Technical Director, Air and Space

Parry Labs, LLC • Alexandria, VA

20h

About The Position

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Technical Director, Air and Space operates at the intersection of engineering and product deployment to our customers and end users. It requires a combination of high technical acumen, problem-solving skills, and strong interpersonal skills. As the internal-facing spokesperson for our customers, you will be responsible for ensuring our products and services fully meet customer requirements and capability needs. As the external-facing technical spokesperson for our products and services, you will advise our customers on the application or our solutions and ensure seamless integration into customer products and workflows.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering or another related STEM field.
• 10+ years of experience in the defense or aerospace industry.
• Experience in requirements development, integration and test, and customer delivery.
• Experience integrating hardware and software systems in a lab and field test environments.
• Experience collecting requirements and developing work estimates for proposals and projects.
• Proficiency in relevant software tools: requirement analysis tools, CI/CD pipelines, Agile management tools, and test management tools.
• Skilled in incremental software delivery aligned with government-defined drops (e.g., MVP, Code Lock, 0.9).
• Leadership in establishing architecture baselines, conducting design reviews, and managing interface compliance.
• Proficiency with container orchestration, DevSecOps pipelines, and open-source hypervisors.
• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and government-secured OS baselines.
• Knowledge of safety regulations and quality control procedures.
• Experience deploying modular software to edge compute environments (e.g., M2C2, ARM/GPU SBCs)
• Familiarity with RMF, ATO, Fortify, and FIPS 140-3 cybersecurity requirements.
• Strong grasp of government rights models (e.g., GPR) and technical data delivery requirements.
• Understanding of Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) principles.
• Background in certification strategies for modular safety software
• Experience with Open Architecture Standards (e.g. FACE, OMS)
• Experience working with modeling methodologies (e.g. SysML, UML, DoDAF).
• Expertise in hardware/software abstraction layers (HALs) and interface control documents (ICDs).
• Familiarity with hardware interfaces (e.g. 1553, serial).
• Familiarity with software interfaces (e.g. STANAG 4586, FACE TSS, OMS CAL).
• Familiarity with configuring networks (e.g. VLANs, SDN).
• US Citizen with ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical engagements with Government and prime contractor customers to understand their requirements and expectations
• Support the customer in identification, planning, and management of their capability initiatives
• Gain insight into future needs and scope growth opportunities
• Serve as the company’s subject matter expert in aviation and space technical and operational domains, analyzing and summarizing mission needs across platforms
• Support determination of product market position within the defense and national security sector, informing development of the product roadmap
• Support the Growth organization in developing opportunity pipelines and capture strategies for specific pursuits
• Develop and describe design approaches that can aid customer missions
• Advise customers and business partners on the application of Parry Labs offerings to meet their emerging needs
• Develop SOW/PWS requirements and corresponding technical estimates that are executable within product and organizational capabilities
• Guide solution design based on original design approach, refined for project constraints
• Support alignment of engineering, product management, growth, and delivery where conflicting
• Balance meeting tailored customer needs while managing a common product baseline
• Ensure technical approaches across programs and products align with customer requirements and expectations
• Develop a delivery strategy aligned with customer feature set and timeline needs
• Oversee project-specific customization of products to meet customer tailored needs
• Maintain disciplined product governance through enforcement of organizational standards and other applicable engineering directives, policies, processes, and procedures
• Support integration of our products into the customer’s environment, providing onsite technical guidance and troubleshooting
• Support Technical Project Managers in identification, assessment, and mitigation of technical risks
• Review, advise, and approve technical work products
• Champion actions and initiatives that improve customer satisfaction
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• workplace flexibility
• a commitment to the health and well-being of you and your family
• opportunities to work with a purpose
• education assistance
• unlimited paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees