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Design, develop, test, and sustain mechanical/aerospace products and components for military avionics and defense platforms. Create 3D CAD models and drawings, perform structural/thermal/dynamic analyses, support fabrication, test, installation, and maintenance, present design status at reviews, and lead design activities across the system lifecycle.

Plan, schedule, develop, review and submit compliant proposals per RFP requirements. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to compile cost, schedule, and technical content, analyze historical data and build cost models, lead/support proposal teams, and ensure timely submission. Use Microsoft Office and Project tools. Requires active Top-Secret/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship; travel ~10%.

Lead and manage a division export/import compliance program, ensuring adherence to ITAR/EAR. Supervise global trade staff, act as Lead Empowered Official, perform classification and jurisdiction assessments, maintain compliance records and metrics, and advise senior stakeholders on sensitive export/import matters.

Design and lead mission systems technical baselines for DoD platforms—perform trade studies, modeling & simulation, architecture, verification/validation planning, and mission integration. Advise programs as SME, mentor junior engineers, support proposals and business development, and engage customers, suppliers, and leadership to translate requirements into deployable solutions.

Lead supply chain strategy and execution for one or multiple programs. Accountable for material planning, procurement, supplier performance, risk mitigation, forecasting, cost and schedule performance, earned value management, and executive reporting. Oversee proposal evaluation, subcontract negotiation, and integration of subcontractor financials into program plans.

Manage configuration management activities across project lifecycles including identification, change management, status accounting, audits, and CM database/PLM/ERP operations. Prepare and maintain CM plans and program documentation, capture baselines, analyze design changes, coordinate contractual selloffs, and support continuous CM process improvements while interfacing with program management and customers.

Lead design, development, integration, testing, and debugging of real-time embedded software. Drive architecture and lifecycle management for RTOS-based, multi-threaded systems. Collaborate with systems, hardware, and test teams in an Agile environment and troubleshoot firmware/software interactions and data acquisition/control strategies.

Lead research and development for proliferated space mesh networking. Design and emulate network architectures, apply SDN/SD-WAN and carrier-grade protocols, deploy virtualized network images, ensure cybersecurity controls and DISA STIG compliance, engage stakeholders, and influence industry standards and consortiums.

Lead cybersecurity systems engineering for classified programs: author and maintain RMF and SSE artifacts, decompose and verify cyber requirements, support architecture/design, provide implementation guidance, and assess security risk/cost-benefit for trade-offs.

Lead development and execution of system-level electrical verification for space vehicles, focusing on Telemetry, Tracking & Commanding and Command & Data Handling. Synthesize requirements into test solutions, develop automated test scripts, troubleshoot HW/SW issues, lead technical teams, maintain test processes, and support integration, shift work, and occasional travel in a classified environment.