Senior Space RCO Program Management & Acquisition Support

At K , we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. K  employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. K  is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.

Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of K 's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions. Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world.

Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.

Candidates who join K 's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.

• Provide senior-level program management and acquisition advisory support for complex, time-critical space programs, projects, tests, and mission activities.
• Assist with acquisition planning, market research, requirements development, and preparation or review of technical and programmatic acquisition documentation, including statements of work and requests for proposal.
• Coordinate with Government, engineering, operational, acquisition, research and development, and mission-partner organizations to clarify needs, align priorities, and support program objectives.
• Assess technical sufficiency, cost, schedule, quality, risk, and delivery of program products; develop fact-based recommendations and courses of action.
• Support integrated planning, milestone coordination, resource alignment, and transition to operational use across multiple projects and stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain integrated schedules, risk and issue information, action-item tracking, status products, and decision-support materials.
• Prepare, review, and edit program reports, acquisition documents, briefings, executive summaries, and formal communications.
• Support system and program reviews and advise on design challenges, delivery, integration, test readiness, transition, and mission impacts.
• Coordinate agreements and documentation supporting transition of Space RCO capabilities into organizing, training, equipping, and operational frameworks.
• Perform independently on high-visibility, mission-critical efforts and provide technical or programmatic guidance to less experienced staff when assigned.
• Translate complex technical and programmatic information into concise, actionable recommendations for technical, program-management, and executive audiences.

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and SAP eligibility; willingness to submit to a Counterintelligence polygraph and ability to maintain required clearance and accesses. which is something only a U.S. citizen can obtain.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, systems engineering, program management, business, acquisition, or a related discipline. Equivalent experience may be considered only when permitted by contract requirements and approved by K  HR/Compensation.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant DoD, Intelligence Community, Government, or industry experience in program management, acquisition, systems engineering, space systems, or related mission environments.
• Experience supporting development, fielding, integration, transition, or sustainment of satellite, ground, software, sensor, processor, command-and-control, or other complex mission systems.
• Experience in DoD program management or acquisition, including program development, requirements, transition, contractor coordination, or delivery oversight.
• Experience with Integrated Master Schedules, risk and issue management, and Statements of Work or Performance Work Statements.
• Understanding of space operational environments, mission-user needs, and space-system engineering, development, integration, manufacturing, or mission operations.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly,…