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Leads cross-functional program teams through proposal, execution, and contract closeout while managing cost, schedule, technical performance, risks, resources, suppliers, and customer relationships. Develops program plans, budgets, baselines, requirements, schedules, and proposals; reports performance to stakeholders; negotiates contracts; and ensures compliance with contractual and organizational requirements.

Leads the design, development, integration, modeling, testing, and performance analysis of airborne or space-based EO/IR sensor subsystems. Translates customer requirements into hardware and software specifications, conducts optical and physics-based modeling, leads technology trade studies, develops algorithms, characterizes prototypes in laboratory environments, and guides multidisciplinary teams through lifecycle activities. Presents technical solutions to leadership and requires an active U.S. DoD Top Secret clearance.

Administers, negotiates, extends, and terminates standard and nonstandard contracts in a defense contracting environment. Prepares proposals and bids, manages contract fulfillment, reviews cost and delivery estimates, advises management on contractual obligations, analyzes contract data, and maintains records. Coordinates information among program leadership, supply chain, business management, and legal teams while mentoring contracts staff.

Lead systems engineering for the Sentinel missile program, focusing on interface definition, requirements decomposition, verification planning and execution, and MBSE artifact development. Coordinate interface working groups across mechanical, thermal, structural, fluid, software, and logical disciplines. Support design reviews including PDR, CDR, and FDR, requirements approval, compliance tracking, and flight hardware development.

Provides systems engineering support for installation, operation, maintenance, and testing of the Trident II Submarine Launcher Subsystem on Columbia-class submarines. Responsibilities include supporting shipyard personnel, witnessing tests, conducting readiness reviews, training staff, analyzing equipment failures, preparing status reports, resolving technical issues, updating test documentation, and collaborating with UK test personnel. Requires STEM education, relevant submarine or systems engineering experience, U.S. citizenship, an active Interim Secret clearance, travel up to 25%, and flexible shift availability.

Administers multiple commercial and government contracts from proposal preparation through negotiation, fulfillment, and closeout. Reviews cost estimates and delivery schedules, negotiates terms, maintains contract records, resolves contractual issues, and ensures compliance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications. Collaborates with program management, finance, engineering, supply chain, safety, and business development teams.

Leads manufacturing strategy and production operations for defense programs, coordinating product development, manufacturing, testing, supply chain, mission assurance, schedules, materials, proposals, and customer reviews. Serves as the primary liaison between manufacturing and program management, resolves technical and project issues, drives continuous improvement, and manages risks, productivity, quality, cost, and schedule performance.

Manage Support Equipment scope for the Sentinel program as a Control Account Manager. Plan and execute work across multiple control accounts, maintain Integrated Master Schedule activities, ensure EVMS compliance, coordinate with technical and business stakeholders, brief leadership, and support project performance, planning, and execution. The role requires strong project management, communication, organizational, Excel, Atlassian, and earned value expertise, plus an active Secret clearance.

Develop AI and machine learning software on an agile Scrum team supporting mission-critical systems. Apply optimization, signal processing, control theory, probabilistic modeling, neural networks, classifiers, and dimensionality reduction. Build and deploy algorithms using high-level programming languages, version control, and potentially containerized, distributed, embedded, GPU-enabled environments. The role is fully onsite in Morrisville, North Carolina, with a 9/80 schedule and approximately 10% travel.

Lead systems engineering for optical payloads including architecture, trade studies, requirements allocation, modeling/simulation, and payload hardware development. Support acquisitions, design, integration, testing, performance analysis, and subcontractor management for space and ground systems.