Senior Technology Scout - Emerging Technology & Market Intelligence

GXM is seeking a Senior Technology Scout
- Emerging Technology & Market Intelligence to support advanced defense and space-related mission programs focused on Command and Control (C2), mission modernization, and the rapid identification and adoption of commercial and emerging technologies.

GXM is seeking a Senior Technology Scout
- Emerging Technology & Market Intelligence to support advanced defense and space-related mission programs focused on Command and Control (C2), mission modernization, and the rapid identification and adoption of commercial and emerging technologies.

The selected candidate will continuously explore the commercial technology landscape to identify emerging technologies, companies, products, and market developments that may address validated mission needs, capability gaps, and operational challenges. This individual will research technology markets, identify promising commercial and nontraditional providers, engage companies and innovation ecosystems, and translate findings into actionable insights for Government and program leadership.

The role requires a strong ability to quickly understand unfamiliar technologies, distinguish substantive capabilities from market hype, identify meaningful industry and technology trends, and assess the potential relevance of emerging solutions to defense and space missions. The ideal candidate combines technology curiosity, market awareness, analytical judgment, and strong communication skills with enough technical fluency to engage credibly with founders, engineers, Government technical personnel, and operational stakeholders.

A formal engineering background is valuable but is not the primary requirement for this position. Successful candidates may come from technology scouting, defense innovation, commercial technology assessment, venture or investment diligence, market intelligence, strategic technology research, technical consulting, systems engineering, or related environments.

Relevant technology areas may include commercial space, space domain awareness, C2 and common operating picture technologies, cloud and edge computing, Dev Sec Ops , software, data platforms, artificial intelligence and machine learning, networking, cybersecurity, infrastructure, autonomy, and other emerging technologies applicable to defense and national security missions.

This role is onsite in Colorado Springs, CO. Hybrid flexibility may be available based on mission requirements and program needs.

• Continuously scout the commercial and emerging technology landscape to identify technologies, companies, products, and market developments that may address defense, space, C2, data, operational, and enterprise mission needs.
• Translate validated mission needs, operational use cases, capability gaps, and technical requirements into focused technology scouting priorities, research questions, search areas, and evaluation criteria.
• Identify and research startups, scale-ups, nontraditional defense companies, established commercial providers, research organizations, and other emerging market participants with potentially relevant capabilities.
• Monitor technology and market developments, including new product launches, company growth, venture investment activity, strategic partnerships, acquisitions, research breakthroughs, Government innovation activity, and other indicators of meaningful change within priority technology areas.
• Develop and maintain technology landscapes, company profiles, market maps, scouting pipelines, comparative assessments, and other structured intelligence products that provide visibility into relevant technologies and market participants.
• Evaluate candidate technologies and companies for mission relevance, maturity, differentiation, potential operational value, scalability, deployment considerations, security implications, integration complexity, and potential barriers to Government adoption.
• Conduct structured market assessments, technology comparisons, commercial capability reviews, and other analyses to help Government and program leadership understand available solutions and emerging alternatives.
• Engage directly with technology companies, founders, technical leaders, research organizations, venture-backed companies, accelerators, investors, Government innovation organizations, and other ecosystem participants to understand capabilities, product direction, maturity, and potential mission applications.
• Build and maintain awareness of key companies,…