Space Technology Advisor

Arlington, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 22 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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 seeking a Space Technology Advisor for a role in Arlington VA.

The candidate will have a strong background in Space Technology. The primary roles are to support the Principle Director (PD) Space Technology research and development strategic planning activities to inform DoW investment decisions. The candidate will track prioritize and rapidly respond to ongoing actions to enable customer success in evaluating strategic and technological approaches and synchronizing DoW efforts.

Role and Responsibilities:

Support PD Space Technology in project management and execution for Space Tech program elements.

Coordinate with other Technical Area Leads on technical and programmatic issues and opportunities.

Develop and/or provide input and recommendations to abstracts briefs information papers and whitepapers.

Support Space Technology initiatives including development of strategy issue papers briefings and funding options and alternatives for senior DoW Leadership.

Evaluate technical approaches and proposals for Space Technology projects.

Support Government oversight of prototyping facilities that demonstrate at-scale the system-level benefits of innovations in the Space Technology domain.

Engage stakeholder community across Services industry and academia to identify technologies applications and strategies that align with Space Technology operational and strategic objectives.

Support Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Request for Solutions (RFS) development proposal evaluation and award processes.

Review identify gaps and work with government and non-government standard development organizations to recommend updates to standards from a DoW perspective.

Qualifications:

Degree(s) in an engineering discipline or related field. BS and 14 years of experience; Masters and 12 years of experience; PhD and 9 years of experience.
Active TS/SCI clearance.
Experience with technology development and hardware prototyping. Experience in preparing coordinating and presenting briefings.
Demonstrated knowledge of the DoW organizational structure and budgeting process OSW inter-office coordination and communication protocols.
Experience with Advanced Propulsion or Satellite Communications.
Experience with Space Technology capabilities and trends.
Experience in planning and coordination of technical reviews panels or similar meetings with diverse participants.
U.S. Citizenship

Space Systems Integration provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority