with SMEs.
• Effective communication, coordination, and customer engagement skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and team environment with no supervision.

Potential for Remote Work