Mission Assurance Engineer
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 National Systems Group serves as the technical advisor to the Intelligence Community and its mission partners involved in the collection and distribution of national and tactical intelligence, including electronics programs, advanced technologies, ground and communications, imagery programs, and systems engineering and launch. We are looking for a Mission Assurance Engineer (Project Engineer/Sr. Project Engineer – Multi-Disciplinary Engineering) to provide Mission Assurance, Space Industrial Base and Supply Chain Engineering expertise for the Enterprise Engineering department within the Systems Engineering & Launch Division. This position requires 100% on-site work located in Chantilly, Virginia.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree OR Advanced degree in engineering, sciences, mathematics, or an appropriate technical discipline
- Minimum 8 or more years relevant experience
- Experience implementing ground and space supply chain policy and artifact development for government programs
- Experience with systems engineering approaches to provide sound and objective technical solutions for customer mission systems.
- Familiarity with current and planned national security space and ground systems
- This position requires a current and active TS/SSBI/SCI security clearance and polygraph, which is issued by the U.S. government.
- U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance
- Travel required (~15%)
Nice To Haves
- 12 or more years of increasingly responsible professional system engineering and/or mission assurance experience
- Understand cybersecurity, counterfeit policies, threats and vulnerabilities in various SW and HW designs
- Experience with identifying space critical technologies which ranges from technologies with diminishing suppliers to new technologies that have not been qualified for space use
- Experience with U.S. space industrial base
- Experience with developing Program Protection Plans for government programs
Responsibilities
- Provide direct support to the customer's Systems Engineering Directorate's Mission Assurance Executive (MAE)
- Identify and mitigate emerging mission assurance risks and technical challenges with coordination between government programs and industry
- Develop and monitor internal as well as external industry mitigation projects to address furthering verification maturities, critical technology needs impacting technology availability and supply chain policy to ensure programs have access to the components and raw materials to meet program schedules
- Lead the development, collection of information, and author agency guidance regarding mission assurance policies for the agency and acquisition programs to ensure quality systems are developed
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
