Senior Solutions Architect, Data Scientist & Systems Engineer

Slingshot Aerospace is on a mission to enhance global security and disaster response through innovative space operations. The Senior Solutions Architect, Data Scientist & Systems Engineer will serve as a key technical partner, collaborating with various teams to develop scalable, data-driven solutions for government and commercial customers.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Sales and Capture teams throughout the pre-sales lifecycle to support opportunity qualification, solution design, and technical alignment
• Engage directly with customers to understand mission objectives, operational workflows, data environments, and technical constraints
• Architect end-to-end solutions that integrate Slingshot products, data pipelines, analytics, and external systems
• Develop and deliver technical briefings, solution overviews, demonstrations, and whiteboard sessions for customer and partner audiences
• Translate customer requirements into clear technical inputs for Product and Engineering teams
• Apply data science and systems engineering principles to evaluate solution feasibility, performance, and scalability
• Support proposal development, including technical volumes, architectures, and solution narratives
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure proposed solutions are achievable, aligned to roadmap, and responsive to customer needs
• Provide feedback from customer engagements to inform product strategy and technical prioritization
• Perform other duties as assigned (less than 10%)

Requirements:

• 8+ years of professional experience in solutions architecture, systems engineering, data science, or related technical roles, or equivalent experience
• Experience supporting customer-facing or pre-sales technical engagements
• Strong understanding of system architectures, data flows, and analytical or software-driven solutions
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated experience collaborating across Sales, Product, and Engineering teams
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, data science, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
• Ability to travel up to 20–25%, or equivalent flexibility
• Experience in a pre-sales engineer or solutions architect role supporting complex enterprise or government customers
• Background in data analytics, modeling, or applied data science
• Familiarity with space, defense, aerospace, or mission-focused technology domains
• Experience supporting proposal responses, RFIs, or customer demonstrations
• Comfort working in fast-paced, evolving technical and go-to-market environments