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Lead EEE parts/component selection, qualification, standardization, vendor evaluation, and failure analysis for space/aerospace products. Define test/qualification requirements, author parts plans and ECOs, review screening/test data, prepare NSPARs and SCDs, perform BOM cost and obsolescence analysis, and coordinate with design, reliability, and quality teams to mitigate risk and ensure compliance with industry standards.

Lead definition, design, simulation, testing, and production release of spacecraft power electronics. Duties include power architecture, DC-DC converter design, modeling and analyses (WCA, FMEA, reliability), PCB layout support, board bring-up, verification, integration and qualification testing, production transition, and mentoring junior engineers.

Create and maintain MS Project schedules, support program scheduling and earned-value integration, develop reporting and scheduling protocols, support proposals and schedule margin management, and provide regular status reports to Program Management and Engineering leadership.

Lead program performance and day-to-day execution for space subsystems or payloads. Serve as customer single point of contact, manage cost, schedule, technical performance, risk-based decisions, and program baselines. Create integrated master plans/schedules, WBS, and EVMS inputs; monitor progress and EACs. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, support process improvements, mentor staff, and manage multiple government/military customer programs.

Lead and develop the Systems Engineering team for space communications products. Define and decompose requirements, CONOPS, V&V planning, risk assessment, customer interface, process development, resource deployment, mentoring, and technical leadership across programs.

Design mechanical aspects of phased-array antennas and payloads from concept through flight: requirements, architecture trades, CAD/FEA, electronics packaging, thermal, mechanisms, manufacturing, testing, qualification, reviews, proposals, and in-orbit support.

Customer-facing senior applications engineer supporting space communication products. Provide technical guidance, troubleshoot hardware/software anomalies, author application notes/manuals, transfer customer feedback to product teams, and support integration from marketing through in-orbit operations. Requires deep RF, FPGA, DSP, embedded software, and high-speed digital expertise.

Lead design and development of space-grade power electronics across the full lifecycle: architecture, detailed circuit design, simulation, PCB layout, verification, integration, production transition, testing, and mentoring. Drive trade studies, reliability analyses, verification plans, and lead a small engineering team to deliver high-reliability converters, inverters, and power systems for spacecraft.

Lead end-to-end architecture of space and airborne ISR RF payloads (radar and RF sensing). Define antenna, RF front-end, digitization, beamforming, and system trade-offs. Drive concept development, support proposals, mentor engineers, and integrate architectures into mission requirements and product roadmaps.

Lead and scale proposal operations for a rapidly growing space company. Manage end-to-end proposal lifecycle (RFP/RFI/RFQ/SOW), develop schedules, compliance matrices, and win strategies; coordinate contributors, ensure federal procurement compliance and brand standards, track opportunities, perform win/loss analysis, and drive continuous process improvement.