Ethics and Mission Integration Director - Systems jobs in New Mexico

Space Systems Integration (SSI) is a fast-growing engineering company that provides aerospace solutions to a variety of government and commercial customers.  Our employees are forward-thinking, self-directed individuals who are committed to solving our customers’ technical challenges.

SSI is searching for a Satellite Assembly Integration and Test (AI&T) Engineer located in Albuquerque, NM.

Responsibilities will include oversight of various contractor I&T activities, identifying and resolving technical issues, and influencing contractor efforts to successfully deliver satellites for on-orbit operations. Additionally, the candidate will oversee and advise government program management on integration across the full spectrum of interfaces, including coordination with multiple mission partners. A successful candidate should be a leader and problem solver with a proven ability to deliver superior results as part of a high-performing team in a high-profile, fast-paced environment. The candidate will apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts for highly classified systems, while also effectively communicating complex results with management and executive leadership.

In this position, you will provide System Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) to the customer at Kirtland AFB, NM. For each project, the customer sets up small, agile, and empowered teams, including a program manager, technical specialists, contracting, finance, and security, and they use the right acquisition strategies to set the effort up for success. You will work in one of these small teams and provide in-depth background on satellite vehicle bus and/or subsystem assembly, integration, and testing.

Role and Responsibilities:

·        Serves as program advisory lead for planning and negotiating transition requirements.

·        Rapidly develops and fields new, highly classified space capabilities for operations, establishes operational and tactical applications, and conducts research to meet emerging space-centric needs.

·        Supports management and execution across the entire portfolio of programs and ensures programs are properly coordinated and lessons learned are applied efficiently for rapid fielding.

·        Provides detailed analysis, evaluation, and recommendations for improvements, optimization development, and/or maintenance efforts for client-specific or mission-critical challenges/issues.

·        Coordinates with internal and external stakeholders to verify and track program needs. Coordination will include producing, tracking, and coordinating all agreements and documentation necessary for systems to transition seamlessly into a framework for organizing, training, and equipping the United States Space Force.

·        Coordinates with external agencies to include operational units, higher headquarters, Combatant Command (COCOM) staff, other acquisition activities, and research and development functions Supports and advises acquisition and program management functions, advises government management on design challenges, operational delivery, and integration, and supports system program reviews.

·        Assists in acquisition planning and technical requirements development.

·        Helps the government assess the technical sufficiency, cost, quality, and timely delivery of program deliverables.

·        Drafts, reviews, and edits final program reports, documents, and briefings.

·        Initiates, supervises, and/or develops requirements from a project’s inception to the conclusion for complex to extremely complex programs.

·        Aids in the development of a Monthly Status Report on all support efforts including updates in status and performance, major activities, challenges, and opportunities.

·        Translate results into simple, actionable recommendations or easily differentiated courses of action.

·        Communicate, concisely, and with technical accuracy—oral and written.

·        Provides strategic advice, technical guidance, and expertise to program and project staff.

·        Other duties as required.

• Ten (10) years of DoD/IC, or relevant industry hands-on work experience on commercial and/or government satellite systems.
• An applicable engineering degree from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
• Relevant MS/ME degree.
• Understanding of space operational environment and corresponding mission user needs.
• Experience performing spacecraft system engineering, development, manufacturing, integration, and testing.
• Experience developing satellite test and requirements verification plans.
• Experience working with satellite structural, mechanical, thermal, dynamics, propulsion, and mass properties.
• Experience analyzing and developing contract data requirements lists and deliverables.
• Active TOP SECRET clearance with sensitive compartmentalized information (SCI) and special access program (SAP) eligibility.
• No less than two (2) years total SAP and/or SCI environment experience and 1-year total within the last 5 years.
• Candidate must maintain a TS/SCI clearance as a condition of employment and be willing to submit to a Counter-Intelligence polygraph.
• This position is full-time, on-site at Kirtland AFB, NM, and will require travel up to 25% of the time within the continental United States.

• Fifteen (15) years DoD/IC, or relevant industry hand on work experience on commercial and/or government satellite systems.
• Experience leading satellite assembly, integration and testing for large space systems.
• Previous experience as Chief Engineer for a large national security space program
• Experience with rapid build, qualification testing both at system and component level
• Experience with integrated air, space, and cyberspace capabilities.
• Experience as a SETA in a government program office.
• Experience with ACAT I/II level acquisition programs.

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