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Lead and support proposal development by compiling cost, schedule, and technical inputs. Build cost models, analyze historical data, coordinate cross-functional fact-finding, participate in should-cost/pricing reviews, and support contract negotiations for proposal teams.

Lead a geographically distributed systems engineering team to develop requirements and architectures for complex hardware/software subsystems. Coordinate across hardware, software, and test disciplines, drive stakeholder consensus, manage tasking and priorities, and deliver integrated subsystem capabilities for the Sentinel ICBM program.

Support program teams to plan and manage material and equipment requirements, inventory, forecasting, budgeting (EAC), cost account management, supplier evaluation, risk/opportunity mitigation, and present supply chain strategies to stakeholders. Coordinate program requirements and lead others in dynamic environments.

Lead and oversee electrical test planning, execution, and anomaly resolution for spacecraft integration, test, and launch. Serve as liaison between operations, engineering, and program teams, develop/review test procedures and schedules, provide mission control support, and ensure safety and readiness for flight hardware testing and launch milestones.

Lead and develop a contracts team supporting R&AD programs; manage contract administration, proposal contracts, customer interface, compliance with FAR/DFARS, risk mitigation, and process improvements; drive proposal strategy and use data analytics to inform decisions.

Design, implement, verify, and test guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) algorithms for manned and unmanned fixed-wing air vehicles. Develop control laws, simulation models, and autonomy logic; perform nonlinear and flying qualities analysis; support HIL and flight testing; and produce analyses for design reviews through program milestones.

Lead product vision and roadmap for mission planning software; own backlog, liaise with stakeholders, drive Agile/CI-CD development, design software and compilers, ensure standards, and collaborate with hardware teams.

Adapt mobile control station software to a cloud environment, build Infrastructure-as-Code and deployment infrastructure for an IL-5 cloud, implement containerization, instrumentation, integration, security, and system test. Collaborate with software, systems, cloud, and DevOps teams in an Agile environment.

Lead product vision and roadmap for mission planning software; own and prioritize backlog; liaise with customers, program managers, and engineering; run demos, sprint reviews, and release planning; design and implement software systems, collaborate with hardware teams, analyze user needs, ensure software standards, and apply Agile/CI/CD and DevOps practices.

Develop, implement, and verify guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) algorithms and simulations for manned and unmanned fixed-wing air vehicles. Create control laws, build linear and non-linear dynamic models, run hardware-in-the-loop and flight-test analysis, and support design reviews and autonomy logic for inner/outer loop control and autopilot functions.