Outcome-Driven Deployment Strategist

Mosaic.tech; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Istari seeks a Deployment Strategist to own outcomes on major federal programs. You will embed with a small team of forward deployed engineers, decide what matters, and determine how progress is demonstrated through demonstrations, technical interchanges, and tests.

You will serve as named Program Manager on federal programs, coordinating with government offices, executives, and field teams. This role rewards ownership, judgment, and adaptive thinking.

Qualifications

• Own an outcome with no formal authority over teams.
• Insider fluency in aerospace domain and programs.
• Knowledge of MBSE, digital threads, and model sharing.
• Strong product sense: know what to build next.
• Ability to brief executives and engage engineers.
• Experience with government contracting mechanics.

Responsibilities

• Own the outcome of a program end to end: define success, choose problems, and set milestones.
• Embed with government and industry customers to understand mission and constraints.
• Serve as named Program Manager on federal programs and manage contracts.
• Set direction for a small Forward Deployed Engineering team and protect their time.
• Grow the program through option years and expansions based on delivered outcomes.
• Feed field learnings back into product and engineering.
• Travel to customer sites and milestones, typically domestic.

Skills

Judgment

Curiosity

Bias toward action

Domain knowledge: aerospace programs

MBSE

Digital threads

Product sense

Executive briefing

Government contracting

Security clearance eligibility

Job description

Istari seeks a Deployment Strategist to own outcomes on major federal programs. You will embed with a small team of forward deployed engineers, decide what matters, and determine how progress is demonstrated through demonstrations, technical interchanges, and tests.

You will serve as named Program Manager on federal programs, coordinating with government offices, executives, and field teams. This role rewards ownership, judgment, and adaptive thinking.