Chief Space Systems of Systems (SoS) Integrator

Arcfield Overview: Arcfield was purpose-built to relentlessly protect the nation and its allies from today’s national security threats. We have nearly 70 years of proven expertise and excel in space superiority, hypersonic defense and nuclear deterrence, digital transformation, and surface and undersea warfare domains. Our solution areas include space mission engineering, atmospheric science, digital engineering, mission assurance, and advances in modeling and simulation that together with our enterprise-wide adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning, lead to better systems and timely, reliable decision-making. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA with 18 North American offices, Arcfield employs 2,200 engineers, scientists, analysts, IT specialists and other professionals who challenge the status quo to deliver an efficient technological advantage to our national security and defense partners. Responsibilities: In this role you will lead and direct the technical effort of an SE&I team to help the Space Force architect, engineer, integrate, test, and field the Space Warfighting System of Systems (SoS). You will work side-by-side with senior Space Force officers and executives to lead the development and definition of SoS engineering and integration plans and processes, perform architectural analysis, define and manage requirements, control interfaces, and design, integrate, and test end-to-end capabilities, mission threads, and kill chains. * Serves as consultant to top management in long-range planning concerning new or projected areas of technological research and advancements. * Is instrumental in attracting/obtaining major new business. * Synthesizes customer contractual needs, requirements, and technical, schedule and cost constraints into solutions for integrating, testing, evaluating, and transitioning systems into operations to deliver enterprise capabilities. * Plans and arranges the labor, schedules, and resources required for integrating, testing, evaluating and transitioning systems. * Establishes standards, practices, and procedures for integrating, testing, evaluating and transitioning systems and enterprise capabilities, and coordinates with stakeholders. * Evaluates enterprise capabilities, architectures, system design concepts, requirements, risks and opportunities, and processes for integration, test, evaluation and transition impacts. * Designs, develops, and implements test and evaluation strategies, plans and methods to assure reliability of systems in conjunction with system specifications and defined enterprise capabilities, and integrates system and enterprise elements together so they work as a whole. * Reviews, evaluates and derives requirements for testability. * Ensures systems and enterprise capabilities comply with requirements and standards through formal verification methods. * Generates system requirement and enterprise capability verification approaches and customer acceptance criteria. * Participates in reviews of systems and elements under development to ensure traceability of requirements compliance through verification and validation. * Develops and directs preparation for and execution of comprehensive test & evaluation plans, procedures and schedules which verify and validate enterprise capabilities, system requirements, performance and operability. * Coordinates system integration, test, evaluation and transition activities with other organizations. * Conducts readiness for system integration, test, evaluation and transition activities. * Compiles data and defines changes required in testing configurations, testing procedures, testing processes, or new testing requirements. * Implements testing processes and ensures all test activities follow those processes. * Produces reports on each test activity and tracks test metrics. * Performs analysis and evaluations of systems under test. * Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures. * Performs analysis of test results and prepares comprehensive system evaluation reports and risk assessments. * Evaluates discrepancy reports and performs integration regression testing to verify/validate incorporated fixes affecting systems and enterprise capabilities. * Provides direct, interfacing support to the customer for system integration, test, evaluation and transition activities. * Monitors for continual process improvement and lessons learned, and reports to management periodically. Qualifications: You Have: * **Must possess and have the ability to maintain an active Top Secret clearance.** * 18+ years with BS or 16+ years with MS or 12+ years with PhD. * Experience in defense systems engineering and development, including with Joint space operations, C5ISR, and battle management systems * 5+ years of experience serving in a systems engineering leadership role for a large-scale space system of systems programs * Experience using Microsoft Office programs, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word * Experience working within the DoD acquisition system * Knowledge of Department of War acquisition systems, lifecycle planning, program management, and key program milestones * Ability to be highly motivated, display a dynamic work ethic, and contribute to the DoD mission * Ability to be comfortable with daily interactions at the executive leadership level * Ability to drive organizational change with limited authority * Bachelor's degree in an Engineering field Nice If You Have: * Experience working within the DoD acquisition system * Experience practicing MBSE * Experience in Agile planning and systems development * Knowledge of Space Force systems and warfighting missions * Possession of excellent leadership and interpersonal skills * Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills * TS/SCI clearance * Master's degree in a STEM or Space field Equal Pay Act: This is the projected compensation range for this position. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, Arcfield invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Arcfield ’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections. Min: $179,080.65 Max: $311,386.51 EEO Statement: We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment as protected by law.