BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 10 or more years related experience.
Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master's Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
A current, active Top Secret security clearance is required with ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI.
Space-based EO/IR program experience, preferably spanning multiple programs and customer organizations.
Expertise in at least one fundamental engineering discipline (opto-mechanical, electrical, detector science, thermal, software, systems engineering, geospatial information science, etc.) and substantial knowledge of all the others.
Knowledge and demonstrated experience in defining payload solutions for systems and architectures as well as assessing, developing and documenting their requirements (specifications, interfaces, CONOPs, environment, constraints, functions, information, etc.); architecture should include assessment of focused and distributed mission architectures.
A capability to communicate using nominal systems and architecture languages and diagrams is required.
Knowledge of, and experience in a program's gated lifecycle and system engineering cycle with experience in program's risk assessment and mitigation by planning embedded tasks, participation and/or leadership in milestone audits/reviews, and participation and/or Leadership in anomaly/failure reviews.
New business development experience, including successful customer interaction; briefing and whitepaper development; direct discussions or briefings; and exceptional proposal writing.
Knowledge of, and the ability to estimate program component, box, and subsystem level cost and schedule with a goal to support new proposals, basis of estimate (BOE) development, program make/buy decisions, and improve engineering estimating tools and/or capabilities.