Geoint Flight Engineer with Security Clearance

FTS International, LLC (FTS) is committed to providing the Federal Government with quality consultants and support. To ensure mission success we focus on putting our customers first while minimizing corporate bureaucracy on our staff. We provide Subject Matter Experts (SME) free of Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) focused on independent analysis and mission support services within the disciplines of Engineering, Counter Terrorism Operations, Management, Information Technology, Signals Analysis, Administration, Cyber Security and Linguistics. FTS has an opportunity for a GEOINT Flight Engineer in Chantilly, VA. The GEOINT Flight Engineer assists the government plan and oversee the integration of GEOINT satellites and mission capabilities to serve the nation's intelligence needs. Responsibilities Serve as the government's technical advisor for GEOINT mission systems, from spacecraft bus and payloads, command and control and processing systems, to various operational constructs
Assist the government in identifying mission needs, operational concepts, and requirements to effectively influence acquisition and budget efforts
Assess integration activities in the context of cross-systems dependencies (technical, resource, and schedule) and present unbiased findings, analysis, and recommendations to government managers
Provide "ground truth" technical assessments of project or system reviews, milestones, and/or decision gates; identify risks, issues, opportunities, mitigations; represent the government's interests with other stakeholders
Support government requests for systems engineering and integration studies, process analysis and design, project management assessments, etc.; provide analysis, recommendations, and take necessary actions
Support the development or assessment of system Concept of Operations, Requirements Documents, Test Plans, Contract Statements of Work, Systems Engineering Plans, as well as contribute to the "staff work" needs of the government (e.g., action items, weekly reports, etc.) to include support to government acquisitions and source selections
Proactively collaborate with government personnel and other contractors (often across multiple sites and organizational levels) to provide unbiased analysis and recommendations on courses of actions to address risks/issues or approaches to exploit an opportunity
Required Skills/Qualifications TS/SCI with polygraph
BS STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) in engineering discipline
9+ years' relevant experience
Technical knowledge of spacecraft systems (bus, payload) and subsystems (attitude and control systems, propulsion, life support systems, etc.), ground communications and mission data processing systems, space vehicle mission planning and command and control systems
Knowledge of orbital mechanics and associated analytical tools
Experience with GEOINT mission (ground and space) systems
Experience with mission readiness process, control gates, and associated entry/exit criteria
Forward thinking self-starter, proactively addresses customer requirements without supervision; readily defines solutions for broad, abstract topics
Polished, persuasive communicator (written/verbal), master at collaboration and coordination with multiple stakeholders consensus builder
Impeccable interpersonal skills and personal judgment-confident interacting with highest levels of government senior executives
Familiar with Digital Engineering/Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Agile development, cloud technologies
Desired Skills/Qualifications Real-time operations experience as a spacecraft operator or spacecraft engineer
FTS International, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer - vets/disabled.