Vice President, System Architecture, Mission Assurance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +30 more states.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the complete systems architecture for Slingshot's mission software and data ecosystem.

• Establish architectural principles, technical standards, integration patterns, and design review processes across Slingshot Portal.

• Guarantee that Slingshot's architecture accommodates secure deployment models, interoperability with customer mission systems, and the integration of proprietary, customer, government, and third-party data sources.

• Collaborate with product and engineering leaders to synchronize architecture roadmaps with customer mission requirements.

• Enhance, expand, and lead Slingshot's mission assurance function for software-intensive and hardware-enabled space operations capabilities.

• Develop repeatable assurance processes for requirements management, design control, safety and risk analysis, verification and validation, configuration management, and technical review governance.

• Define the assurance strategy for AI/ML-enabled space operations capabilities.

• Create bi-directional traceability from customer needs and mission threads to requirements, architecture, data and model dependencies, verification evidence, operational procedures, and product releases.

⛳️ Requirements

• Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Over 15 years of progressive engineering leadership experience in systems architecture, systems engineering, mission assurance, software assurance, technical program leadership, or related fields.

• Proven experience in architecting complex software-intensive systems within aerospace, defense, national security, autonomy, AI/ML, space operations, aviation, automotive, critical infrastructure, or similarly high-stakes environments.

• Strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle practices, including requirements development, architecture definition, interface management, integration, verification, validation, release readiness, and operational support.

• Experience implementing mission assurance, safety, reliability, software assurance, cybersecurity, or quality frameworks to complex technical systems.

• Ability to engage with executive, customer, and technical audiences and convert mission needs into actionable architecture and assurance strategies.

• Proven track record in building technical teams, leading cross-functional execution, and influencing product and engineering roadmaps.

• Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance or higher is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity, Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and our workforce comprises individuals with diverse strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, all united by a passion for creating a safer, more connected world. Diversity encompasses not only race and gender identity but also national origin, citizenship, sex, color, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic that forms part of one’s identity. Every employee’s perspective is vital to our success, and we celebrate individuality.