CSO: Chief Satellite Officer

Role mandate

Build the capability for the era ahead.

This team member will combine subject-matter depth, sound judgment and disciplined execution to move the mission from architecture to measurable results.

Responsibilities

• Own the Satellite Systems workstream for Chief Satellite Officer and deliver measurable technical or operating outcomes.
• Set the strategy, operating priorities and measurable outcomes for the function.
• Own requirements, interfaces, performance budgets and verification for flight and ground systems.
• Coordinate hardware, software, payload, bus, network and mission-operation dependencies.

Required qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in a technically complex or regulated organization.
• Engineering experience with spacecraft, payloads, RF systems, avionics, antennas or ground systems.
• Working knowledge of requirements management, interface control and verification.

Preferred experience

• Experience taking flight hardware or mission systems through qualification and operations.
• Familiarity with constellation, optical-link or quantum-communications programs.
• Experience building a new function, business unit or company from an early stage.

The hiring sequence follows operating milestones and project requirements. This position may begin through advisory, consulting or project-based work before moving into a full-time role.