Technical Director – Space Domain Awareness (U.S.)

Role Overview

NorthStar is seeking a Technical Director for Space Domain Awareness (SDA) to serve as the firm’s technical authority supporting U.S. government customers, programs, and partners. This is a hands-on technical role.

About the role

You will help shape SDA system concepts and technical direction to ensure our solutions align with real mission needs and operational constraints, and help the company communicate what is feasible, defensible, and executable.

Responsibilities

• As a technical authority for U.S. customer engagements on Space Domain Awareness (SDA), including sensing, multi-source data fusion, orbit determination, analytics, and operational concepts.
• Provide technical credibility in customer discussions and capability assessments.
• Act as a key interface between U.S. market needs and NorthStar’s global technical organization.
• Participate in technical briefings, demonstrations, design reviews, and oral presentations as a technical authority.
• Ensure all technical representations are accurate, defensible, and aligned with real system performance.

Requirements

• Advanced background in space systems, orbital mechanics, SDA/SSA, or mission operations.
• Demonstrated experience designing, analyzing, or operating SDA systems.
• Ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to U.S. government technical audiences.
• Experience contributing to technical proposals, system designs, or government programs.
• Strong understanding of SDA challenges including sensor limitations, latency, data fusion, and operational constraints.
• 10+ years’ experience in national security space or related technical domains.
• U.S. citizenship; active or eligible TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting DoD or Intelligence Community SDA programs.
• Hands-on experience with sensor systems, orbit determination, and data processing pipelines.
• Experience transitioning technology from R&D to operational use.
• Familiarity with commercial–government hybrid SDA models.

Skills

• Technical governance and risk identification.
• Compliance with technical, security, and regulatory requirements for U.S. government programs.

Benefits

Success is measured by technical credibility, judgment, clarity, and impact. You will partner closely with business development, product, and program teams to guide technical direction in support of U.S. customer engagements.

Pay

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Schedule

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