CareerPlan

Commercial Technical Assessment Lead

Chantilly, VA, USFull-time$121k–$181k2026-10-30 → 2026-11-10
On-siteCitizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Lead teams to conduct rigorous technical evaluations of commercial solutions to ensure they meet mission requirements and integrate into national space capabilities.

Role type

Senior Project Leader (Systems Engineering)

Builds

Decision support products, technical evaluations, reference architectures, and integrated foresight products for government space missions.

Domain

Defense & Space Systems Engineering

Required skills

Systems engineering, technical viability assessment, integrated performance analysis, technical risk management, commercial requirements discovery, service portfolio optimization

Preferred skills

System-of-systems engineering, modeling and simulation analysis, digital engineering, government space mission architecture knowledge, MS&A and acquisition initiatives leadership

Technologies

Systems engineering tools, modeling and simulation platforms

Responsibilities

Develop and deliver decision support products or detailed technical evaluations of commercial offerings; Lead teams to perform commercial requirements discovery and reference architecture development; Identify and advise customers on technical risks associated with integrating commercial solutions; Collaborate with national space enterprise customers to understand mission requirements; Foster relationships with commercial vendors and industry partners; Support rapid prototyping initiatives to demonstrate commercial technologies.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities