Systems Director – GEOINT Futures and Architecture
$168,200–$252,400 year
On-siteSpringfield, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing technical staff while serving as the primary liaison between Aerospace, NGA leadership, and counterpart organizations across the Intelligence Community. Identify and fulfill customer needs consistent with the Aerospace FFRDC role, and lead technical studies that will impact future space and ground architectures. Collaborate with subject matter experts, government, and SETA across the GEOINT enterprise to close end-to-end missions, and oversee all efforts in your area of responsibility. Manage organizational resources including identifying, tasking, and tracking Engineering & Technology Group support in a manner that meets customer needs and fulfills contract requirements. This role is located 100% on site in Springfield, VA, with occasional domestic travel. A current and active TS/SCI security clearance is required.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or other relevant subjects
- 12 years of progressively more responsible experience in engineering or other technical roles
- Demonstrated ability to build strong teams and lead multidisciplinary staff to meet customer needs
- Demonstrated knowledge regarding NGA, NRO, their common interfaces and lines of demarcation
- Familiarity with GEOINT architectures, satellite design, systems engineering, network architectures, and/or sensor integration technologies
- Demonstrated agility and ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced customer environment with a high degree of uncertainty
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Organization and planning skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Understanding of the Aerospace role and the guidelines for appropriate use of an FFRDC
- Experience with modeling, simulation, and analysis of large-scale systems and systems of systems for developing architectures, evaluating concepts of operation, conducting analysis of alternatives, and defining requirements
- Occasional domestic travel (approximately 10%)
- Current and active TS/SCI security clearance and polygraph issued by the U.S. government
- U.S. citizenship
Desired Qualifications
- Advanced degree in GEOINT-related disciplines, Science, Engineering, or Mathematics
- At least 5 years management experience and/or team leadership experience
- Expertise and experience in geospatial intelligence CONOPS, collection systems, architectures, operations, and the GEOINT user community
- Experience leading complex trade-study formulation and assessments for critical national programs
- Experience with supporting a space-related program office and facilitating reach back to obtain and coordinate technical support from the Aerospace Engineering & Technology Group and other Aerospace Program Offices
- Understanding of the national security space environment including people, organizations, infrastructure, and capabilities in IC organizations that produce space-related intelligence
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