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Stellar Solutions · 1 day ago

Intermediate Systems Engineer / Acquisition Manager

US-DC-Washington

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Stellar Solutions, a nationally recognized Great Place to Work, is seeking an Intermediate Systems Engineer / Acquisition Manager to support NASA’s Commercial Transportation System (CTS) program. This role provides acquisition strategy, systems engineering, and programmatic integration support to enable mission success within a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and update acquisition strategies, procurement documentation, briefings, and milestone schedules

Ensure compliance with FAR, NFS, and applicable NASA acquisition policies and procedures

Conduct market research to identify and evaluate acquisition approaches, including contracts, Space Act Agreements, and BAAs

Assess commercial capabilities and partnership opportunities to reduce technical, cost, and schedule risk

Collaborate with technical and program stakeholders to define requirements and identify capability gaps

Perform cost, schedule, and performance risk assessments and recommend mitigation strategies

Develop evaluation criteria and support proposal evaluation activities

Assist with proposal scoring, ranking, and funding alignment recommendations

Provide program planning, contract performance analysis, and cross-project integration support

Develop and maintain acquisition performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting products

Coordinate with internal teams, industry partners, and government stakeholders to support acquisition alignment with mission objectives

Prepare and deliver briefings and materials for senior leadership and decision boards

Support Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) compliance and safeguard proprietary and sensitive data throughout acquisition activities

Qualification

Space systems engineeringAcquisition strategy developmentProgram/project managementFinancial managementRisk assessmentNASA acquisition principlesMicrosoft Office SuiteSharePointTeamsProfessional certificationInterpersonal skillsWritten communicationVerbal communication