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Manages complex defense subcontract lifecycles, including sourcing, solicitation, proposal and cost analysis, negotiation, formation, administration, supplier performance, risk mitigation, dispute resolution, compliance, and closeout. Supports government proposals, make-or-buy decisions, audits, and program execution while ensuring adherence to FAR, DFARS, prime contract flow-downs, and company policies. Serves as the primary interface with subcontractors and independently manages multiple complex supplier relationships.

Leads complex customer-facing programs through execution, financial management, risk and issue resolution, contract compliance, change orders, and service delivery. Coordinates cross-functional, offshore, subcontractor, and partner teams while managing schedules, budgets, requirements, quality, and customer satisfaction. Builds trusted customer relationships, identifies account expansion opportunities, and leads negotiations and recovery actions. The role requires regular work in the San Francisco Bay Area and domestic and international travel as needed.

Designs and validates RF/microwave evaluation boards, PCB assemblies, and customer reference designs. The role supports RF integration, board bring-up, simulation-to-measurement correlation, technical documentation, and customer design-in activities. Responsibilities include controlled-impedance routing, grounding, power integrity, thermal design, RF validation, troubleshooting, and collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, sales, and customer teams. The engineer also translates customer requirements into product specifications and application solutions while supporting business development.

Supports RF communications system planning, testing, integration, validation, prototype assembly, troubleshooting, data analysis, and technical documentation. Maintains Jira and Confluence records, assists with test data collection and performance evaluations, and follows engineering and quality processes while developing practical experience in secure communications engineering.

Lead end-to-end quality assurance through manual and automated testing using Python and Playwright. Own test strategy, expand automation, investigate defects, integrate tests into CI/CD, manage test environments and data, communicate release risks, and improve QA practices. The role also provides technical guidance and mentorship while collaborating with engineering and product teams on requirements, acceptance criteria, testability, and reliable software releases.

Leads technical sales engagements for tactical communications, secured networking, and C4ISR solutions supporting U.S. Air Force and joint Department of Defense customers. Architects solutions involving tactical radios, edge computing, Zero Trust, cloud networking, and secure communications. Develops proposals, responds to RFPs, delivers presentations and demonstrations, supports testing and design reviews, and provides technical direction to engineering and production teams. Requires frequent travel to customer sites, exercises, and industry events.

Supports quality assurance through inspections, audits, root cause analysis, CAPA, supplier quality activities, and continuous improvement. Manages quality data and nonconformances in SAP, ensures ISO and customer requirement compliance, supports new product introductions, and prepares quality metrics and documentation. Collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to reduce defects, improve processes, and maintain quality standards.

Leads business development and capture activities for defense aviation training solutions across U.S. and international markets. Develops customer engagement strategies, shapes requirements, identifies opportunities, supports bids and proposals, evaluates technical approaches, and builds relationships with government and industry stakeholders. Focus areas include live, virtual, and constructive training, combat training systems, and monitoring and debrief technologies.

Leads a 10–20-person Systems, Integration, Test, and Simulation Engineering team supporting aerospace and defense programs. Develops integrated verification and validation strategies, oversees laboratory, simulation, ground, and flight testing, and ensures requirements traceability and qualification closure. Manages SIL, HWIL, and SWIL environments, resources, schedules, budgets, defect resolution, test automation, and regression capabilities. Collaborates with engineering, cybersecurity, program management, and government customers to deliver compliant, predictable verification outcomes.

Leads business development and capture efforts for U.S. Navy and foreign defense aviation training markets. Builds relationships with Navy and Marine Corps stakeholders, shapes early requirements, identifies opportunities, develops win and partnership strategies, and supports proposals. Partners with engineering, program management, product, and executive teams to align solutions, forecast pipeline, and drive bookings. Focus areas include live training, LVC, SITL, ACMI, tactical aircraft acquisition, and foreign military sales.