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The primary focus centers on driving front-end business development and architecting technically feasible, end-to-end mission solutions within the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community sectors. Additionally, active program support and organic growth strategies will be executed in collaboration with cross-functional engineering, executive, and customer teams.\nWhat Success Looks Like (Objectives):\nLead customer engagement, proposal creation, and technical studies to win new hardware, software, and service business across military and intelligence markets\nArchitect advanced system CONOPs, mission requirements, and multi-domain connectivity solutions that align with government operational needs\nDrive multi-disciplinary team alignment across R&D, engineering, and partner organizations to ensure market relevance and seamless execution\nEvaluate emerging technologies, market trends, and competitive products to maintain market differentiation\nLeverage AI tools and data analytics to accelerate system architecture evaluations, synthesize market research, and optimize business development efforts\nDefine near-term and long-term strategic growth initiatives alongside senior leadership while capturing adjacent organic growth opportunities on active programs\nCore Skills, Competencies, and Key Experiences (What you’ll bring)\nCore Skills and Competencies (What you’ll bring):\nDeep domain expertise in space/ground-enabled connectivity, SATCOM, software-defined networking, and multi-domain operational mission frameworks\nProven capability to establish and maintain senior-level stakeholder relationships across government agencies, defense contractors, and technology partners\nStrong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills to navigate complex, ambiguous technical challenges and translate large datasets into actionable recommendations\nHigh-level executive communication, technical presentation, and mentoring capabilities to guide cross-functional teams and align interdisciplinary stakeholders\nAI literacy and application capabilities to evaluate emerging tech trends, automate analytical workflows, and enhance strategic decision-making processes\nCritical experience driving revenue growth through global technology partnerships and cross-matrixed leadership within defense telecommunications\nAdditional Qualifications:\nExisting network of senior leaders within USSF, NRO, DISA, COCOMs, and other armed services or intelligence agencies\nExperience delivering polished executive-level presentations and mentoring team members to elevate overall team performance\nMinimum Requirements:\nMinimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, aerospace, or a related field\nMinimum Experience: 15+ years of relevant work and/or military experience\nRequired Technical Skills: Must have at least 15 years of experience with:\nActive U.S. government security clearance at TS or TS/SCI level\nSatellite and terrestrial communication systems integration across space, air, sea, land, and cyber domains\nFront-end business development, proposal development, and CONOPs generation within U.S. DoW/IC markets\nVisa sponsorship not available for this role\nSalary Range\nCompensation: $168,245.00/Year - $240,350.00/Year\nAbout Our Department\nEchoStar has an exciting opportunity in our Hughes Network Systems division for a Director level Mission Architect supporting our Defense and Government Solutions Division (DGSD). This role will oversee space/ground-enabled mission architectures across its portfolio of programs serving the U.S. Department of War (DoW), Intelligence (IC), and mission partners. This role draws on Hughes’ 50-year legacy in satellite communications to connect commercial innovation with mission-critical defense capabilities of national security significance.\nAbout Our Company\nEchoStar builds solutions that help families and communities stay connected. We’ll launch your career and empower you to change lives.\nOur brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV. We serve millions of customers with offerings ranging from satellite to streaming services and global to personal networking solutions.\nBenefits\nWe offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: EchoStar Benefits.\nThe base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location.\nCandidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.\nThe posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.\nWe pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.\nEchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact  if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.\nClick the links to access the following statements: EEO Policy Statement, Pay Transparency, EEOC Know Your Rights (English /Spanish)\nCandidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview.\nThis role serves as a subject matter expert in space and ground-enabled connectivity across all operational domains to solve complex government customer connectivity challenges. The primary focus centers on driving front-end business development and architecting technically feasible, end-to-end mission solutions within the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community sectors. 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