Mission Manager, International Systems (Starshield)

Hawthorne · Washington, DC · USD 165,000-240,000 · 5+ years experience · Posted Sep 21, 2026

At a glance

As a member of the Mission Management team, you will serve as a core point of contact for customers from early education about Starshield communications to supervision of in-depth and scaled deployments of Starshield User Products.
You will support new business proposals from initial requirements verification through successful integrations of hardware, software, and networks.
Specifically, you will focus on the execution of foreign government and military solutions.

Serve as the customer interface at meetings, tests, and reviews to develop integration plans, assist in architectural overviews, and ensure customer success when building out communications and data systems.
Ensure contract deliverables are completed on-time and per customer expectations, distill customer requirements into actionable development objectives.
Work with all internal and external stakeholders to drive prototype development.
Collaborate with subsystem representatives across team boundaries to consider all necessary trades and ensure end-to-end mission success.
Support all phases of the program from pre-sales consultations, integrations, testing, troubleshooting and steady state operations.
Educate the customer on company designs and methodologies.
Project manage network centric features for Starshield customers.
Interface with network and software engineering teams to develop turnkey solutions for customers using existing products, or spur new product development to fill gaps.

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
5+ years of experience working in the aerospace or defense industry.
5+ years of technical project management and/or systems engineering experience.
Experience working with satellite communications networks and IP networks.
Must pass DoD level background checks for entry into various government facilities.
Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.
Active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance, or the ability to obtain one
Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee, Asylee, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and deliver reliable and expeditious results across multiple parallel priorities.
Highly detail oriented, hardworking, and professional with excellent written and verbal technical communication skills.
Proficiency in network engineering (LAN/WAN, routing, IP transit)
Data science proficiency (SQL or equivalent)
Strong penchant for innovation in process improvement and system design.
Positive, can-do attitude, self-starter, and ability to work in a high pace dynamic environment.
Strong analytical, verbal, and written skills.
Experience working with foreign governments.