Surveillance & Navigation Architecture Performance Associate Director

Jobtailor

California (MO)

On-site

USD 190,000 - 230,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a senior MS&A leader to partner with the director to shape an organizational vision, identify growth opportunities, engage customers, and develop cross-location technical expertise.

You will guide the development of MS&A capabilities and products to support research, development, and space-based decisions, while fostering centers of excellence in geo-spatial intelligence, signals intelligence, space surveillance, PNT systems, and signals integrity.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, astronautical, electrical engineering, computer science, physics, operations research, mathematics, or related field.
10 years leading MS&A teams, coordinating complex tasks, translating customer needs into actionable work.
Strength in position, navigation, timing architecture performance evaluations, geolocation, or signals analysis.
Ability to flex communication for staff, collaborators, customers.
Current TS/SCI clearance; U.S. citizenship for clearance eligibility.
Graduate degree or extensive experience in listed fields is a plus.

Responsibilities

Partner with director to cultivate organizational vision and growth opportunities.
Lead cross-location teams, develop technical expertise, and ensure quality across programs.
Build talent pipelines, hire, mentor, and coach staff.
Foster centers of excellence in GEOINT, SIGINT, space surveillance, PNT, and signals integrity.
Manage resources, direct complex tasks, and maintain strong customer relationships.
Collaborate with leadership to sustain an effective national organization.
Monitor compliance, safety awareness, and organizational processes.

Skills

MS&A Team Leadership

Position, Navigation, And Timing

Geospatial Intelligence

Current TS/SCI Clearance

Remote Staff Development

Geolocation

Signals Analysis

Communication Flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Graduate degree in related field

Tools

Geospatial Analysis Tools

GPS

PNT Systems

Job description

Partner with the director to cultivate an organizational vision, identify growth opportunities, engage customers, and develop technical expertise across a geographically distributed team
Guide development of MS&A capabilities and products supporting research, development, and acquisition decisions for space-based architectures
Foster centers of excellence in geo-spatial intelligence, signals intelligence, space surveillance, PNT systems, and signals integrity
Lead hiring and workforce development initiatives, build talent pipelines, and develop staff through mentoring and coaching
Build and maintain customer and collaborator relationships
Create an innovation-focused organization and lead multidisciplinary analyst teams
Coordinate complex technical tasks across multiple programs, manage resources, and ensure work-product quality and accuracy
Collaborate with subdivision and division leadership to cultivate an effective national organization
Monitor, direct, and improve organizational processes, functions, compliance, and safety awareness

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with demonstrated experience or graduate degree in aerospace, astronautical, or electrical engineering, computer science, physics, operations research, mathematics, or a related field of science or engineering from an accredited institution
10 years demonstrated experience leading MS&A teams, coordinating complex technical tasks among team members, and translating customer needs into viable instructions for analysts/development teams
Demonstrated strength in position, navigation, and timing architecture performance evaluations, geolocation, or signals analysis and integrity
Ability to flex communication styles for productive interactions with staff, collaborators, and customers
Current and active TS/SCI clearance
U.S. citizenship required to obtain a security clearance
Graduate degree or extensive work experience in the listed fields (impressive to have)
Knowledge across Intelligence Community or U.S. Department of Defense business practices, acquisition policies, or space mission portfolios
Experience working in or directly supporting program offices, especially in technical areas related to GPS or PNT
Experience leading geographically distributed teams across multiple locations with demonstrated success in remote staff development and operations
History of navigating collaborations between technical experts across multiple fields
Prior management or leadership experience in hiring, mentoring, training, development of personnel, or cross-organization coordination
Experience identifying, prioritizing, and resolving technical and/or personnel issues

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading multidisciplinary teams in the development of MS&A capabilities, with a strong focus on position, navigation, and timing architecture evaluations. Proven ability to cultivate relationships and foster innovation while ensuring compliance and quality across complex technical tasks.

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