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BTAS, Inc. · 5 months ago

Chief Engineer

Colorado Springs, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$188K/yr - $191K/yr

BTAS, Inc. is a woman-owned small business focused on delivering engineering and program management solutions, particularly in the realm of space technology. They are seeking a Chief Engineer to support Space Systems Command (SSC) initiatives, providing engineering and technical support throughout the acquisition life cycle to enhance national security and space capabilities.

FinanceInformation Technology

Diversity & Inclusion

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

Provide space acquisitions, engineering, operations, and technical support for all stages of the acquisition life cycle

Support program acquisition efforts for advanced technology, future concept development, and integration activities

Advise the government on cost, schedule, and performance matters

Draft and revise Joint Capabilities Integrated Development System (JCIDS) and acquisition documents, ensuring compliance with the latest government guidance (e.g., MIL-STD). Documents include: Initial Capability Documents, Interface Control Documents, Capability Development, Production, and Requirements Documents, Milestone documentation, Acquisition Strategies, and Analysis of Alternatives, Concept of Operations, Memorandums of Agreement/Understanding, Technical and Systems Requirement Documents, Defense Acquisition Board documentation, Technical Evaluations, System Specifications, enabling concepts, training material, briefings, white papers, reports, and analysis results

Provide draft technical and programmatic status reports on individual programs or the portfolio in coordination with the government program manager

Identify and recommend acquisition process improvements and risk mitigation strategies

Assist in building and maintaining a government risk program, including risk identification, process definition, and technical risk mitigation planning

Maintain awareness of program schedules, monitor acquisition implementation, and report requirement shortfalls

Correlate program execution data with baselines to update acquisition reports accurately

Advise the government program manager on technical engagements, including: Technical interchange meetings, design reviews, program conferences, video teleconferences, telecons, working groups, and informational meetings, Establishing and maintaining customer and contractor interfaces, Supporting integrated product teams and working groups

Provide technical and operational insight for mission protection, operations, and mission data assessments

Recommend solutions for technical anomalies and support impact analysis, audits, compliance inspections, and readiness reviews

Support ongoing and new Command and Control (C2) efforts and integrate them into the classified portfolio

Act as a liaison between Space C2, Enterprise Ground Services (EGS), and classified program offices to ensure seamless integration

Advise and assist the government on test and operations, including: Test documents, planning, events, requirements, and data for Developmental and Operational Testing, System-level test integration and activities coordination

Provide analytical and operational engineering support for developmental and operational units

Support operational mission planning, mission protection, and anomaly engineering

Assist with data and signal collection, processing, storage, archiving, and analysis for testing, operations, and future concept developments

Support post-mission analysis and reporting on plan versus execution results

Qualification

Space control systemsSystems engineeringProgram managementSpace situational awarenessTechnical requirements developmentArchitecture developmentSpace system designGround system designAnalytical supportMission planningTechnical design reviewsRisk mitigationCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Active TSI with SCI eligibility

Expert in highly classified space control space, ground, and C2 systems (concepts, development, build, and test)

Expert in maturing technologies through all TRL levels

Expert in architecture and technical requirements development

Highly knowledgeable in space situational awareness architecture development and capability limitations

Expert in systems engineering and program management focused on development, testing, and employing information operations, space, and airborne systems

Expert in space system design, development, integration, test, and operations

Expert in multiple space control-related technologies, including but not limited to optical sensors, radar, electronic support, signals intelligence, and communications

Highly knowledgeable in space control mission area

Demonstrates ability to develop, update, and coordinate ACAT-like program documentation

Highly knowledgeable in ground system design, development, integration, test, and operations

Demonstrates ability to organize and conduct system level technical design reviews and audits

Position must be an SME Recognized Industry Leader

BA/BS degree required