Consulting Mission Assurance Engineer

Jobtailor; Maryland; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a senior Mission Assurance expert to drive regulatory compliance, risk reduction, and stakeholder coordination across aerospace programs. You will lead assessments, mentor teams, and guide implementations, with a focus on Space Flight programs and complex government requirements.

The role requires TS clearance, strong facilitation, and proven ability to navigate multi-program environments; travel up to 25% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 16 years of professional experience OR Master’s degree with 14 years OR PhD with 12 years of professional experience.
• Active U.S. Government Top-Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
• Ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access
• Experience in design and manufacturing, or technology environment
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects
• Experience with proposal development and contract negotiation
• Demonstrated ability to navigate teams through conflict resolution
• Experience with multiple industry standards across aerospace and manufacturing
• Strong facilitation skills leading workshops and VSM sessions
• Top Secret clearance with SCI preferred
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer preferred
• Advanced knowledge and application of industry standards and requirements preferred
• Extensive experience with Space Flight programs through design, manufacturing, test, delivery and support preferred
• Experience briefing executive leadership on the interpretation of requirements preferred
• U.S. Citizenship required for positions with a government clearance

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical authority and advisor on Mission Assurance approach, regulatory requirements, and customer-specific mandates
• Partner across engineering, manufacturing, contracts, programs, and supply chain to ensure executability and compliance
• Drive continuous improvement and risk reduction
• Translate requirements into business outcomes and influence stakeholder behavior
• Lead assessments and develop execution strategies
• Guide implementation across programs
• Conduct comprehensive gap analyses and maturity assessments for Mission Assurance Program execution
• Support proposals and interpret regulatory and contractual requirements
• Evaluate the organization’s ability to meet customer requirements
• Support negotiations of terms and conditions concerning regulatory flow downs
• Mentor and train personnel on Mission Assurance approaches
• Serve as a non-advocate in resolving complex requirements interpretation
• Support ethics investigations involving requirements interpretation
• Maintain current knowledge of regulations, standards, and industry best practices and disseminate insights internally
• Potentially serve on industry boards
• Influence stakeholders through excellent written and verbal communication
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Travel 25% of the time

Skills

Regulatory Compliance

Stakeholder Engagement

Project Management

Conflict Resolution

Written Communication

Verbal Communication

Mentoring and Training

Risk Reduction

Continuous Improvement

Space Flight Program Experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

PhD

Job description

• Serve as a technical authority and advisor on programs’ Mission Assurance approach, regulatory requirements, and customer-specific mandates
• Partner across engineering, manufacturing, contracts, programs, and supply chain to ensure executability and compliance
• Drive continuous improvement and risk reduction
• Translate requirements into business outcomes and influence stakeholder behavior
• Lead assessments and develop execution strategies
• Guide implementation across programs
• Conduct comprehensive gap analyses and maturity assessments for Mission Assurance Program execution
• Support proposals and interpret regulatory and contractual requirements
• Evaluate the organization’s ability to meet customer requirements
• Support negotiations of terms and conditions concerning regulatory flow downs
• Mentor and train personnel on Mission Assurance approaches
• Serve as a non-advocate in resolving complex requirements interpretation
• Support ethics investigations involving requirements interpretation
• Maintain current knowledge of regulations, standards, and industry best practices and disseminate insights internally
• Potentially serve on industry boards
• Influence stakeholders through excellent written and verbal communication
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Travel 25% of the time

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 16 years of professional experience OR Master’s degree with 14 years of professional experience OR PhD with 12 years of professional experience
• Active U.S. Government Top-Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
• Ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access
• Experience in design and manufacturing, or technology environment
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects
• Experience with proposal development and contract negotiation
• Demonstrated ability to navigate teams through conflict resolution
• Experience with multiple industry standards across aerospace and manufacturing
• Strong facilitation skills leading workshops and VSM sessions
• Top Secret clearance with SCI preferred
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer preferred
• Advanced knowledge and application of industry standards and requirements preferred
• Extensive experience with Space Flight programs through design, manufacturing, test, delivery and support preferred
• Experience briefing executive leadership on the interpretation of requirements preferred
• U.S. Citizenship required for positions with a government clearance

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Mission Assurance approaches, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder influence, with a strong focus on continuous improvement and risk reduction across engineering and manufacturing environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Mission Assurance Expertise
• Regulatory Compliance
• Proposal Development
• Project Management
• Conflict Resolution

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Gap Analysis
• Maturity Assessment
• Contract Negotiation
• Design and Manufacturing Experience
• Industry Standards Knowledge
• Space Flight Program Experience
• Workshop Facilitation
• VSM Session Leadership

Soft Skills

• Excellent Written Communication
• Excellent Verbal Communication
• Mentoring and Training

Certifications & Qualifications

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer
• Top Secret Security Clearance
• SCI Approval/Access

Industry Keywords

• Aerospace
• Manufacturing
• Continuous Improvement
• Risk Reduction
• Stakeholder Engagement