Ready to launch your career? Be part of the next generation of access to space at one of the World’s Premier Gateways to Space! RGNext employees open portals to space by providing operation and sustainment of mission-critical systems that launch and track Department of Defense, civil, commercial, and international space launch rockets! We also provide U.S. defense and space awareness through ballistic missile testing, guided weapon and aeronautical tests and experiments to defend the United States to ensure our nation’s safety.

As a member of the Sustaining Engineering team, you would join other smart, talented, and dedicated engineers that pride themselves in analyzing the most difficult challenges for the launch-test range while developing and delivering solutions to meet the needs of the US Space Force and their customers.

This position is located at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.

This position may be eligible for a (hybrid) telecommuting schedule. Tasks for this position must be performed largely on-site, but later assignments may be performed remotely.

Essential Functions

• Lead the Launch Performance Analysis (LPA) team.
• Identify issues (contractual, programmatic, and technical), facilitate working relationships between engineering and the operators, and ensure consistency in support across the Ranges.
• Manage LPA team and set goals/performance measurements.
• Oversee, measure, and assess support to the contract performance objectives.
• Make work assignments to ensure a sufficient number of qualified personnel are available to meet schedules and responsibilities.
• Monitor workflow to ensure delivery of products on time in accordance with LISC requirements.
• Identify and resolve issues and handle escalation and communication to management.
• Maintain customer relationships and provide presentations to the customer.
• Develop progress/status reports and support program management reviews (PMR) and other Government reviews as needed.
• Guides LPA team in preparing reports for the government and external Users.
• Interfaces with team members and stakeholders in order to ensure status and expectations are managed.
• Facilitate support within the organization to ensure compliance with LPA tasks and deliverables.
• Organize team members across multiple departments to ensure communication and understanding of deadlines, assignments, and objectives. Participates in work as applicable.
• Responsible for enforcing work standards, schedules, reviewing work performance, supervising personnel, communicating policies and company goals.
• Ability to share information and capitalize on shared knowledge.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Required Skills

• Ability to learn quickly.
• Ability to share information and capitalize on shared knowledge.
• Solid interpersonal skills to interact with customers, senior level personnel and all team members.
• Able to develop and maintain positive working relationships with the customers, superiors, peers, and subordinates.
• Solid organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently.
• Creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and switch between tasks quickly.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and change.

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a technical, computer science, engineering, or related field
• Minimum of five years’ experience in an engineering, data analysis, or related technical discipline
• Strong computer skills and proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Prior leadership experience preferred

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Demonstrates understanding of performance and requirements analysis techniques, strategies, and methodologies.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.
• The flexibility to work occasional non-duty hours or on weekends to support specific project or mission requirements.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance, which includes U.S. citizenship or U.S. naturalization.
• Valid U.S. Driver’s License required.

Benefits of Working at RGNext

RGNext offers our team of experienced, professional employees an environment of challenging, stimulating and personally and professionally rewarding career opportunities and growth. Employees enjoy a robust benefit package on day one, which includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurances, generous Paid Time Off and holiday pay, a retirement savings plan with a company match and vesting on day one! Other benefits include flexible scheduling, access to on-base fitness centers and recreational facilities and more! We are committed to providing employees a quality work/life balance while embracing a community of diverse and strategic backgrounds in a productive, evolving environment.

The salary range for this role is $89,000 to $146,370; however, RGNext considers several factors when extending an offer for employment, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training and preferred skills and knowledge.

Note: This job description describes the general nature of the duties and requirements of the job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list or to limit the supervisor's ability to modify work assignments as appropriate.

RGNext is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status or any other protected class.