Resilient Missile Warning & Tracking Ground Systems Lead SEIT Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation•Colorado Springs, CO

59d•Onsite

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. Job Summary 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 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 the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Space 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. The Missile Warning, Tracking & Defense (MWTD) Mission Integration Department within DSG provides systems engineering, integration and test (SEIT) support to the Resilient Missile Warning & Tracking (RMWT) acquisition program office (SSC/SYD 84/MT). The RMWT program is responsible for the full lifecycle development and fielding of a Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) constellation of missile warning and tracking satellites. As the Lead RMWT Ground Systems SEIT Engineer (Senior Project Engineer - Systems Engineering - Acquisition & Systems Engineering), you will provide systems engineering leadership to the Ground Management & Integration (GMI) effort within the RMWT program. The role involves working closely with the acquisition program office (SSC/SYD 84/MT), RMWT ground contractors and other FFRDC, SE&I and SETA contractors to develop and execute a disciplined systems engineering approach to the GMI technical baseline development. The role encompasses the full range of the systems engineering, integration and test (SEIT) discipline, including requirements and interfaces definition, development of program V&V approach, the application of specialty engineering, ground system transition strategy development, cost, schedule, and risk & opportunity management. In this role you will act as the primary Aerospace liaison to the government for GMI systems engineering. This is a full-time position based at our either of our facilities located in El Segundo, CA, Colorado Springs, CO or Buckley SFB in Aurora, CO, which requires 100% onsite work.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or other relevant field is required
A minimum of (12) years of progressively more responsible experience in systems engineering or program management is required
Experience in the acquisition and development of space mission ground/software intensive systems
Experience with the application of industry standards for space system development such as the IEEE Standard for System Development Lifecycle (IEEE/ISO/IEC 15288)
Proven ability to establish and maintain trusted relationships with government customers, SETA contractors, and key stakeholders under minimal supervision
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills for interactions at all levels of corporate and government leadership
Demonstrated ability to work adaptively on multiple tasks in a small, diverse team in a fast-paced environment
Ability to travel domestically, approximately once a month
This position requires a current and active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in a STEM field or other relevant field is strongly preferred
Strong knowledge with Missile Warning & Tracking mission area, architecture and performance
Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and digital technical baselines
Proficiency with rapid acquisition models and best practices especially as applied to DoD programs
Program office and management experience; experience directing matrixed technical support teams

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership to GMI development milestone reviews such as System Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), etc.
Work closely with GMI contractor(s) to ensure requirement decomposition adequacy and to develop the program verification & validation (V&V) approach
Proactively identify risk and opportunity trades and present findings to government decision makers; participate in contractor and government risk and opportunity boards
Leverage subject matter experts in specialty engineering disciplines to ensure the technical adequacy of the GMI contractor(s) engineering approach; guide teams of SMEs to assess contractor work products for adequacy and adherence to program requirements
Provide technical support to interface development, giver/receiver (G/R) management, and technical exchanges with key external organizations
Work closely with legacy RMWT contractor(s), GMI contractor(s) and the government to develop and execute a transition strategy from the current RMWT ground baseline to the GMI-developed baseline
Work closely with Aerospace management to define GMI SEIT priorities; assist with oversight and management of program staffing and budgets for the Aerospace GMI SEIT line of effort (LOE)

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