Missile Warning Systems Engineer (Foreign Military Sales)

Apogee; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apogee is seeking a Missile Warning Systems Engineer with Foreign Military Sales experience to interface with U.S. Space Force programs and export to international partners from Arlington, VA.

You will integrate mission-area programs into the FMS enterprise and lead TRFD activities, aligning technical solutions with policy compliance. You will translate customer needs into technical requirements, produce high-quality memos, and present briefings to executive leadership reporting milestones,

Qualifications

• Experience translating customer needs into technical requirements.
• Background in missile warning or space security domains is a plus.
• Ability to produce concise memos and briefing materials.

Responsibilities

• Integrate US Space Force mission-area programs into the FMS enterprise for export to international partners.
• Lead TRFD activities ensuring compliance with Air Force/DoD policies.
• Translate operational needs into system requirements and specifications.
• Prepare and deliver technical memos, TRFD packets, and compliance documents.
• Develop briefings for executive and senior leaders on milestones and risks.
• Coordinate with program offices, foreign disclosure officers, contracting, legal/compliance, acquisition, and international partners.

Skills

Systems engineering

FMS experience

Technical writing

Executive briefings

Job description

Overview

Apogee has an exciting new opportunity for a Missile Warning Systems Engineer with Foreign Military Sales experience.

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact in the space domain? You understand your customer’s environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into technical specifications makes you an integral part of delivering a customer focused engineering solution.

As a Systems Engineer on our team, you have the chance to shape the space security cooperation and security assistance mission by providing technical expertise to integrate a U.S. Space Force mission area programs of record into the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) enterprise and enable export to international partners. You’ll coordinate with key stakeholders to support the technology release and foreign disclosure (TRFD) process and ensure compliance with Air Force Policy. You’ll develop and deliver high-quality written products and briefings to executive-level leadership to report programmatic milestones.

This position is full time onsite position located in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities

• Integrate U.S. Space Force mission-area programs of record into the FMS enterprise to enable export to international partners.
• Coordinate and lead technical release and foreign disclosure (TRFD) activities for program capabilities, ensuring compliance with applicable Air Force and DoD policies.
• Translate operational/customer needs into technical requirements and system specifications that support exportability and partner use.
• Prepare, review, and deliver high-quality written products (technical memos, TRFD packets, compliance documentation) supporting technology release decisions.
• Develop and present briefings to executive- and senior-level leadership that report programmatic milestones, TRFD status, and risk/mitigation plans.
• Engage and coordinate with key stakeholders — program offices, foreign disclosure officers, contracting, legal/compliance, acquisition, and international partners — to drive timely decisions.