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 Enterprise Effects Division (EED) drives integration of Aerospace's strategic capabilities across the national space enterprise. The division leverages a broad array of engineering disciplines against a diverse and dynamic portfolio of programs, customers, and national challenges. EED spans the capability lifecycle from concept and architecture design to performance assessment to application of space and space-enabled capabilities. The Enterprise Integration Solutions Office guides the solution of cross-agency, multi-mission capability orchestration problems by building and leveraging integration expertise throughout the corporation. We build agile project teams who collaborate across disciplines, customers, international partners, and industry in support of national outcomes. The Director for Golden Dome Integration will lead a lean organization chartered to orchestrate the analytic support needed to help the government successfully field a homeland missile defense shield. They will work closely in partnership with counterparts across Aerospace's customer base in pursuit of enterprise integration for the Golden Dome by serving as the primary integrator of multidisciplinary work spanning systems engineering, modeling and simulation, and architecture design across our government customer base.
Responsibilities
- Orchestrating an integrated approach for our technical efforts in support of the development and fielding of the Golden Dome capability
- Partnering with counterparts across the Aerospace customer base to ensure responsive delivery of consistent results that natively include broader enterprise context
- Integrating multidisciplinary analytic efforts and teams to deliver the insights needed to accomplish enterprise integration across the elements of the end-to-end Golden Dome capability
- Cultivating close working relationships with corporate and government representatives for programs pursuing elements of the end-to-end Golden Dome capability
- Fostering an organizational culture that promotes innovation and collaboration, developing and leveraging relationships with peer organizations, creating and leading teams of multi-discipline analysts formed from across peer organizations
- Coordinating complex technical tasks among customers, managing resources to efficiently staff and execute projects, and ensuring quality and accuracy of work products
- Recruiting, on-boarding, and developing a lean staff team through formal and informal performance management, evaluation, mentoring, and coaching across a national organization
- Monitoring, directing, and improving the organization's processes, functions, compliance, and safety awareness
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in STEM or related discipline
- 10 years demonstrated experience leading studies and analysis teams, coordinating complex technical tasks among team members, and translating customer needs into viable instructions for analysts
- Knowledge of relevant government space and ground mission architectures
- Experience in identifying, prioritizing, and resolving technical and/or personnel issues
- Experience with staff development and mentoring
- Ability to flex communication styles for productive interactions with staff, collaborators, and customers
- Willing to travel to meet the needs of the organization and customers, approximately 10-25% of the time
- This position requires a current and active TS/SCI clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance
Nice-to-haves
- Current and relevant SAP clearance
- Leadership experience in a customer-facing organization
- Demonstrated strength in the assessment of missile defense shield concepts and their dependencies
- Demonstrated strength in driving integration of program elements acquired from across multiple government agencies
- Experience collaborating in major MS&A and acquisition initiatives across other FFRDCs, government entities, UARCs, SETAs and/or industry
- Financial and business acumen through program / business unit leadership
- Master's or PhD degree in a related STEM discipline
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
