Solutions Architect

Slingshot Aerospace; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace technology company is seeking a Solutions Architect to design innovative technical solutions for customer needs in the space-systems domain. This role involves developing winning proposals, leading customer engagements, and providing subject matter expertise. Candidates should have a strong background in aerospace engineering, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record in supporting technical proposal development. The position is based in the UK and offers a competitive salary range of £80,000 - £134,000.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with USG customers in space domain awareness/space surveillance.
• 5+ years of experience architecting solutions for USG customers.
• Ability to write compliant technical proposals.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical lead for new business captures.
• Collaborate on proposals and demonstrations.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to customers.

Skills

Technical proposal writing

Strategic leadership

Customer engagement

Verbal communication

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or related field

Master’s degree in aerospace engineering or related field

Job description

What You’ll Do:

As a Solutions Architect at Slingshot, you will design innovative technical solutions to address unmet customer needs in the space-systems domain. You’ll play a key role in developing winning proposals by crafting compliant technical volumes, leading technical demonstrations, and creating compelling visual materials. In this role, you’ll provide subject matter expertise during customer engagements, support teaming activities, and clearly articulate value propositions to drive new business opportunities.

Position Responsibilities:

• Act as a technical lead for new business captures, lead product sales and solutioning activities, and provide subject matter expertise; help create repeatable processes
• Collaborate with the account team on technical proposals, presentations, and demonstrations that effectively communicate the value and capabilities of Slingshot's solutions.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to prospects and customers, translating their operational challenges into tailored solutions while ensuring alignment with government standards and regulations.
• Work closely with product, engineering, and delivery teams to ensure proposed solutions are feasible, efficient, and aligned with Slingshot's capabilities and roadmap
• Develop high-level designs that align to customer requirements and user operations, and that leverage our internal engineering capabilities and support cost proposal generation
• Maintain understanding of all Slingshot products and capabilities, stay up to date on new developments and technologies
• Perform other duties as assigned (to be less than 10% of the responsibilities listed above)

Pre-Requisites:

• Must be eligible to obtain or maintain US Government Security Clearance

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or a related technical field
• 10+ years of experience developing technical solutions for USG customers with space domain awareness (SDA) or space surveillance and tracking (SST) needs
• 5+ years of experience architecting technical solutions for USG customers with SDA or SST needs, supporting the capture lifecycle process from the discovery phase to developing a compelling technical baseline to delivering a mature technical response that receives high marks from the USG customer
• Ability to write compelling and compliant technical proposals
• Demonstrated strategic and technical leadership experience in SDA or SST
• Comfort in customer-facing situations; willingness to engage with the market
• Strong verbal communication skills, including active listening and the ability to explain complex solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong presentation skills, including the ability to generate graphics and presentations that increase the probability of winning new business
• Experience forming trusted relationships with potential new customers and helping shape new business opportunities that align with our strengths
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time within the United States to support meetings with customers and business partners

Preferred Skills:

• Master’s degree in aerospace engineering or a related technical field
• Supported over $20 million in new business awards by leading technical proposal responses and supporting subsequent program execution
• Capable of generating detailed and accurate pricing estimates
• Experience leading both written and oral technical responses for RFPs
• Able to evaluate the competitive landscape of potential bidders on a new business opportunity as well as formulating a well-thought strategy for beating a pool of potential competitors
• Deep knowledge of platform architectures and authority-to-operate processes
• Early-stage start-up experience

You don’t have to meet every qualification listed - if your skills are transferable and you meet the minimum requirements, we encourage you to apply.

Location: UK (Remote)

Classification: Full-Time Exempt

Compensation: £80,000 - £134,000

US-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following U.S. states: AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OR, RI, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI. We are unable to consider candidates residing in other U.S. states at this time.

Internationally-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following locations: United Kingdom. We are unable to consider candidates residing in other countries at this time.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion are key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for creating a safer, more connected world. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also national origin, citizenship, sex, color, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic that is part of one’s identity. All of our employees’ points of view are key to our success, and we embrace individuality.