Enterprise Systems Engineer – Space-Based Sensing & Targeting Integration
About The Position
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. The Defense Systems Group (DSG) provides analysis-based decision support to senior leaders on space architectures, policy and strategy, technology development, warfighter capability enablers, systems integration, defense industrial base, and threat reduction to help shape the existing and future space missions across the national security space (NSS) enterprise. DSG is unique at Aerospace as it not only directly supports major customers, including Air Force, U.S. Space Command, U.S. Strategic Command, Air Force Materiel Command, and senior leadership at the Pentagon, but also provides a broad range of technical support across the national space enterprise, maintaining vertical responsibilities with customers’ portfolios as well as horizontal, matrixed responsibilities across the corporation. Additionally, DSG provides deep technical expertise to the Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) in the conception, design, acquisition, launch and operations of satellite, launch vehicle, ground control, and range systems. As an Enterprise Systems Engineer within the Global Mission Operations (GMO) department, you will be responsible for assembling a holistic view of national security space systems-of-systems, performing objective evaluations of enterprise performance, and developing recommendations to unlock gains in mission capability. GMO supports the Space Systems Integration Office (SSIO) of the Space Systems Command, and is responsible for ensuring sufficient space capability exists to fulfill the mission needs of space, air, maritime, and other users. In this role, you will coordinate closely with acquisition leads, field command units, mission partner organizations, and other FFRDCs to tackle some of the most urgent and high visibility capability integration challenges facing the U.S. Space Force.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program in engineering, science, mathematics, or an equivalent technical field.
- Eight or more years of applicable experience with increasing responsibility in engineering and technical roles.
- Demonstrated leadership skills with proven ability to maintain effective working relationships with contractors, industry professionals, government customers, and technical staff.
- Ability to collaborate with U.S. government counterparts, and advise senior leaders on engineering solutions through presentations, discussions and decision-making process.
- Experience in large-scale space systems engineering, acquisition, architecting, and integration for multi-domain or joint mission architectures.
- Proven ability to exercise initiative, persistence, and self-management to deliver impactful products in dynamic and/or ambiguous environments.
- Willing to travel domestically/internationally approximately 25%.
- This position requires a current TS/SCI security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearances, which are issued by the U.S. government; U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
- Ten or more years of applicable experience in relevant engineering, technical, and/or operational aspects of National Security Space systems.
- Experience leading multi-disciplinary systems engineering activities for space systems.
- Acquisition and operational experience with Space Systems Command mission areas including SATCOM, Space Sensing, ISRT (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Targeting), and/or Combat Power.
Nice To Haves
- Previous acquisition, operational, or other technical experience with space-based sensing and targeting systems.
- Previous experience working with SPACECOM, NSDC, SWAC, the Space Development Agency, or U.S. government space mission partners.
- Previous experience with system requirements development and commercial SATCOM efforts.
- Current SAP access.
Responsibilities
- Assembling a holistic view of national security space systems-of-systems, performing objective evaluations of enterprise performance, and developing recommendations to unlock gains in mission capability.
- Coordinating closely with acquisition leads, field command units, mission partner organizations, and other FFRDCs to tackle some of the most urgent and high visibility capability integration challenges facing the U.S. Space Force.
- Collaborating with mission and capability teams in SSIO, field and combatant commands, and across military branches to lay out the architecture of enterprise space-based sensing and targeting systems and characterize mission demands.
- Leading the evaluation of architecture performance capability under various combinations of missions and external environments.
- Identifying risks, issues, gaps, and opportunities to improve enterprise performance and advocating for their implementation via enterprise requirements and policies.
- Serving as a technical point-of-contact and mentor for theater-focused space-based sensing and targeting capabilities with government acquirers and end users.
- Organizing problems, funding, and products that both anticipate future government needs and help proactively build Aerospace's technical backplane.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
- Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
- Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
- 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
- Flexible spending accounts
- Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
- Relocation assistance
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
- Education assistance programs
- An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
