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Position Overview: We’re hiring a Deputy Chief Engineer in Colorado Springs, CO to support process integrity, scope execution, system cloud migration and architecture modernization across multiple technical disciplines to deliver engineering, development, integration and sustainment of numerous state-of-the-art satellite ground systems. The deputy chief engineer works side-by-side with task order managers to address ground system environments for various mission partners. The deputy chief engineer will assess cross-domain architectures to analyze and incorporate modernization strategies and deliver high-quality recommendations/decision points that support products and the space acquisition enterprise.

Position Responsibilities:

• Manage process integrity, critical skills and assured mission success within established risk exposure levels
• Advocate for a balanced delivery approach (technical, cost, schedule, risk) within program, stakeholder and customer communities ensuring collaboration across government, SETA, FFRDC and company personnel
• Ensure resolution of critical technical issues across program/project and product lifecycles
• Lead, communicate and coordinate critical technical events, accomplishments and issues to facilitate appropriate engineering, IRT and subject matter expert engagement
• Serve as the primary program interface for charter and approval of technical reviews across the program to and from the customer communities and facilitate integration across same
• Ensure architecture and design upgrades address commonality, best use of resources and continuous process improvement to remove cost, preserve compliance, generate and adhere to best practices and achieve best value to the corporation and the acquisition customer
• Apply engineering standards ensuring compliance with customer and industry requirements as tailored by agreements with the customer
• Assist customer in demonstration of compliance with technical standards, effective engineering processes, mission assurance, design assurance, parts-processes-materials programs, quality, audit and internal integration, test and verification activities
• Assist in migration of existing ground systems into a cloud based structure at multiple classification levels across multiple mission partners.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline with 14 years of related experience with an emphasis on mission integration, satellite flight, ground systems and/or ground support equipment; or Master’s degree in an engineering discipline and 12 years of experience
• Minimum 7 years’ experience managing a team of engineering and operational staff
• Minimum 10 years’ experience implementing and managing systems engineering processes on large DoD programs
• Experience and knowledge of Government contracts, subcontracts, interdivisional work agreements, finance and business operations methods, and technique
• Experience managing and overseeing the development of engineering documentation and procedures including configuration management and risk management
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage key personnel, integrate systems engineering scope and engage administrative personnel to achieve contract and corporate objectives while ensuring adherence to company and Government directives, policies, regulations, laws and the contract

Preferred Skills

• Masters in engineering
• Operational test experience
• Developmental test experience
• Technical writing
• Competency in briefing engineering efforts to the government customer
• Able to work successfully under pressure and short suspenses
• Agile and Agile/Scrum experience

Security Clearance Requirements:

• Must have an active TS with SCI eligibility and be able to obtain and maintain TS/SCI throughout the contract
• Position open only to U.S. Citizens

Pay & Benefits: $80-85/hr. Relocation assistance available. We offer a wide range of medical benefits, employee resources and strategic discount alliances. These benefits include co-pay medical benefits, company matching 401K, Choice Time Off, Long Term and Short-Term Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, and other ancillary benefits.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.