Senior Space Operations Architect

Zachary Piper Solutions; El Segundo (CA); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k

Paid time off

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks an experienced Space Operations Integrator to support the U.S. Space Force's Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power portfolio.

This role bridges operators, acquisition teams, and technical groups to deliver next-generation warfighter capabilities for enterprise space missions. The ideal candidate has deep space operations expertise, a bachelor’s degree, and 14+ years with national security space programs, with an ability to translate mission needs into technical

Qualifications

• 14+ years of experience supporting space systems or related national security programs.
• Direct work with operational space missions and mission users.
• Strong understanding of space system development, integration, and deployment.
• Experience in government acquisition, systems engineering, or operational integration.
• Excellent communication with technical, operational, and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide space operations expertise supporting requirements development, CONOPS creation, systems design, testing, and integration.
• Translate operational mission needs into technical capabilities and acquisition strategies.
• Support space mission systems' command and control analysis.
• Coordinate with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, Systems Engineers, and partners.
• Review technical and acquisition docs to inform program decisions.
• Represent the government in meetings and integration forums.
• Support transitioning prototypes into enterprise-level applications.
• Assist with acquisition strategies for space systems.
• Identify execution challenges and provide improvements.
• Prepare presentations and executive briefings for stakeholders.
• Support cross-organization integration to improve standardization.

Skills

Space operations

Requirements development

Acquisition integration

Stakeholder engagement

Technical liaison

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks an experienced Space Operations Integrator to support the U.S. Space Force's Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power portfolio.

This role bridges operators, acquisition teams, and technical groups to deliver next-generation warfighter capabilities for enterprise space missions. The ideal candidate has deep space operations expertise, a bachelor’s degree, and 14+ years with national security space programs, with an ability to translate mission needs into technical