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We are a leading service and expertise provider for high-tech commercial ventures, spanning communications, earth observation and remote sensing systems and data products, to the infrastructures that support earth orbiting and beyond earth orbit businesses.\nStellar Solutions is seeking a Senior Acquisition Program Manager to support next-generation Tactical SATCOM capabilities for the U.S. Space Force. This role supports SSC in planning, architecting, and executing complex space and ground system acquisition programs that enable resilient connectivity, joint warfighting readiness, strategic deterrence, and national security. The position requires a leader who can operate across strategic enterprise priorities and tactical execution needs while integrating technical, programmatic, and stakeholder activities across the portfolio.\nRole/Responsibilities/Qualifications\nThis is a mission-critical acquisition leadership role supporting a Government customer focused on delivering modernized Tactical SATCOM capabilities across space and ground segments. The selected candidate will provide expert guidance across the acquisition lifecycle, helping the program office make informed decisions on performance, cost, schedule, risk, technical direction, procurement strategy, and industry engagement. Success requires close coordination with government clients, industry partners, technical leads, mission partners, and DoD stakeholders in a high-visibility, rapid-response environment.\nKey responsibilities include:\nSupport planning, execution, and oversight of major SSC space and ground system acquisition efforts.\nManage and assess program performance, cost, schedule, risk, and contractor execution.\nPrepare, review, and coordinate acquisition documentation consistent with Space Force and DoD policy.\nDevelop recurring and ad hoc program artifacts, reports, briefings, and decision-support materials.\nProvide engineering and procurement expertise across multiple segment developers.\nDrive system integration through close coordination with technical leads, mission partners, and contractor teams.\nParticipate in source selections, including technical evaluation of proposals.\nProvide technical guidance at both the execution level and enterprise-strategic level of the program.\nAdvise government leadership on acquisition strategy, technical risk posture, integration plans, and program priorities.\nEngage with OSD-level or Air Force HQ-level stakeholders to support cross-organizational coordination.\nCommunicate complex technical and programmatic information clearly to senior decision makers.\nProduce high-quality, rapid-turnaround work products using Microsoft Office and modern productivity tools, including GenAI platforms.\nRequired Qualifications\nSenior Materiel Leader experience leading strategic and tactical portfolio efforts.\nBachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineering.\nCompletion of DoD strategic leadership training, such as Eisenhower School.\nProven ability to provide technical guidance at both execution and strategic levels.\nExperience supporting OSD-level or Air Force HQ-level organizations.\nDemonstrated servant attitude and mindset with strong interpersonal and collaborative skills.\nExpertise producing rapid-turn, high-quality deliverables using Microsoft Office and GenAI tools.\nExcellent communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional engineering and acquisition teams.\nAbility to adapt quickly to evolving requirements, short-turn deadlines, and high-visibility taskings.\nDesired Qualifications\nExperience supporting Tactical SATCOM, space, ground, or integrated communications acquisition portfolios.\nExperience coordinating technical, programmatic, and strategic activities across government, industry, and DoD stakeholder communities.\nClearance & Additional Requirements\nSecret clearance\nLocation\nThis position is full-time, on site in El Segundo\nCompensation\nThe typical salary range for this position is USD $150,000 - $185,000 per year. 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All of these benefits represent an additional 30-40% to your base compensation for a total compensation package.\nDeliverable(s)\nDeliverables will be in the format of reports, briefings, spreadsheets, or other documents as directed by the Government, using government approved and/or mandated systems/software and processes governed by guidance/instructions/policy or direction.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5467,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Satellite Communications","Military Satellites"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-13T23:05:12Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":38,"reasons":["conf:0","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-14T03:27:10Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":185000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/stellar-solutions-senior-acquisition-program-manager-satcom","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/stellar-solutions-senior-acquisition-program-manager-satcom.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-14T03:27:10Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":5401,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-15T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1947974},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1947974"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fstellar-solutions-senior-acquisition-program-manager-satcom"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fstellar-solutions-senior-acquisition-program-manager-satcom"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fstellar-solutions-senior-acquisition-program-manager-satcom"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/stellar-solutions-senior-acquisition-program-manager-satcom\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fstellar-solutions-senior-acquisition-program-manager-satcom"}]}