Senior Solutions Engineer to support technical sales for a flagship aircraft program.
Locations (2)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Dallas, Texas, United States
Compensation
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Responsibilities
Serve as the technical lead supporting pre-sales engagements for a new advanced aircraft platform targeting high-end tactical missions.
Collaborate with senior leaders across Business Development, Engineering, and Product Management to influence product definition, capability prioritization, and solution alignment with customer operational concepts.
Support technical capture for domestic and international opportunities in early acquisition phases (e.g., AOAs, RFIs, Requirement Drafts, white papers, unsolicited proposals).
Shape and translate customer needs into actionable system requirements, roadmaps, and program strategies.
Develop compelling technical narratives and lead content development for briefings, RFIs, white papers, and proposal volumes.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, applied science, or equivalent technical discipline
Lead strategic sales, customer engagement, and capture efforts for Shield AI’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) initiatives across the Middle East.
Responsibilities
Drive Strategic Capture: Identify, shape, and capture high-value opportunities across Middle Eastern next‑gen airpower programs relevant to CCAs and autonomy.
Drive Regional Sales Pipeline: Lead the full business development lifecycle for CCA‑focused efforts, from customer engagement through proposal, negotiation, and contract award.
Engage Key Stakeholders: Build and maintain trusted relationships with Ministries of Defence, defense primes, integrators, and key partners.
Shape Requirements & CONOPS: Influence customer requirements and future CCA CONOPS to align with Shield AI’s product offerings.
Support Demonstrations & Campaigns: Lead Shield AI’s positioning and participation in regional flight demos, technical trials, and program pilots.
Senior technical authority responsible for defining, delivering, and sustaining autonomy capabilities for space missions.
Compensation
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Responsibilities
Serve as the senior technical authority for space‑domain autonomy
Define and evolve an autonomy architecture that supports end‑to‑end tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination
Lead the development of automatic and autonomous behaviors for multi‑constellation and/or multi‑orbit tasking
Define technical approaches for autonomously selecting, cueing, configuring, and coordinating collection from all relevant payload classes
Architect and govern hybrid on‑board and off‑board processing strategies
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, aerospace engineering, electrical/computer engineering, systems engineering, applied mathematics, robotics, physics, or a related technical discipline
As an expert in defense missions, you’ll bring your experience in SIGINT, electronic warfare, offensive cyber operations, and non-kinetic effects expertise to work alongside thought leaders in digital engineering, operations research, and data science on projects for the assessments of mission impacts and capabilities within the cyber enabled and non-kinetic effects mission area supporting air superiority functions.
Compensation
The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD).
Responsibilities
Analyze and assess capability gaps, mission performance needs, and risk to mission
Develop artifacts such as CONOPs, capability gap documentation, and capability assessments
Work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
Supports national-level Nuclear Command and Control (NC2) and Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) policy, planning, and concept development, translating strategic guidance into actionable operational requirements for senior leadership.
Responsibilities
Provide expert analysis and integration of strategic guidance into operationally executable requirements
Translate complex policy and operational concepts into actionable plans, requirements, and decision-quality products
Contribute to the development of survivable and endurable NC2/NC3 capabilities
Serve as a key contributor to national, DoD, Joint Staff, and Combatant Command directives
Requirements
Nice to have: Experience supporting USSTRATCOM
Nice to have: Joint Staff or OSD policy efforts
Nice to have: Familiarity with NC3 Enterprise Center architecture
Nice to have: Prior military or government service in NC2/NC3 related roles
Contribute to all phases of a system lifecycle including: CONOPS, requirements, architecture, design, development, integration, test, operations, and maintenance
Maintain and develop system artifacts, including requirements, architecture designs, ICDs, use cases, system flow diagrams, and test plans
Conduct and/or support Technical Interchange Meetings with external stakeholders
Work across cross-functional development teams, government teams, and/or vendors to drive problem resolution and collaboration
Support additional activities, such as special studies
Lead and own ClearSpace’s Mission Operations and Ground Segment functions, building the organization, defining the roadmap, and ensuring operational readiness across all programmes.
Responsibilities
Embed operations and ground segment considerations from the earliest mission phases
Define, own and evolve the ClearSpace Operations & Ground Segment roadmap
Build, lead and develop the organization across Mission Operations and Ground Segment
Own the end-to-end operational lifecycle across all programmes
Own the Ground Segment architecture and delivery strategy
Requirements
Degree (or equivalent) in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science or a closely related discipline; an advanced degree or Chartered Engineer (CEng) status is advantageous
Technical contributor and integrator for next generation life support systems to lunar lander vehicles.
Responsibilities
Perform systems engineering and integration assessments of Life Support System to lunar lander vehicles and related subsystem documentation, analyses, and requirements.
Review & develop ICDs, ConOps, IRDs, DRDs, IDDs, GR&As, V&V evidence, modeling outputs, and system specifications for completeness and technical adequacy.
Assess partner-provided designs for compatibility with crew interfaces and vehicle or habitat systems.
Coordinate with NASA program personnel, suit vendor teams, and vehicle contractors to clarify requirements, communicate findings, and support integrated system development.
Support resolution of complex system level issues through analysis, trade studies, and technical review.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in engineering (mechanical, aerospace, systems, or related discipline)
Nice to have: Spacesuits & PLSS design
Nice to have: integration
Nice to have: testing
Nice to have: human spaceflight development programs