Remote Space Systems Technical Director

Leidos Inc; Colorado Springs (CO); Remote; USD 154,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Space Force Technical Director to lead capability validation, solution development, and customer engagements. The role requires active TS/SCI clearance, extensive systems engineering, and experience across space mission domains.

It involves remote work with onsite presence in Colorado Springs and Reston, with international and CONUS travel as needed. The candidate will develop white papers, proposals, and briefings, collaborating with Space Force and program teams to align

Qualifications

• Requires Masters degree in a technical or scientific field and 15+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience (at least 5 years) in three of the following areas, with expertise in at least one: Networking Engineering, Cybersecurity, System Development, AI/ML, Data Science, Data Warehousing, Data Governance, Hardware Engineering, IT Operations, System Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Information Assurance or ITIL Framework.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-contract execution with focus on engineering solutions and customer mission alignment.
• Engage with customers and develop opportunity strategies as a technical expert.
• Support pre-sales activities, including white papers, RFI responses, and proposals.

Skills

Networking Engineering

Cybersecurity

System Architecture

Cloud Architecture

Education

Master's degree in technical field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Space Force Technical Director to lead capability validation, solution development, and customer engagements. The role requires active TS/SCI clearance, extensive systems engineering, and experience across space mission domains.

It involves remote work with onsite presence in Colorado Springs and Reston, with international and CONUS travel as needed. The candidate will develop white papers, proposals, and briefings, collaborating with Space Force and program teams to align