Solutions Engineering Lead

Solution Architecture & Technical Strategy

• Translate customer requirements into executable mission concepts, architectures, and technical approaches.
• Develop mission architectures, concepts of operation (CONOPS), and system-level solution strategies.
• Establish technical discriminators that clearly differentiate Quantum Space capabilities and offerings.
• Evaluate alternative approaches through technical trade studies and architecture assessments.
• Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies that improve solution credibility and execution confidence.

Capture & Proposal Leadership

• Partner with Capture Managers and Proposal Leaders to develop winning technical strategies.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the proposal lifecycle.
• Develop technical content, engineering approaches, and solution narratives for strategic pursuits.
• Participate in proposal reviews, color team reviews, and executive decision gates.
• Ensure proposed solutions are compliant, executable, innovative, and aligned with customer priorities.

Customer Engagement & Mission Development

• Support customer engagements, technical interchange meetings, and solution discussions.
• Present technical concepts, mission architectures, and solution strategies to government and commercial stakeholders.
• Help shape opportunities through early customer engagement and technical positioning activities.
• Maintain awareness of evolving mission needs, customer priorities, industry trends, and emerging technologies.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Lead multidisciplinary technical teams during solution development activities.
• Collaborate across engineering, program management, business development, and executive leadership.
• Support multiple high-priority pursuits simultaneously in a fast-paced growth environment.
• Contribute to the development of repeatable solution engineering processes and best practices.