Program Integration Advisor - Tactical Space Sensing & Rapid Acquisition

Stellar Solutions; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellar Solutions in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Program Integration Advisor to connect government leadership with rapid acquisition and space-based sensing capabilities for mission success.

You will manage complex workstreams from problem definition through integration, validation, and fielding, ensuring alignment with mission needs and decision authority.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience supporting Department of Defense, National Security Space, Intelligence Community, or similar complex commercial technology programs.
• Experience working with Government acquisition organizations or commercial technology providers to evaluate and deliver capabilities.
• Significant experience in program management, systems engineering and integration, acquisition support, or mission integration
• Demonstrated experience independently leading complex Government or commercial projects or workstreams involving multiple technical, acquisition, and operational stakeholders.
• Experience supporting technology development, integration, demonstration, testing, validation, fielding, or transition to operations.
• Technical familiarity with space systems, remote sensing, space-based sensing, mission software, ground systems, data processing, or related capabilities.
• Proven strong communication skills, stakeholder-management, and problem-solving skills with demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguous and rapidly evolving environments.
• Bachelor's of Science degree in a technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to Government leadership and independently lead assigned projects and workstreams spanning technical, acquisition, programmatic, and operational organizations.
• Translate warfighter and mission needs into actionable capability requirements, acquisition approaches, integration activities, and execution plans.
• Support the rapid acquisition, integration, and fielding of commercial and Government sensing, environmental monitoring, software, data, analytics, and other emerging capabilities.
• Assess how space-based sensing and associated data products can contribute to tactical awareness, targeting, environmental characterization, and other mission needs.
• Evaluate candidate technologies through vendor engagement, demonstrations, technical assessment, testing, and operational validation to determine mission utility and integration feasibility.
• Connect commercial innovation and Government capabilities with existing architectures, mission workflows, data environments, and operational users.
• Coordinate Government organizations, commercial vendors, technical teams, acquisition stakeholders, and operational users to resolve issues and accelerate capability delivery.
• Develop and maintain execution approaches that move promising technologies beyond demonstration toward meaningful operational employment.
• Mentor developing program-management personnel and help establish effective execution practices across the team.
• Operate with broad Government intent and limited supervision, taking ownership of difficult problems and driving them toward decision and action while preserving Government leadership and decision authority.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's of Science degree in a technical discipline

Job description

Program Integration Advisor - Tactical Space Sensing & Rapid Acquisition

Job Details

• ID: 2026-2007
• Category: Systems Engineer
• Required Security Clearance: TS/SCI (SSBI)
• Type: Full-Time

Overview

Stellar Solutions, a nationally recognized "Great Place To Work," delivers engineering solutions across commercial space and national security missions-from innovative new entrants to established space systems organizations.

We bring talented, energetic, and immediately productive professionals to meet critical customer needs in systems engineering and integration, mission operations, program management, and strategic planning-helping teams deliver resilient capability to the mission with speed, quality, and focus.

Stellar Solutions is seeking a highly motivated Program Integration Advisor to provide support to Government leadership advancing Tactical Space Sensing capabilities within the Space-Based Sensing and Targeting mission area.

This role will help connect operational needs with rapidly evolving commercial and Government space sensing, environmental monitoring, software, analytics, and data capabilities that can improve how mission users understand and act on conditions across the operational environment. The Integration Advisor will take ownership of complex workstreams and help move high-priority capabilities from problem definition and technology assessment through acquisition, integration, validation, and operational use.

The successful candidate will help turn emerging space sensing, environmental monitoring, data, and software capabilities into operationally relevant solutions that improve how the Government understands the environment, assesses mission conditions, and supports time-sensitive sensing and targeting decisions.

Role / Responsibilities / Qualifications

Stellar Solutions is looking to fill multiple Program Integration / Acquisition Advisor positions supporting a dynamic National Security Space mission. The right candidate will serve as a trusted Government advisor at the intersection of program management, systems integration, rapid acquisition, and space-based sensing and targeting. This role is well suited for someone who can bring structure to ambiguous mission problems, connect technical and operational communities, and turn promising sensing, data, and software capabilities into executable paths toward mission use while preserving Government leadership and decision authority.

Key responsibilities include:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to Government leadership and independently lead assigned projects and workstreams spanning technical, acquisition, programmatic, and operational organizations.
• Translate warfighter and mission needs into actionable capability requirements, acquisition approaches, integration activities, and execution plans.
• Support the rapid acquisition, integration, and fielding of commercial and Government sensing, environmental monitoring, software, data, analytics, and other emerging capabilities.
• Assess how space-based sensing and associated data products can contribute to tactical awareness, targeting, environmental characterization, and other mission needs.
• Evaluate candidate technologies through vendor engagement, demonstrations, technical assessment, testing, and operational validation to determine mission utility and integration feasibility.
• Connect commercial innovation and Government capabilities with existing architectures, mission workflows, data environments, and operational users.
• Coordinate Government organizations, commercial vendors, technical teams, acquisition stakeholders, and operational users to resolve issues and accelerate capability delivery.
• Develop and maintain execution approaches that move promising technologies beyond demonstration toward meaningful operational employment.
• Mentor developing program-management personnel and help establish effective execution practices across the team.
• Operate with broad Government intent and limited supervision, taking ownership of difficult problems and driving them toward decision and action while preserving Government leadership and decision authority.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience supporting Department of Defense, National Security Space, Intelligence Community, or similar complex commercial technology programs.
• Experience working with Government acquisition organizations or commercial technology providers to evaluate and deliver capabilities.
• Significant experience in program management, systems engineering and integration, acquisition support, or mission integration
• Demonstrated experience independently leading complex Government or commercial projects or workstreams involving multiple technical, acquisition, and operational stakeholders.
• Experience supporting technology development, integration, demonstration, testing, validation, fielding, or transition to operations.
• Technical familiarity with space systems, remote sensing, space-based sensing, mission software, ground systems, data processing, or related capabilities.
• Proven strong communication skills, stakeholder-management, and problem-solving skills with demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguous and rapidly evolving environments.
• Bachelor's of Science degree in a technical discipline.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting U.S. Space Force, Space Systems Command, Space-Based Sensing and Targeting, or related National Security Space organizations.
• Experience with rapid acquisition, software acquisition, prototyping, commercial acquisition strategies, or other adaptive acquisition approaches.
• Experience supporting space-based environmental monitoring, tactical sensing, remote sensing, targeting, or mission applications that depend on timely characterization of the operational environment.
• Familiarity with commercial remote sensing or multiple sensing phenomenologies such as EO, IR, RF, SAR, or thermal sensing.
• Experience integrating commercial technology, software, data, or analytics into Government architectures or operational workflows.
• Familiarity with AI/ML, Agile software development, automated analytics, data fusion, or software-enabled mission capabilities.
• PMP, Defense Acquisition University, Systems Engineering, or comparable professional credentials.

Clearance & Additional Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Active TS clearance is required with SCI eligibility.
• Ability to access U.S.-only data systems and support classified government mission environments is required.
• Ability to travel to temporary work locations up to 10%, as needed

Location

El Segundo, CA. Other Stellar and customer mission locations may be considered based on program need.

Compensation

The typical salary range for this position is USD $146,000 - $188,000 per year. Individual pay is determined by many factors including work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for a comprehensive total rewards package that includes an annual performance bonus, an employer-funded Profit-Sharing Plan (PSP) contribution based on base compensation, and comprehensive employer-paid medical benefits, PTO pay-out options, along with additional company-sponsored benefits. All of these benefits represent an additional 30-40% to your base compensation for a total compensation package.

Deliverables

The successful candidate will help turn emerging space sensing, environmental monitoring, data, and software capabilities into operationally relevant solutions that improve how the Government understands the environment, assesses mission conditions, and supports time-sensitive sensing and targeting decisions. By connecting mission need, technical feasibility, acquisition strategy, integration, and user validation, this role will help accelerate the transition of promising capabilities from concept or demonstration into trusted operational use. Deliverables may include capability assessments, integration and acquisition plans, technical analyses, decision briefings, demonstration and test artifacts, execution roadmaps, and other Government-directed products that support informed decisions and measurable mission progress.