The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation’s space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space— delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, you’ll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space. Information Systems and Cyber Division (ISCD) staff couple the latest in information system technologies, such as elastic compute clouds, containerization, microservices, real-time operating systems, and visualization frameworks, with expertise in cyber security, software architecture, software engineering, data science, Artificial Intelligence, process improvement, and software development to deliver responsive, resilient, high-performance software intensive systems to our IC, DoD, and civilian customers. The Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Department (DSAID) seeks a dynamic, creative, and enthusiastic Director to lead a talented team of engineers & data scientists with a passion for researching, prototyping, understanding, and building AI and data enabled tools across the space enterprise. We are an innovative and collaborative department that makes meaningful contributions across the entirety of National Security Space (USSF, NRO, etc.) and Civil and Commercial customers (NASA, MDA, DHS, commercial space, autonomous vehicles, etc.). An ideal candidate is a community-focused leader, focused on setting department strategy and priorities, aligning with corporate and customer priorities, developing staff, and furthering efforts spanning internally funded R&D and customer support for mission-critical space systems. This is a full-time position based in Chantilly, VA, Colorado Springs, CO, or El Segundo, CA which requires 100% work.