Performance Monitoring Engineer - Herndon, VA, United States - Hawkeye360

Description

HawkEye 360 is currently seeking a Program Engineer for Mission Management to support our US government customers.

The Mission Management team is responsible for the successful execution of customer missions and supporting end users in realizing the full value of our products.

This will include deep technical explanations of our space collection system and post-processing capabilities, supporting technical exchanges, and contributing to proposal/contract language and other technical deliverables.

HawkEye 360 is looking for a candidate with proven technical fluency in the areas of space-based RF collection systems and RF geolocation processing.

The ideal candidate will have exceptional knowledge in RF engineering and operations, experience in the intelligence community, and be comfortable briefing complex technical material to senior audiences both in-person and virtually.

As the Program Engineer, your main responsibilities will be:
Lead all technical discussions with our largest customers from pre-sales activities through contract completion and final program deliverablesLead execution of technical studies and development activities as needed for contract requirements and deliverablesServe as the technical face to the customer, providing quality technical support and proactive conflict resolution in a professional and constructive manner, within the context of US government processes and bureaucraciesEnsure customer's technical requirements and expectations are met throughout the life of the contract, to include:

Identifying risks/issues that threaten successful fulfillment of technical requirements and drive mitigations, working with the mission managerDesigning custom collection configurations as needed to meet technical requirementsAdjusting/evolving technical solutions as neededAdvocate for the necessary technical development to support technical success across our customer base and drive internal development efforts towards this goal; work with the product and development teams to feed customer requirements and expectations into system and product development pipelinesSupport legal team with technical inputs for export licensing and other legal/policy documentation and discussionsSupport pre-sales activities to ensure commitment to technically viable solutionsTravel to customer sites, sometimes internationally, for in-person meetings as needed for effective technical exchanges and relationship buildingYour skills and qualifications:15+ years professional RF engineering or similar experienceM.

S in engineering or other relevant technical field or equivalent experienceActive TS/SCI clearanceAbility to be physically present in our Herndon/Chantilly, VA locations full timeDemonstrated effective management of requirements and engineering solutions for complex engineering projectsDemonstrated success in leading or supporting multidisciplinary project teams executing to a set time and budgetBasic understanding of intelligence operations in geospatial and/or RF intelligence fieldsExcellent written and oral communication skills in professional, customer service settingsDesirable:
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Experience in the intelligence and/or defense-related communities; experience in multi-INT analysis or operations utilizing customer databases, platforms, and applicationsExperience working with US government contracts and international culturesFamiliarity with Amazon Web Services GovCloud, Simple Storage Solutions (S3)

Base Salary Range:
$160,000 - $190,000 annually
HawkEye 360 offers a compensation package that includes a competitive base salary plus annual performance bonus and benefits.

We consider many factors when determining salary offers, such as candidate's work experience, education, training & skills, as well as market and business considerations.

HawkEye 360 is delivering a revolutionary source of global knowledge based on radio frequency (RF) geospatial analytics to those working to make the world a safer place.

The company operates a commercial satellite constellation that detects, geolocates, and identifies a broad range of signals & behaviors. HawkEye 360 is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.