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Mechanical Engineering Manager

We are seeking a Mechanical Engineering Manager in Severn, MD, to lead a team of space electromechanical engineers and aerospace mechanical engineers.

Role & Responsibilities

• Manages the application of mechanical principles to components and systems, including assembly, analysis, and documentation of results for space systems.
• Oversees support and participation in the design, test, modification, fabrication and assembly of prototype and flight electromechanical systems and circuit card assemblies.
• Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions.
• Leads team of 8-12 mechanical, aerospace and electro‑mechanical engineers.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years leading a technical team.
• Experience with resource management, management of direct reports, interviewing and hiring, mentoring/guiding of direct reports, performance reviews & compensation.
• US Citizen. Ability to obtain & maintain a security clearance.

Desired Skills

• 5+ years Engineering Management Experience and/or Integrated Product Team Leadership.
• 8+ years of related experience and technical degree such as Mechanical, Electro‑Mechanical, or related degree or 5+ years of related experience and related post‑secondary degree technical degree or 15+ years of relevant technical experience.
• Experience with SolidWorks, CREO, Windchill, Ansys, MS Project.
• Experience with Space System Design, Fabrication, Test, and Operation.
• Experience with Electronics Packaging / RF Electronics Packaging (board level through system level).
• Experience/familiarity with solder joint fatigue analysis.
• Experience with IEEE Standards, IPC-2221, IPC-6012, Thermal Analysis, Structural analysis (static and dynamic - e.g. vibration, shock), ASME Y14.5, ASTM E595, NASA GEVS, SMC‑S‑016, EEE‑INST‑002.
• Experience with Requirements Management (DOORS) andRisk and Opportunities Management.
• Experience with proposals & full project lifecycle.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.

Security Clearance Requirements

• This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
• Clearance Level: TS/SCI.

Location & Schedule

Onsite full-time at a designated Lockheed Martin facility in Severn, MD. Schedule: 9x80 every other Friday off.

Compensation & Benefits

Annual base salary range (for applicable states) $128,400 - $226,435. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.

Job Details

• Experience Level: Experienced Professional
• Business Unit: SPACE
• Relocation Available: Possible
• Career Area: Mechanical Engineering
• Type: Full-Time
• Shift: First

EEO Statement

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

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A leading defense contractor in Washington DC is seeking an experienced Deputy Chief Engineer to lead engineering efforts in a premier missile system program. This full-time role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering and 15+ years of defense system engineering experience, including at least 5 years in a technical leadership capacity. The successful candidate will oversee system integration, lead technical execution, and ensure compliance with defense engineering policies, playing a crucial role in ensuring mission success.
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A leading aerospace company is seeking a Systems Engineer Principle in Severn, Maryland. This role involves leading project teams to define and assess mission requirements, particularly in space systems. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in Engineering or Physics, with extensive experience in electrical/mechanical systems and an active TS/SCI clearance. The position offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, focusing on innovation and workplace flexibility.
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A leading-edge space company is seeking a Software Engineer for its Command & Control team. The role involves developing software that manages satellite systems, ensuring security and scalability. The ideal candidate has strong software engineering skills, particularly in Python and knowledge of encryption systems. This hybrid role offers great benefits including unlimited PTO and a collaborative environment.
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L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers' mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers' mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.
Job Title: Specialist, Systems Engineering - Space Intelligence Analyst (Active TS/SCI w/ CI Poly Required)
Job Code: 38747
Job Location: Springfield, Virginia (100% On-site)
Job Schedule: 5/8 Monday-Friday
Job Description:
L3Harris Technologies currently has an opening for a Specialist, Systems Engineer - Space Intelligence Analyst for an important national security program.
The successful candidate will join a high-performing team of Government and Contractor professionals supporting real-time space operations. This role is responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and assessing space-related activities to provide mission status updates, anomaly investigations, recommended courses of action (COAs), and decision support information to senior leaders in support of the Space Warfighting Mission.
The Space Intelligence Analyst will play a critical role in maintaining the health and safety of both ground and space assets, as well as associated infrastructure nodes. The ideal candidate will have direct experience in space operations, familiarity with COA and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) development, and a solid understanding of the Space Warfighting construct.
This position requires the ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities and tasking. The successful candidate will be expected to respond quickly, maintain a high degree of situational awareness, and collaborate closely with mission partners to ensure timely and accurate intelligence support.
Essential Functions:
- Work full time at a government customer site, supporting real-time space operations and intelligence integration.
- Maintain situational of space threats, high-interest events, and adversary capabilities impacting U.S. space assets.
- Conduct research and analysis on counterspace threats and associated vulnerabilities to mission systems.
- Enter and manage data in intelligence tools and internal-use products, including adversary Order of Battle (OOB), force disposition, and asset tracking.
- Generate and deliver a daily intelligence and Operations Summary briefing that includes situational updates, national security priorities, counterspace activity, foreign launch analysis, adversary weapons characterization, and geospatial intelligence insights.
- Develop weekly intelligence summaries and activity reports to support leadership situational awareness and decision-making.
- Manage the Operations Highlight process to support daily briefings, monthly all-hands meetings, and Quarterly Program Reviews (QPRs).
- Log daily shift activities and record significant events and anomalies in accordance with operational standards.
- Generate, present, and disseminate intelligence briefings and mission products to senior leadership, enterprise stakeholders, and mission partners.
- Support intelligence collection and analysis requests through systems such as the Space Collection Working Group, SOCC Sensor Collection Request, National MASINT Requirements System (NMRS), COLISEUM, or other validated request mechanisms.
- Participate in Joint Targeting Working Groups and Coordination Boards as needed to ensure alignment with national and coalition intelligence priorities.
- Assist in the onboarding and operational integration of new and enhanced tools, databases, and mission applications.
- Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned in support of evolving mission requirements.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
- Active Top Secret/SCI with CI Poly clearance required.
- 2+ years' experience working with Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs), with a preference for all-source analysis involving SIGINT, GEOINT, MASINT, OSINT, and HUMINT fusion.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Demonstrated experience collaborating with multiple internal and external stakeholders to gather, vet, enrich, and disseminate intelligence through joint reports and coordinated information sharing.
- Strong understanding of space and cyber threat vectors, including adversary vulnerabilities, attack methodologies, and counterspace capabilities.
- Ability to produce clear, concise briefings, presentations, and written reports that convey complex intelligence topics - such as threat actor profiles, trend assessments, indicator bulletins, and defensive strategy recommendations - to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Proven ability to adopt an adversarial mindset when analyzing targeted infrastructure, enabling predict of likely Courses of Actions (COAs) in support of tactical and operational planning.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, for product generation and data organization.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with the ability to convey technical information clearly and effectively to leadership and mission stakeholders.
- Familiarity with DoD and NRO spacecraft, mission
L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.
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**Description**
SAIC is seeking a **Space Domain Awareness Subject Matter Expert (SME)** to support Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of space programs in the Space Systems Engineering Directorate (SAF/SQA) of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Space Acquisition and Integration at the Pentagon.
SQA enables enterprise-level space capability integration through program element monitoring and oversight for system-of-systems engineering functions. Parallel functions include cross-cutting mission engineering support across the DoW Space Enterprise with inclusion of commercial and international partner capabilities to deliberately evolve an integrated future force. This position will support the FMS Branch within the Global Space Enterprise Integration Division of SAF/SQA. SQAP seeks to strategically integrate commercial and international partner space capabilities, inform policy development, and strengthen the U.S. space industrial base through collaborative partnerships and the establishment of Space Foreign Military Sales Branch. The FMS Systems Engineer shall provide technical expertise and support to the SAF/SQA FMS Branch to integrate the USSF Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Mission Area programs of record into the space FMS enterprise and enable export. This subject matter expert will develop and maintain the pre-LOR FMS acquisition baseline and support the foreign disclosure process across the FMS enterprise to ensure compliance to DAFPD 16-1.
The successful applicant shall serve as a liaison between system program offices (SPOs) at Space Systems Command (SSC), Headquarters Space Force, the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs, SAF/IA, Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate (AFSAC), Air Force Security Assistance Training Squadron (AFSAT), and the OSW staff to maintain awareness of and assist with proper execution FMS of space programs. This subject matter expert shall have substantial experience with the acquisition cycle and documents required for program execution and DoD milestone decisions. Expertise in both the SDA Mission Area and security cooperation procedures and policies for FMS as outlined in the Security Assistance Management Manual are essential to performing assigned duties. Qualified applicants must have a current/active Top Secret SCI with a current background investigation within five (5) years. Key duties/responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
+ Provide expert advice to senior Space Force leadership regarding program details, acquisition strategies, contracting, and program budgeting for FMS.
+ Understand systems that support the US government with space missions and tasks that need to be acquired and or sustained for security cooperation.
+ Support the review, vetting, and approval of FMS documents such as Letters of Request (LORs), Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOAs) and Acquisition Strategy Documents (ASDs).
+ Develop and coordinate staff packages for SAF/SQ signature to assign FMS cases to Portfolio Acquisition Executives.
+ Support the development and coordination of LORs for Pricing and Availability (P&As) to respond to foreign requests and coordinate answers to related questions.
+ Properly assist the customer with Pentagon staff skills, knowledge, and proficiency.   
+ Accurately recommend priority tasks, implement process improvements, assume lead on government tasks directly assigned.
+ Understand FMS timelines and respond to all requests/tasks in a timely manner.
**Qualifications**
+ Bachelor's Degree with 14+ years of related experience
+ TS Clearance with SCI and Poly eligibility
+ 10+ years Space Experience
+ 3+ years Mission Area Experience
+ Experience in security cooperation within the DoW or other related experience in planning, programming, budgeting or acquisition of systems for allies or international partners.
+ Experience with MS Office including Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint
+ Exceptional oral and written communications for decision makers; Demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional team
+ Work location is in Pentagon with some limited Telework scheduling.
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SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

Booz Allen Hamilton is looking for a Computer Vision AI Engineer in McLean, Virginia, to develop deep learning models for sensor fusion and target tracking. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of related experience and be proficient in languages such as Python, C++, and Rust. With a focus on mission critical solutions for Space technologies, this role combines technical expertise with innovative contributions to AI and machine learning projects.
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Overview

VTG is looking for an Information System Security Engineer (ISSE)s in multiple locations. (Note: position is contingent upon program award and the postions are located in Chantilly VA, Aurora CO, Springfield VA, Las Cruces NM, LAAFB, Vandenberg (Lompoc) CA and Ft Meade MD.)

What will you do?

An ISSE is responsible for conducting IS security engineering activities throughout the lifecycle.

ISSEs are responsible for capturing and refining information protection requirements to ensure their integration into IS acquisitions and IS development through purposeful security design or configuration.

The Contractor integrates security functional requirements into existing acquisition lifecycle phases, milestones, and documents using systems engineering principles and methodologies. Contractor personnel shall be knowledgeable of best practices when implementing security controls including SW engineering methodologies, security engineering methodologies, security engineering principles, and secure coding techniques and coordinates activities with A&A stakeholders.

The ISSE functions are commensurate with the IASAE position description, experience and certifications. ISSEs with Space System experience is required, specific Space System ISSE required qualifications. This IASAE experience requires working relevant types of Space systems based on location, and understanding space requirements and protection needs for integration into relevant network systems. IASAE's also participate in Space Computer Security requirement reviews or working groups as needed by locations. IASAE's also participate in the National Space INFOSEC Steering Council, among others.

Do you have what it takes? Requirements:

• TS/SCI with Poly required
• Bachelor's degree relevant to computer engineering, INFOSEC, information management, and/or computer science
• Minimum 8+ years IA relevant experience
• Knowledge of and experience with ICD 503 and the Government's certification and accreditation process
• Networks, computer components, protocols, and COTS technology
• System methodologies including: client/server, web hosting, web content servers, policy servers, directory servers, firewalls, WAN, MAN, LAN, switches, and routers
• SW integration of COTS and GOTS products
• Virtualization platforms and technologies
• Education relevant to computer engineering, INFOSEC, information management, and/or computer science
• Experience in technical project management (Level 3); and
• Technical experience in:
  • Configuring and supporting, at a minimum, Windows, Linux, Unix, Maces
  • Configuring and supporting, at a minimum, VMware, Xen, Hyper V
  • SW engineering
  • Program design and implementation
  • Configuration management (Level 3)
  • System maintenance
  • Integration testing (Level 3)
  • Information Security, engineering
• IA Systems Engineering Experience: Required
• ICD 503/Policy Experience: Required
• Space System Experience: Required
• Baseline Certs (one of the following): CISSP, CISM, GCLP, CCSP

Pay Range: VTG's estimated starting pay range is $165,000 - 210,000 annually, which is a general guideline for and depending on the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.

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**Description**
: **Foreign Military Sales Systems Engineer - Space Domain Awareness**
SAIC is seeking a **Space Domain Awareness Subject Matter Expert (SME)** to support Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of space programs in the Space Systems Engineering Directorate (SAF/SQA) of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Space Acquisition and Integration at the Pentagon.
SQA enables enterprise-level space capability integration through program element monitoring and oversight for system-of-systems engineering functions. Parallel functions include cross-cutting mission engineering support across the DoW Space Enterprise with inclusion of commercial and international partner capabilities to deliberately evolve an integrated future force. This position will support the FMS Branch within the Global Space Enterprise Integration Division of SAF/SQA. SQAP seeks to strategically integrate commercial and international partner space capabilities, inform policy development, and strengthen the U.S. space industrial base through collaborative partnerships and the establishment of Space Foreign Military Sales Branch. The FMS Systems Engineer shall provide technical expertise and support to the SAF/SQA FMS Branch to integrate the USSF Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Mission Area programs of record into the space FMS enterprise and enable export. This subject matter expert will develop and maintain the pre-LOR FMS acquisition baseline and support the foreign disclosure process across the FMS enterprise to ensure compliance to DAFPD 16-1.
The successful applicant shall serve as a liaison between system program offices (SPOs) at Space Systems Command (SSC), Headquarters Space Force, the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs, SAF/IA, Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate (AFSAC), Air Force Security Assistance Training Squadron (AFSAT), and the OSW staff to maintain awareness of and assist with proper execution FMS of space programs. This subject matter expert shall have substantial experience with the acquisition cycle and documents required for program execution and DoD milestone decisions. Expertise in both the SDA Mission Area and security cooperation procedures and policies for FMS as outlined in the Security Assistance Management Manual are essential to performing assigned duties. Qualified applicants must have a current/active Top Secret SCI with a current background investigation within five (5) years. Key duties/responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
+ Provide expert advice to senior Space Force leadership regarding program details, acquisition strategies, contracting, and program budgeting for FMS.
+ Understand systems that support the US government with space missions and tasks that need to be acquired and or sustained for security cooperation.
+ Support the review, vetting, and approval of FMS documents such as Letters of Request (LORs), Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOAs) and Acquisition Strategy Documents (ASDs).
+ Develop and coordinate staff packages for SAF/SQ signature to assign FMS cases to Portfolio Acquisition Executives.
+ Support the development and coordination of LORs for Pricing and Availability (P&As) to respond to foreign requests and coordinate answers to related questions.
+ Properly assist the customer with Pentagon staff skills, knowledge, and proficiency.   
+ Accurately recommend priority tasks, implement process improvements, assume lead on government tasks directly assigned.
+ Understand FMS timelines and respond to all requests/tasks in a timely manner.
**Qualifications**
TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.
Requirements:
+ TS Clearance with SCI and Poly eligibility
+ 10+ years Space Experience
+ 3+ years Mission Area Experience
+ Experience in security cooperation within the DoW or other related experience in planning, programming, budgeting or acquisition of systems for allies or international partners.
+ Experience with MS Office including Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint
+ Exceptional oral and written communications for decision makers; Demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional team
+ Work location is in Pentagon with some limited Telework scheduling.
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SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability