RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support business development in technical customer interchanges and proposal writing
• Serve as a point of contact for ABL customers, including leading reviews and ensuring on-time and quality delivery of contractual milestones and deliverables
• Proactively strive to create a smooth and streamlined mission integration process for both internal and external stakeholders
• Work across engineering teams on mission design and requirements, ensuring proper flow down of requirements between the customer and the internal team
• Create Interface Control Documentation (ICD) and generate requirements for payload-to-launch vehicle interfaces
• Lead, perform, and drive requirements verification and validation activities
• Support hands-on payload integration activities
• Develop operations plans and products for successful payload integration and customer mission delivery

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field
• 2+ years prior engineering experience in a related field such as systems engineering, project/program management, payloads, spacecraft subsystems, or launch operations 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Active TS/SCI or DoD Secret clearance, or willingness to pursue a clearance
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to work extended hours to meet milestones and deadlines
• Ability to travel for launch and customer-related activities (up to 30% time)

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Prior project management experience, including work with MS Project or other schedule management tools
• Experience using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software (such as Solidworks)
• Prior experience in sales, business development, or other direct experience with external customers
• Prior experience working with the US Government
• Prior hands-on experience on a technical project

WHAT WE LOOK FOR

• Critical thinking:  ABL engineers understand the “why” behind all design decisions, operational events and test outcomes
• Ability to deal with ambiguity: ABL engineers must be comfortable defining their own pathway to an objective
• End-to end ownership:  projects are delivered fully complete and ready for flight

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENTS:

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to use a computer to complete assignments
• Ability to communicate with individuals and groups in person, by phone and telepresence
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will typically work in an office environment