Program Management & Acquisition Support - Space RCO

Program Management And Acquisition Support Professional

Stellar Solutions, a nationally recognized "Great Place To Work", has exciting opportunities providing Engineering solutions for innovative new-entrant space companies, as well as established space systems manufacturers, commercial space system operators and service providers, and other industry stakeholders including investors.

At Stellar Solutions, we offer talented, energetic, and immediately productive resources to satisfy our customers' critical needs in systems engineering and integration, mission operations, program management and strategic planning. We are a leading service and expertise provider for high-tech commercial ventures, spanning communications, earth observation and remote sensing systems and data products, to the infrastructures that support earth orbiting and beyond earth orbit businesses.

Stellar Solutions is seeking a Program Management and Acquisition Support professional to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance to a government rapid capabilities organization responsible for developing and delivering advanced space capabilities. This role supports time-critical acquisition, test, transition, and program execution activities involving space vehicles, subsystems, ground systems, and command-and-control capabilities. The successful candidate will bring strong technical and project management expertise, sound judgment, and the ability to deliver results in a high-profile, fast-paced environment.

You will work within a small, highly empowered team in which each member contributes directly to program success. The role provides program leadership and technical insight across space-rated hardware, software, sensors, processors, satellite vehicle buses, subsystems, and ground systems. You will help the government team evaluate program performance, coordinate acquisition and transition activities, and translate complex technical information into actionable recommendations for management and executive leadership.

Key responsibilities include:

• Serve as a program advisory lead for time-critical technical projects, test activities, and tasks requiring technical and project management expertise.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to identify program needs and develop solutions, schedules, and courses of action that support project goals.
• Support acquisition planning, market research, and the development of technical requirements and acquisition documentation.
• Assess the technical sufficiency, cost, quality, schedule, and timely delivery of program products and deliverables.
• Collaborate with engineers and other technical specialists to provide advice and resolve program and system challenges.
• Support the management and execution of programs consisting of multiple projects, ensuring activities are coordinated and resources are used effectively.
• Draft, review, edit, and coordinate program reports, acquisition documents, decision materials, and executive briefings.
• Coordinate with operational units, higher headquarters, Combatant Command staffs, acquisition organizations, and research and development functions.
• Develop, track, and coordinate agreements and documentation needed to transition program capabilities into operational organizing, training, and equipping frameworks.
• Advise government management on acquisition strategy, program execution, design challenges, delivery, integration, and system program reviews.
• Perform independently on high-visibility and mission-critical aspects of program execution.
• Translate complex technical ideas and data into clear, actionable recommendations and differentiated courses of action.

Required qualifications:

• Minimum of ten years of relevant Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, or industry experience.
• Demonstrated experience or qualifications in testing satellite systems.
• Understanding of operational environments and associated mission-user needs.
• Knowledge of space systems engineering, development, and manufacturing.
• Experience supporting Developmental Test or Operational Test activities at the Service or Command level.
• Experience with…