Strategic Program Integration Advisor (Space & Acquisition)

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

Job summary

Stellar Solutions in El Segundo, CA is seeking a highly motivated Program Integration Advisor to support Government leadership advancing Tactical Space Sensing capabilities. The role leads complex workstreams across program management, systems integration, and rapid acquisition to deliver capabilities from definition through validation and fielding.

You will translate mission needs into requirements, coordinate diverse stakeholders and vendors, evaluate technologies, and mentor emerging

Qualifications

• 10+ 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 across technical, acquisition, programmatic, and operational organizations.
• Translate warfighter and mission needs into actionable capability requirements, acquisition approaches, integration activities, and execution plans.
• Support rapid acquisition and fielding of commercial and Government software, sensing, data, analytics, and other emerging capabilities through non-traditional DoD processes.
• Evaluate candidate technologies through vendor engagement, demonstrations, technical assessment, testing, and operational validation to assess mission utility and integration feasibility.
• Coordinate Government organizations, commercial vendors, technical teams, and operational users to resolve issues and accelerate capability delivery.
• 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 while preserving Government leadership and decision authority.

Skills

Program management

Systems engineering

Acquisition support

Mission integration

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s of Science degree in a technical discipline

Job description

Stellar Solutions in El Segundo, CA is seeking a highly motivated Program Integration Advisor to support Government leadership advancing Tactical Space Sensing capabilities. The role leads complex workstreams across program management, systems integration, and rapid acquisition to deliver capabilities from definition through validation and fielding.

You will translate mission needs into requirements, coordinate diverse stakeholders and vendors, evaluate technologies, and mentor emerging