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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented VP, Space Chief Mission Engineer to join our Space Solutions business sector.

This will be a remote role that will be located in in the Northern Virginia/DC Metro region

The Vice President of Space Mission Engineering, Space Solutions is the senior leader responsible for bridging our customers hardest problems with our engineers and products to drive growth, shape strategy, and ultimately delivery innovative solutions for our customers.  The role demands an executive with deep expertise in space mission operations, and/or acquisitions across the D&I market, to guide business development efforts, engineering solutions, corporate investments, mature the opportunity pipeline, and drive new product development. The position requires strategic vision, operational excellence, and the ability to forge strong relationships with U.S. Space Force, Intelligence Community, and other critical stakeholders. The candidate is located near major corporate hubs or customer locations.

In this role you will operate at the front end of the business, directly interfacing and partnering with Defense and Intelligence community customers to identify key mission challenges and then guiding teams of Parsons’ engineers in solutioning efforts to develop and/or modify current products to achieve new capabilities that solve our customers hardest problems. You will serve to bridge the technical and operational mission elements between our customers, our growth team and our engineers.  In this capacity, you support our growth team in creating and identifying new opportunities by applying your mission and operations knowledge; everything from guiding proposals that differentiate us in the market, to helping translate operational requirements into technical requirements. With a focus on mission capabilities, you will play a key role in shaping our organization’s success and driving sustained growth.

The Vice President, Space Mission Engineering will be accountable for:

Strategic Leadership:

• Define and support the implementation of the Space Strategic Plan, identifying growth focus areas and aligning short- and long-term strategies with the Defense & Intelligence Strategic Roadmap.

• Drive product strategy, integrating key solutions to enhance offerings and accelerate sales.

• Lead market expansion through targeted marketing campaigns, technology investments (IR&D), and staffing strategies.

Pipeline & Capture Management:

• Support shaping strategies, solutioning, and assist our engineering teams with translating mission requirements into technical requirements.

• Contribute to opportunity qualification, capture strategies, proposal development, and conversion of tactical (e.g., on-contract growth, TDLs) and strategic pursuits.

• Partnerships & Market Positioning:

• Identify/cultivate strategic partners to strengthen market position and individual pursuits.

• Evaluate potential M&A targets to bolster capabilities and market share.

Team Leadership:

• Guide business development/capture team engagement with customers by assisting with customer briefings, translating our products presentations into customer aligned objectives.

Key Relationships:     

• Reports to: SVP, Growth, Space Solutions

• Internal: Collaborate with enterprise engineers, BD/capture teams, business unit leaders, and functional heads (e.g., Contracts, Finance).

• External: U.S. Space Force (SSC, SpOC, STARCOM), Space Development Agency (SDA), Space RCO, NSIC, U.S. Space Command, NRO, and other federal agencies. Research & Transitional Agencies, to include DARPA, Research Labs, DIU/NSIN, SCO. In collaboration with Federal and Critical Infrastructure teams, emerging markets, to include NASA, Space Commerce/NOAA, DHS/CISA, DOI, State, DOT, DOE, DTRA, USDA, and others.

Desired Outcomes:

• Improved win rates for new opportunities and contract renewals.

• New product concepts, product innovations or technologies.

• Increased conversion of pipeline opportunities into awarded contracts.

• Enhanced market recognition for Space growth focus areas.

• Strengthened strategic partnerships and competitive positioning.

• Adoption of innovative mission capability practices and technologies, establishing industry leadership.

• Credibility as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and a visible, servant-leader within the organization.

What Required Skills You Will Bring:

• 4-year degree in technical or business discipline; Technical/Engineering degree preferred.

• 12-15 years of diversified experience, primarily mission operations, business development and capture management, with ability to understand and support business goals and objectives.  Technical/Engineering Masters’ degree preferred.

• Extensive knowledge of the Space Domain Awareness, Space Control, National Technical Intelligence Space, and Space C2 markets, to include management and delivery of both hardware and software capabilities in support of those mission areas.

• Experience working with and successfully leading the capture of Air Force and Space Force opportunities and similar markets, US Dep of Commerce (Space Systems), US Indo-PACOM, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), United States missile, Defense Command (SMDC), National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).

• Highly proficient and proven track record of successfully implementing growth strategies, leading capture on opportunities > $100M and achieving revenue targets.

• Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

• Deep understanding of the DoD acquisition lifecycle.

• Strong written and oral communication skills, including excellent presentation skills.

• Applicants selected for employment will be subject to a federal background investigation and must meet additional eligibility requirements for access to classified information or materials.

• Must have a Secret clearance at a minimum. TS/SSBI preferred.

• Must be willing and able to travel, as required, typically 10-20% with occasional surges >30%.

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Secret security clearance is required for this position.​

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $186,800.00 - $357,100.00

This position is eligible for incentive compensation.

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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