Aerospace and Defense Consulting Technology Specialist

Renaissance Strategic Advisors is a fast-growing advisory firm focused exclusively on the aerospace, defense, and government services sector. We provide strategy consulting and M&A advisory services to corporate clients and financial investors from our headquarters in Arlington, VA and offices in London, UK; Paris, France; and Melbourne, Australia. We are expanding our team in response to strong client demand, continued international growth, and the success of our offerings.

We are an 85-person industry specialist team that successfully competes with some of the largest firms in the advisory market. Across our work, our purpose is to bring confidence and clarity to our clients' most consequential initiatives. Our distinct value proposition combines deep sector expertise, rigorous analysis, and a strong focus on client outcomes, delivered through a collaborative engagement model that builds trust and enables decisive action.

We foster a growth-oriented culture that emphasizes apprenticeship and collaboration, a strong sense of team and family, and recognition of performance. Our colleagues come from diverse, multidisciplinary backgrounds, united by a shared passion for the aerospace and defense sector. Learn more about us: www.rsadvisors.com.

Over the first year or two, a successful associate will develop robust proficiency/understanding of the following. Therefore competitive applicants will need to demonstrate depth in some combination of the below competencies. While prior experience in the aerospace & defense industry is not a prerequisite, interest in pursuing a career in the sector will be a key aspect of candidate selection given our firm's focus.

Required (some exposure, not complete fluency in each):

• Electronic system functional/technical knowledge: Systems level understanding of key electronics systems and their major sub-systems
• Electronics supply chain familiarity: How companies are positioned and compete in the electronics supply chain from components to integrated sub-systems
• Business dynamics: The way strategy, operations, customers, and market forces interact over time to shape how a business behaves and changes

Preferred:

• Defense market and programmatic dynamics: How defense budgets, procurement programs, technology needs, and contractor competition interact over time to shape what gets funded, bought, delayed, and/or scaled in the defense sector

Primary day-to-day responsibilities - Strategy Consultant (Associate-level)

• Join a leading strategy consulting team to support business development and drive execution of client engagements, provide subject matter input, lead analysts, and report to senior consultants
• Support engagements with clients ranging from large defense primes and multi-industry conglomerates, to emerging technology firms and high-growth start-ups
• Distill industry trends, expert opinions, domain expertise, and detailed defense budgetary analysis into concise and compelling insights to help advise clients on core strategic issues
• Deliver/communicate reports and findings to client management and/or executive leadership
• Contribute to internal thought leadership initiatives related to defense electronics topics such as forecast model development, identification of industry trends, and staff training

Preferred qualifications

• Applicants must be able to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future
• 4 to 6+ years of work experience, with A&D sector experience preferred (whether in industry or consulting roles)
• Strong academic background with bachelor's or higher engineering degree, strong preference for electrical engineering; MBA or MS preferred
• Strong acumen in business writing and communication with clients and team members
• Comfort with data analysis and strong presentation skills