CareerPlan

Industry SME Contractor

USAContract$120k–$160k2026-11-06 → 2026-11-09
Freelance / independent contractorCitizens only

Core

Senior technical authority shaping the vision, architecture, and delivery roadmap for multidisciplinary cyber, aerospace, space, and embedded systems offerings.

Role type

Senior IC product engineer / systems architect

Builds

Scalable, commercially viable solutions for cyber, software, hardware, AI, space, and ground segments

Domain

Cybersecurity, Aerospace, Space Systems, Embedded Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Systems architecture, Security architecture, Product strategy, Cross-domain expertise, Compliance frameworks, Incident management, Risk management, Technical leadership, Solution design, Trade-off analysis

Preferred skills

Satellite mission operations, AI/ML model deployment in constrained environments, SPARTA threat frameworks, Embedded/real-time systems integration, Commercial pilot deployment

Technologies

C, POSIX, Real-time OS, Python, PyTorch, Docker, Grafana, MQTT, Node.js, GitHub Actions, CI/CD

Responsibilities

Shape technical vision and engineering standards, Translate mission/security requirements into scalable solutions, Advise specialist workstream leads and assess tradeoffs

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC