Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Chief Software Integration 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 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 Material 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 Enterprise Mission Systems (EMS) Subdivision supports the Space Systems Command Battle Management Command, Control and Communications (SSC/BMC3) organization. The Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Chief Software Integration Engineer will lead efforts to modernize legacy systems and acquire new software capabilities which are used throughout the SDA enterprise from unclassified through SAP level. The selected candidate will utilize their expertise and leadership skills to see the engineering designs from concept development and stakeholder buy-in through implementation and test. The Chief Engineer will work with the Government to identify, prioritize and cost solutions based on current state realities and requirements held by many programs across various classification levels. The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility in El Segundo, CA
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or equivalent
- 15 or more years of applicable experience in software integration, software acquisition, agile, network engineering, and/or cloud technologies
- Proven ability to collaborate with multiple government stakeholders with vastly different interests finding collaborative solutions that will be adopted
- Experience delivering software solutions to the enterprise
- Ability to form deep hands-on understanding of software and sensor capabilities and architecture to understand their true state enabling successful acquisition leadership
- Experience influencing key stakeholders
- Experience working through complex engineering challenges which have both technical and political contributions
- Experience working directly with contractors to implement and test complex designs
- Superior verbal and written communication skills
- Willing to travel domestically (approximately 20% of work time)
- Active/Current Top Secret/SCI security clearance, with the ability to obtain SAP clearances.
Nice To Haves
- Active SAP clearances
- Detailed knowledge of current enterprise SDA sensors and systems
- Working understanding of modern software tool chains
- Experience influencing and defining a strategic technical vision
Responsibilities
- Acting as the SDA Chief Software Integration Engineer, working directly with various Government Program Managers up through the Program Acquisition Executive (PAE) as well as various FFRDC, SETA, and contractor personnel
- Collaborating with multiple stakeholders with vastly different interests to prioritize implementation leading to general agreement
- Understanding existing legacy software and sensor capabilities, new requirements, and guiding acquisition strategy to give the warfighter reliable and modern capabilities
- Working through significant political, vendor lock-in, and technical conflicts to rapidly improve the SDA capability, resiliency, and increase machine to machine interfaces in the enterprise
- Influencing key Government and contractor stakeholders to move forward with proposed capabilities
- Leading teams to perform risk reduction research and development
- Ensuring the long-term sustainment and viability of the proposed implementations
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
Principal
