Apogee is seeking an Emerging Capabilities Transition Lead to support the mission of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH. In this senior-level leadership position, you'll guide GSPO (R&D) operations, leading the research, development, and operational transition of emerging capabilities into the PIR Enterprise Platform and associated environments. You'll play a pivotal role in bringing cutting-edge technologies from concept to operational reality, ensuring NASIC maintains technological superiority in intelligence operations.

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Gather, analyze, and document technical and operational requirements for emerging capabilities
Plan, schedule, and facilitate collaborative design discussions and technical exchange meetings among multiple stakeholders
Coordinate integration, testing, and transition activities to bring new capabilities into operational use
Ensure alignment of new capabilities with security, cloud optimization, and mission requirements
Provide recommendations on prioritization and sequencing of capability transitions
Provide support to the research, development, and operational transition of emerging capabilities
Gather, analyze, and document technical and operational requirements for Government approval
Conduct stakeholder interviews and requirements elicitation sessions for emerging capabilities
Analyze requirements for completeness, consistency, feasibility, and alignment with operational needs
Document requirements in appropriate formats and obtain government approval
Validate that requirements are testable and traceable throughout the capability lifecycle
Plan, schedule, and facilitate collaborative design discussions and technical exchange meetings among multiple stakeholders
Organize and lead technical working groups focused on capability development and transition
Facilitate consensus-building among diverse technical and operational communities
Coordinate across DoD, IC, industry, and academic stakeholders
Document meeting outcomes, decisions, action items, and design choices
Coordinate end-to-end integration, testing, and transition activities to successfully bring new capabilities into active operational use
Develop integrated transition plans spanning development, testing, deployment, and sustainment
Coordinate activities across multiple teams including R&D, testing, operations, and IT support
Manage critical path activities and dependencies to ensure successful transition
Monitor transition progress and address issues that threaten schedule or success
Lead transition planning from research and development through operational deployment
Develop detailed transition roadmaps with clear milestones and decision points
Identify and mitigate transition risks including technical, operational, and organizational risks
Coordinate transition activities with ongoing operations to minimize disruption
Plan for phased deployment approaches when appropriate
Coordinate fielding activities and operational handoff processes
Work with operational users to plan capability deployment and rollout
Develop deployment schedules that align with operational windows and priorities
Coordinate logistics for hardware delivery, software deployment, and configuration
Ensure operational environments are prepared to receive new capabilities
Support user training and change management activities
Develop training plans for new capabilities aligned with transition timeline
Coordinate with training teams on curriculum development and delivery
Ensure users are adequately prepared to operate new capabilities
Support change management to facilitate user adoption and minimize resistance
Ensure sustainment planning is integrated into capability development
Define sustainment requirements including maintenance, support, and lifecycle management
Coordinate with sustainment organizations to ensure readiness to support capabilities
Develop transition agreements and memoranda of agreement (MOAs) for capability transfer
Ensure adequate funding and resources are allocated for sustainment
Coordinate technical integration activities across systems and platforms
Manage integration of new capabilities with existing operational systems
Coordinate interface definitions and integration testing with external systems
Resolve integration issues and incompatibilities
Ensure interoperability with DoD and IC enterprise systems
Support end-to-end testing including integration testing, system testing, and operational testing

Minimum Experience:

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
Clearance: Eligible for TS/SCI; able to obtain and maintain required clearances.

Education: Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering Management, or a related field.

Years of Experience:

Minimum of 10 years of experience in systems integration, R&D transition, or similar technical leadership roles.
An additional 8 years of relevant experience may be substituted for the Master’s degree; or 4 additional years plus a Bachelor’s degree.
Experience integrating and transitioning new capabilities into secure, cloud-hosted operational environments.
Familiarity with cybersecurity requirements, ATO processes, and vulnerability management.
Strong coordination, facilitation, and communication skills.

Location:Wright Patterson AFB Dayton, OH
On-site/Hybrid/Remote: On-site
Travel: Occasional

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