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Business Segment Director – Space Mission Systems | TS/SCI Poly | Scottsdale, AZ

Business Segment Director – Space Mission Systems

📍 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona / Remote Flexibility Available
🏢 Work Model: Remote with Travel Requirements
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🔐 Security Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI Clearance Required at Time of Hire
🔒 CI Polygraph Preferred (Must be eligible and willing to obtain post-hire if not currently held)

💰 Compensation & Benefits

  • Base Salary: $200,000 – $290,000
    (Depending on experience and qualifications)

  • Full comprehensive benefits package

  • Relocation assistance available for ideal candidates

  • Interview travel reimbursement provided

📍 Location & Travel Expectations

  • The role can ultimately be performed remotely with travel as needed

  • However, the first 3 months will require significant onsite presence in Scottsdale to support onboarding, stakeholder integration, and operational ramp-up

  • Following this initial period, candidates may be based remotely but must be willing to travel when required for program, customer, and leadership engagements

🚀 The Opportunity

A leading defense and aerospace organization is seeking a Business Segment Director to lead a portfolio of advanced national security and space mission programs supporting critical missions globally.

The portfolio includes technologies and programs related to:

  • Data networking & secure data transport

  • Cybersecurity & high-assurance cryptography

  • Mission-critical space systems

  • Satellites & embedded mission technologies

  • Secure communications & networking platforms

This executive leadership role oversees high-value development and production programs and is responsible for strategic growth, operational execution, customer engagement, financial performance, and organizational leadership across a highly complex classified portfolio.

The ideal candidate is a proven defense industry executive with deep expertise across space systems, secure technologies, avionics, cybersecurity, cryptographic solutions, or embedded mission systems, combined with strong operational leadership and business development capabilities.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Growth

  • Lead and expand a portfolio of mission-critical defense and space programs

  • Develop and execute short- and long-term business growth strategies

  • Identify and capture adjacent and new business opportunities

  • Drive business development and customer engagement initiatives

  • Support strategic portfolio growth within national security and classified environments

Program & Operational Leadership

  • Oversee execution of complex development and production programs

  • Manage financial, operational, schedule, and customer satisfaction objectives

  • Ensure successful delivery across highly classified and technically complex environments

  • Balance mission urgency, execution discipline, and customer expectations

  • Lead operational performance across multiple programs and business initiatives

Customer & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Serve as senior interface to government and defense customers

  • Build trusted relationships across:

    • Space systems organizations

    • Cryptographic and cybersecurity communities

    • Networking and avionics sectors

    • Certification and mission authorities

  • Communicate effectively with executive, operational, and technical stakeholders

  • Represent the business segment with senior internal and external leadership

Organizational & Team Leadership

  • Lead and mentor high-performing engineering and program leadership teams

  • Drive accountability, collaboration, and organizational alignment

  • Support transformation and change management initiatives

  • Foster an inclusive, innovative, and mission-focused culture

  • Build and sustain high-performing cross-functional teams

Technical & Mission Leadership

  • Support programs involving:

    • Satellites and space mission systems

    • Secure networking solutions

    • High-assurance cryptographic systems

    • Embedded mission technologies

    • Secure communications platforms

  • Collaborate across engineering, operations, and customer teams to deliver mission success

  • Support Agile development environments and innovation initiatives

  • Identify opportunities for AI-enabled operational improvements and efficiencies

✅ Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required

  • 15+ years of leadership experience within defense contracting or related national security environments

  • Proven experience managing:

    • Complex development programs

    • Production programs

    • Large portfolios or business segments

  • Strong expertise in one or more of the following areas:

    • Space systems

    • Satellites

    • Cryptography

    • Cybersecurity

    • Secure networking

    • National security systems

  • Active TS/SCI clearance required at time of hire

  • Ability and willingness to obtain CI Polygraph clearance

  • U.S. Citizenship required

⭐ Preferred Background

  • Embedded systems or avionics experience

  • Experience supporting compartmented programs

  • Agile development environment experience

  • Existing relationships across aerospace and defense communities

  • Experience operating within large matrix organizations

  • Strong financial and operational leadership capability

  • Experience leading organizational transformation initiatives

🛠️ Core Skills

✔ Strategic Planning
✔ Business Development
✔ Program Execution
✔ Space Systems Leadership
✔ Cryptographic Solutions
✔ Cybersecurity
✔ Financial Management
✔ Customer Relationship Management
✔ Change Management
✔ Team Leadership
✔ Defense Contracting
✔ Agile Development
✔ Operational Leadership
✔ National Security Programs

🎯 Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an executive-level aerospace or defense leader who:

  • Brings deep expertise across mission-critical national security programs

  • Understands complex space mission systems and secure technologies

  • Has successfully led large organizations through growth and transformation

  • Combines strong operational execution with strategic business leadership

  • Is highly customer-facing and trusted within classified defense environments

  • Thrives in fast-moving, high-accountability mission environments

  • Demonstrates strong leadership presence, communication, and stakeholder management capability

🌟 Why This Role Stands Out

  • Lead highly strategic national security and space mission programs

  • Influence cutting-edge technologies in cybersecurity, cryptography, and secure space systems

  • Significant executive visibility and organizational influence

  • Opportunity to shape the future of secure space mission capabilities

  • Join a highly respected defense and aerospace organization supporting critical global missions

  • Strong long-term growth and leadership opportunity

📋 Additional Details

  • Travel required based on program and customer needs

  • Director-level executive leadership position

  • Relocation assistance available for exceptional candidates

  • Candidates must possess an active TS/SCI clearance and be eligible to obtain a CI Polygraph

  • Remote flexibility available following initial onboarding period

Recruiter Summary

This is a highly visible executive leadership opportunity within a premier aerospace and defense environment supporting advanced national security and space mission programs. The position offers the opportunity to lead complex classified portfolios involving secure communications, cybersecurity, cryptography, satellites, and mission-critical technologies while influencing long-term strategic growth and operational direction across the organization.

Ideal candidates will bring a blend of strategic leadership, operational excellence, technical credibility, customer engagement experience, and deep understanding of classified defense environments.

 

Senior Sales Engineer – Aerospace & Aviation Systems

Senior Sales Engineer – Aerospace / Aviation

📍 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana (Onsite)
✈️ Travel: 30–40% (North America + occasional international)
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
📈 Seniority Level: Mid-Senior
🎓 Education: Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering or related)
🏭 Industry: Aerospace / Aviation / Defense

💰 Compensation

  • Competitive base salary

  • Full benefits package

  • Relocation support available for the right candidate

🚀 Overview

A leading engineering and test systems organization is seeking a Senior Sales Engineer to drive growth within the aviation and defense sector.

This role combines technical expertise and commercial ownership, managing key OEM relationships while developing new business opportunities across North America.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

Customer & Account Management

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for key customers

  • Build and maintain long-term relationships with OEMs and end-users

  • Understand customer needs and position tailored technical solutions

Business Development

  • Identify and develop new customers and opportunities

  • Build and manage a robust sales pipeline

  • Represent the business at:

    • Trade fairs

    • Industry events

    • Technical forums

Sales Strategy & Execution

  • Execute sales strategies to grow:

    • Revenue

    • Market share

    • Margins

  • Influence customers early in the buying cycle to position solutions as preferred

Technical & Commercial Support

  • Lead and coordinate the quotation and proposal process

  • Develop cost estimates considering:

    • Technical requirements

    • Commercial factors

    • Legal considerations

  • Support contract negotiations and order execution

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Act as the bridge between:

    • Customers

    • Engineering

    • Product teams

  • Collaborate with global teams to develop solutions and concepts

  • Ensure smooth handover to project delivery teams

✅ Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in:

    • Mechanical Engineering

    • Electrical Engineering

    • Mechatronics

    • Or related field (or equivalent experience)

  • 6+ years of technical sales experience

  • Proven experience managing large OEM accounts and developing new business

  • Must have experience in defense and/or aerospace industry

  • Strong ability to:

    • Understand complex technical systems

    • Translate customer needs into solutions

  • Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills

⭐ Alternative Background (Also Considered)

  • 4+ years of hands-on engineering or testing experience

  • Strong preference for candidates with aviation or helicopter-related technical experience

🧠 Preferred Skills

  • Knowledge of aviation component testing

  • Experience with:

    • System development

    • Simulation

    • Controls or testing systems

  • Experience selling capital equipment / high-value systems

  • Familiarity with:

    • Export control (ITAR, EAR)

    • Government contracts (FAR, DFARS)

  • German language skills (nice to have)

🎯 Ideal Candidate

  • Strong technical sales professional with aerospace/defense exposure

  • Comfortable owning full sales lifecycle from pipeline to close

  • Able to engage both engineering and executive stakeholders

  • Entrepreneurial mindset with ability to work independently

  • Passion for aviation and complex engineered systems

📊 Key Success Factors

  • Ability to grow and manage strategic OEM relationships

  • Strong commercial acumen with technical depth

  • Proven success in long-cycle, high-value sales environments

  • Willingness to travel and build customer presence

📝 Interview Process

  • Recruiter screening

  • Technical and commercial interviews

  • Final stakeholder discussions

Government Contracts Associate | $240K–$330K | Hybrid | New York City Law Firm

🏛️ Government Contracts Associate – Hybrid

Location: New York City, NY
Compensation: $240,000 – $330,000
Employment Type: Full-Time | Hybrid (In-Person + Remote)
Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
Relocation: Not Provided

Join a leading national law firm known for its high-stakes, high-profile work at the intersection of government, business, and public policy. This Government and Regulatory Practice Group is seeking an experienced Associate (3–6 years PQE) to join their New York City office.

🔍 About the Role:

You’ll advise a mix of public and private sector clients on complex legal and regulatory issues. The work involves:

  • Government contracts and compliance

  • Construction disputes (especially heavy civil)

  • Local, state, and federal regulatory matters

  • Appearances before courts, administrative agencies, dispute boards, and public bodies

Industries covered include transportation, environmental services, real estate, and healthcare.

✅ Key Requirements:

  • 3–6 years of relevant legal experience from a top-tier law firm or government agency

  • Strong background in construction law, government contracts, or regulatory matters

  • Excellent academic credentials

  • Superior research, writing, and advocacy skills

  • Ability to manage workload independently with sound legal judgment

  • Admission to the New York Bar (in good standing)

🏆 Ideal Candidate:

  • Has Big Law, litigation, government, or regulatory experience

  • Brings knowledge of heavy civil construction disputes or public contracts

  • Excels in client-facing environments and policy-driven matters

  • Eager to work on high-impact cases across diverse sectors

🎯 Why Join This Team?

This is a standout opportunity to:

  • Work with a collaborative, high-performing legal team

  • Handle major legal and policy issues involving infrastructure, compliance, and public sector interests

  • Build expertise in a practice that combines litigation, advisory, and regulatory strategy

📌 Additional Details:

  • Seniority Level: Associate

  • Education Required: Juris Doctor (JD)

  • Travel: Not Required

  • Security Clearance: Not Required

  • Bonus Eligible: No

  • Commission: No

📣 This role is exclusive and should not be reposted. Interested candidates should meet the exact experience criteria (3–6 years) and demonstrate a strong academic and professional foundation.

 

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