ENGINEER V – Chief Operations Integrator (COI)
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Clearance: Active TS preferred, ability to obtain TS acceptable
OVERVIEW
Integrity Communications Solutions (Integrity) is seeking a senior-level Chief Operations Integrator (COI) to support a Department of Defense (DoD) protected satellite communications (SATCOM) Ground and Framework development program.
The COI serves as the program’s operational integration resource, bringing extensive protected SATCOM operational experience and current user perspectives into engineering, integration, test, training, logistics, fielding, and sustainment activities. The role maintains close engagement with Government and operational-user communities to understand current and evolving missions, operational environments, constraints, and user needs.
The selected candidate will identify and communicate operational needs and concerns, assess mission impacts and risks, connect the appropriate operational and technical stakeholders, and help ensure Warfighter considerations are understood and incorporated throughout program development and integration.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 10+ years of relevant experience supporting protected SATCOM operations, systems engineering, operational integration, or related DoD mission areas
Extensive direct experience with protected SATCOM missions, operations, user communities, and operational environments
Demonstrated ability to translate operational needs and mission context into actionable information for technical and program stakeholders
Experience working directly with Government, military operational organizations, engineering teams, and senior stakeholders
Ability to identify operational concerns and clearly articulate associated mission impacts, dependencies, consequences, and risk
Strong understanding of complex System-of-Systems environments and the relationships among operations, requirements, design, integration, test, training, logistics, and sustainment
Strong communication, facilitation, technical writing, and briefing skills
Ability to operate effectively across organizational and technical boundaries without formal authority
Active DoD Secret clearance with ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI eligibility
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience supporting strategic or protected military SATCOM systems such as Milstar, Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF), or Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS)
Recent operational experience or sustained engagement with current protected SATCOM user communities
Experience with SATCOM mission planning, communications planning, command and control (C2), cryptographic/key management, terminal operations, or related mission functions
Experience supporting operational test, system integration, training, logistics, readiness, or fielding activities
Experience participating in Government and program working groups, technical reviews, integration forums, or engineering review boards
Familiarity with systems engineering lifecycle, risk management, requirements, verification, and configuration-management processes
Experience supporting complex DoD acquisition or development programs
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Maintain a current understanding of protected SATCOM missions, user populations, operations, mission workflows, operational environments, constraints, dependencies, and emerging user needs
Establish and maintain meaningful engagement with Government and operational-user communities to remain informed of current and evolving operations
Identify and communicate SATCOM user interests, needs, concerns, and operational considerations affecting Ground and Framework development and broader System-of-Systems integration
Assess operational concerns and characterize associated mission context, affected users or missions, potential consequences, dependencies, urgency, and risk
Provide operational context to engineering, requirements, architecture, integration, test, training, logistics, and sustainment…