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Develops and integrates machine-perception test systems for spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control. Responsibilities include actuator and motion-controller integration, camera SDK interfaces, optical calibration, closed-loop multi-axis motion control, trajectory generation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and documenting system performance. The role collaborates across optics, controls, and software engineering teams and is fully onsite in Dulles, Virginia.

Leads workforce planning and staffing integration for the RQ-4 organization. Owns staffing plans, requisitions, dashboards, metrics, resource reviews, and mitigation plans for workforce gaps and risks. Partners with program, functional, finance, HR, and talent acquisition teams to align labor categories, skills, costs, schedules, and technical performance. Advises senior leaders on staffing strategy and scenario planning while improving staffing processes and tools.

Leads defense programs through proposal, execution, and contract closeout, managing cost, schedule, technical performance, resources, risks, customer relationships, suppliers, and contractual requirements. Directs cross-functional teams, establishes baselines and schedules, applies earned value management, supports negotiations, and develops strategic growth opportunities. Requires relevant leadership experience, project management competency, U.S. citizenship, and eligibility for a DoD security clearance.

Industrial Placement Software Engineer contributing to defence software projects, including Command and Control systems. Responsibilities include designing, developing, testing, integrating, debugging, and documenting maintainable software within Agile multidisciplinary teams. The role offers experience with Java, C++, cloud technologies, distributed systems, microservices, DevSecOps, CI/CD, systems integration, and secure defence environments. The 12-month placement includes mentoring, live project work, and a group project.

Leads defense programs through proposal, execution, and closeout, managing cost, schedule, technical performance, contracts, risks, resources, suppliers, and customer relationships. Directs cross-functional teams, establishes program baselines and schedules, oversees earned value management, supports business development and proposals, negotiates contract changes, and ensures delivery of contractual requirements. The role supports ammunition-related programs and requires U.S. citizenship with eligibility to obtain a DoD security clearance.

Leads systems engineering for the Sentinel launch systems infrastructure program. Develops use cases, requirements, architectures, interfaces, verification and validation artifacts, and requirements traceability. Uses model-based systems engineering tools to create behavioral, structural, and analytical models, while establishing modeling processes and integrating technical teams. Collaborates across program teams and stakeholders to support complex military aerospace and ICBM sustainment programs.

Supports systems engineering for submarine Platform Management Systems across the lifecycle, from requirements through acceptance, including verification, validation, reviews, defect management, and compliance. The placement also involves estimating scope, monitoring schedules and budgets, producing engineering deliverables, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on critical UK defence programmes.

Perform mechanical, structural, systems, and design engineering for spacecraft structures, payloads, and antenna hardware throughout requirements, design, manufacturing, integration, and testing. Develop CAD designs and manufacturing documentation, create test plans, support structural testing, and collaborate with customers, management, engineering disciplines, and suppliers. The role requires expertise in GD&T, 3D printing, design for manufacturing, and metallic and composite materials.

Lead system architecture and design for distributed systems across major development programs. Define, evolve, and maintain architectures while balancing operational needs, cost, schedule, risk, requirements margins, and performance parameters. Collaborate across hardware, software, firmware, engineering, product lines, and program teams. Develop technical presentations, requirements, system models, traceability artifacts, and verification documentation. The role requires an active Secret clearance and eligibility for Special Program Access.

Supports the coordination and delivery of technology projects, including stakeholder engagement, governance, reporting, risk and issue tracking, and monitoring costs, resources, schedules, and performance. The two-year graduate programme provides mentoring and practical experience across project types, with potential progression to Project Support Officer or Junior Project Manager.