Space Systems SME Industrial Engineer — On‑Site LA AFB

Deltasands; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

PTO

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Military leave

Jury duty leave

Job summary

Delta Solutions & Strategies is seeking a Subject Matter Expert Industrial Engineer to support Space Force Space Systems Command activities in the Los Angeles area. The role requires leadership in systems engineering management, scheduling, process development, and cross-functional program execution for Space Sensing programs.

You will shape technical approaches, brief senior government leaders, and coordinate with multiple teams to improve efficiency, schedule integrity, and mission

Qualifications

• Evidence-based SME with DoD or national security space experience.
• Ability to brief senior Government leaders and influence technical direction.
• Experience analyzing complex processes, schedules, and program execution data.
• Strong MS Office skills and experience with program schedules.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject‑matter authority for the assigned functional area and advise Government technical or program leadership on high‑complexity issues.
• Shape technical approaches, strategies, processes, and decision products and lead the most complex reviews or analyses.
• Represent the functional area in senior‑level technical forums, working groups, and cross‑organizational coordination as required.
• Analyze engineering and acquisition processes and recommend practical improvements to increase efficiency, consistency, and mission effectiveness.
• Support systems engineering management activities including configuration management, risk management, interface management, technical planning, and process control.
• Develop, maintain, analyze, and present Integrated Master Schedules and related program scheduling products.
• Assist Government teams with work breakdown structures, schedule dependencies, critical paths, milestones, and program baseline reviews.
• Evaluate program and project schedules and identify sequencing, dependency, resource, or execution risks.
• Coordinate across Integrated Product Teams and functional organizations to improve transparency and synchronization of technical and programmatic activities.
• Prepare analyses, briefings, reports, schedules, and recommendations for Government review.

Job description

Delta Solutions & Strategies is seeking a Subject Matter Expert Industrial Engineer to support Space Force Space Systems Command activities in the Los Angeles area. The role requires leadership in systems engineering management, scheduling, process development, and cross-functional program execution for Space Sensing programs.

You will shape technical approaches, brief senior government leaders, and coordinate with multiple teams to improve efficiency, schedule integrity, and mission