Director, Commercial Solutions Sector

Stellar Solutions, a nationally recognized “Great Place to Work”, has exciting opportunities providing Engineering solutions for innovative new-entrant space companies, as well as established space systems manufacturers, commercial space system operators and service providers, and other industry stakeholders including investors.  

At Stellar Solutions, we offer talented, energetic, and immediately productive resources to satisfy our customers’ critical needs in systems engineering and integration, mission operations, program management and strategic planning. We are a leading service and expertise provider for high-tech commercial ventures, spanning communications, earth observation and remote sensing systems and data products, to the infrastructures that support earth orbiting and beyond earth orbit businesses.

Stellar Solutions is searching for a Director, Commercial Solutions Sector. As a leadership team member in our 30+ year focused space engineering company you advance space system solutions, manage teams, build customer facing relationships and are key in helping the Commercial Sector VP solve the customer’s critical needs with commercial solutions.  You work on programs with partner companies that include venture capital backed space start-up companies, lead government proposal efforts, and manage teams on active contracts.

In this role you will apply your experience in systems engineering, systems integration, program integration and mission delivery. Having a problem-solving mindset is key to working with notional concepts and being a part of architecting solutions that integrate commercial products into the defense industrial base. Experience in government proposals is need to lead generation of management and technical volumes, staffing plans, balanced work break-down structures (WBS), compliance matrix evaluation and basis of estimates. The successful candidate can work collaboratively, and support the VP, Commercial Solutions on business-to-business consulting and government focused research and development bids and programs. With you we bring the most efficient and innovative solutions forward for the government’s critical space needs. #newspacesolutions

Required skills:

• 15+ years of experience in systems engineering, program management, or space systems development
• US citizenship (required for security clearance)
• Proven leadership experience, including managing teams, contracts, and customer relationships
• Experience with commercial or defense space systems

Desired skills:

• Customer centric relationship builder
• Business development experience
• Personnel management
• Program Management Professional (PMP) certification

Education:

• Aerospace Engineering or related field graduate level study

Security Clearance & Other Requirements

• Active TOP SECRET clearance with sensitive compartmentalized information (SCI) eligibility.
• Candidate must maintain a TS/SCI clearance as a condition of employment.

• Position is on-site daily at our Chantilly, VA corporate office with up to 15% travel

Compensation:
The typical salary pay range for this position is USD $190,000 - $240,000 per year. Individual pay is determined by many factors including work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. In addition to salary, this position is also eligible for a discretionary annual performance bonus, and a full benefits package including a significant profit-sharing retirement savings plan.