Space Mission SETA Lead (TS/SCI) — Flight Ops

QinetiQ US; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

QinetiQ US seeks a SETA Space Support Lead to provide mid-to-senior level technical and operational leadership in a SCIF environment for classified mission programs in the National Capital Region.

The ideal candidate holds active TS/SCI with polygraph and has IC space architecture, flight operations, and space integration experience across EO/IR/spectral systems. Strong communication and leadership skills are required.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• 10+ years of relevant IC/space mission program experience.
• Experience in a SCIF environment.
• Technical background in aerospace, astronautical, electrical, CS, or systems engineering.
• Understanding of IC space architecture and flight operations.
• Experience supporting space integration with EO/IR/spectral systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide SETA space mission support to government customers across technical, operational, integration, and program execution activities.
• Lead or support technical coordination for IC space architecture, flight operations, and mission integration activities.
• Support space integration involving EO, IR, and spectral systems, coordinating with mission, ground, payload, and operations stakeholders.
• Assess technical issues, mission risks, integration challenges, and operational constraints affecting classified space programs.
• Proactively identify issues, develop courses of action, coordinate with stakeholders, and support implementation through resolution.
• Apply expertise in aerospace, astronautics, electrical engineering, computer science, or systems engineering to evaluate mission needs and system performance.
• Coordinate with government, SETA, FFRDC, UARC, industry, and mission partner teams in classified environments.
• Support mission planning, flight operations, system integration, and readiness reviews.
• Develop technical briefings, white papers, COA recommendations, and leadership updates.
• Maintain awareness of schedules, dependencies, constraints, and mission priorities.

Skills

Active TS/SCI clearance

SCIF environment experience

Space mission operations

Technical leadership

Cross-disciplinary engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Aerospace/Electrical/CS/Systems Engineering

Job description

QinetiQ US seeks a SETA Space Support Lead to provide mid-to-senior level technical and operational leadership in a SCIF environment for classified mission programs in the National Capital Region.

The ideal candidate holds active TS/SCI with polygraph and has IC space architecture, flight operations, and space integration experience across EO/IR/spectral systems. Strong communication and leadership skills are required.