Satellite System Analyst

The Aerospace Corporation • Los Angeles, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Satellite Systems Analyst to join a high-performing team analyzing international space systems and their implications for U.S. national security space. The role involves technical analysis of global space programs, systems, and operations; working with specialized intelligence; and contributing to customer decisions on national security space topics. The selected candidate must work full-time, on-site at the company’s facility at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California.

The Defense Systems Group provides analysis-based decision support on space architectures, policy and strategy, technology development, warfighter capability enablers, systems integration, the defense industrial base, and threat reduction. It supports major customers including the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Space Command, Air Force Materiel Command, and senior Pentagon leadership, as well as technical work across the national space enterprise.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM or technical field of study.
• At least 8 years of relevant professional experience in signal and image processing engineering or similar technical work.
• Experience with space systems engineering, satellite subsystems, and space operations.
• Strong desire to perform deep technical analysis.
• Ability and willingness to learn quickly and work in a dynamic, high-visibility environment with routine engagement with government customers and decision makers.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as a motivated self-starter.
• Ability to analyze technical data, produce novel insights and conclusions, and communicate results effectively.
• Strong interest in understanding global space activities and operations; mission-focused and eager to make a difference.
• Superior written and oral communication skills and ability to work well with other analysts.
• Ability to communicate insights, findings, and their significance to senior leadership.
• Flexibility to learn new tools and capabilities as needed.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to work locations or customer sites.
• Ability to effectively prioritize work.
• Eligibility for a Top Secret/SCI clearance and willingness to take a CI polygraph; U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in a STEM or closely related technical field (strongly preferred).
• Deep background in space systems engineering, space domain awareness, space system data analysis, or related fields.
• Understanding of electro-optical sensor systems.
• Strong knowledge of RF systems.
• Understanding of astrodynamics fundamentals and experience with analysis tools such as STK (Systems Tool Kit) or SOAP (Aerospace’s Satellite Orbit Analysis Program).
• Proficiency with Python and/or other scripting or programming languages.
• Experience fusing and analyzing information from multiple sources and extrapolating to answer questions.
• Prior experience and familiarity with DoD and Intelligence Community agencies and organizations.
• Reading comprehension and translation skills in selected foreign languages.

Responsibilities

• Assess the potential impact of worldwide space and counterspace activities on U.S. national security space operations.
• Use intelligence sources to perform engineering analysis and identify and mitigate space-based threats and threat enablers.
• Conduct detailed technical analyses of current and future space systems.
• Develop algorithms to study or fuse information sets and apply data analytics for advanced processing and analysis.
• Identify new Space Domain Awareness concerns and develop recommendations for further global data collection and research.
• Identify short- and long-term technical challenges for customers, including the U.S. Space Force, the Intelligence Community, and other government customers.
• Prepare technical reports, briefings, and other deliverables.
• Critically review reports, briefings, and other materials produced by team members.
• Support and develop customer relationships.
• Collaborate with government customers and identify new projects of interest.
• Guide and mentor other analysts and develop more effective data-processing techniques.
• Prioritize efforts based on factors such as impact, relevance, and findings.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans.
• Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation.
• Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options.
• 401(k) plan with company-paid benefits of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service, plus matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested upon hire.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Variable pay program for exceptional contributions.
• Relocation assistance.
• Professional growth and development programs.
• Education assistance programs.
• Inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior