Solutions Architect, Space Computing and Electronics

September 25

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

Although this job is listed in Virginia, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $138.7k - $184.9k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

💻 Solutions Engineer

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Curtiss-Wright Corporation

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Aerospace • Defense • Energy

Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a global integrated company with a long-standing tradition of providing state-of-the-art, reliable solutions to commercial, industrial, defense, and energy markets. The company specializes in advanced, engineered technologies that are reliable, responsive, flexible, and affordable. Curtiss-Wright caters to strategically aligned global markets, supporting aerospace and defense, commercial power, process, and industrial customers. The company offers leading-edge sensors, controls, subsystems, and critical components, as well as vital aerospace and ground defense systems, notably for nuclear power plants and naval defense industries. Curtiss-Wright is dedicated to delivering technologies that matter, thereby growing shareholder value through leadership and strategic market offerings.

5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1929

🚀 Aerospace

⚡ Energy

📋 Description

• Provide internal and external technical leadership in defining, architecting, and driving implementation of space-qualified Computing and Electronics hardware solutions • Architect scalable and adaptable space-qualified computing and electronics for payload and spacecraft bus systems • Identify essential technologies and products to support mission payloads and spacecraft electronics • Provide technical leadership for new business capture activities in coordination with executive leadership, Business Development / Sales teams, and product line leaders • Communicate technology and product strengths and gaps to division leadership to enable strategic planning, R&D investment, and M&A pursuits • Lead division-wide Space Community of Practice including process, technologies, requirements, and subject matter expertise • Drive partnerships and internal initiatives including training and mentoring to grow division capabilities • Develop relationships with key customers to understand problems and required solutions (50% of role) • Coordinate with Business Development / Sales / Marketing to evangelize solutions and lead capture activities (20%) • Coordinate with division leaders, technology leaders, and product leaders to report on solutions and required technologies (20%) • Support application areas including payload computing, bus electronics and interfaces, onboard networking, storage, sensor interfaces and processing, telemetry interfaces, on-orbit and terrestrial data links, C&DH, GNC, PNT, autonomous operations, and AI/ML enhancements

🎯 Requirements

• 12 + Years of Related Experience • Bachelor's Degree – Electrical, Computer, or Aerospace/Astronautical Engineering • Strategic mindset and collaboration skills • Leadership skills and experience • Work in ad-hoc teams across division to lead specific technical pursuits • Experience in aligning customer needs and company strategy • Strong knowledge and experience in architecting spacecraft bus and payload computing and electronics system • Experience in space environment mitigations and thermal management required • Experience in highly challenging mission critical orbits and applications required • Experience in non-civilian space applications in MEO, GEO, and other mission-specific unique orbital planes strongly desired • 25% travel • May require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening

🏖️ Benefits

• Paid Time Off • 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing • Health and Wellness Benefits • Learning and Development Opportunities • Referral Program • Competitive Pay • Recognition • Employee Stock Purchase Plan • Inclusive & Supportive Culture