Sr. Enterprise Risk Management Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation • El Segundo, CA

1d • $160,300 - $240,500 • Onsite

About The Position

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking an Enterprise Risk Management Senior Project Engineer (Senior Project Engineer – Systems Engineering) for its Acquisition Management Department in the Space Architecture and Integration Division. The department supports the United States Space Force (USSF) by integrating end-to-end missions through standards, open architecture strategies, enterprise technical baselines, spectrum and space debris management, budget prioritization, and enterprise risk management. This role provides strategic guidance on USSF enterprise risk management processes and coordinates multidisciplinary technical teams to identify, analyze, and mitigate critical space mission risks.

The selected candidate will work full-time on-site at the company’s El Segundo, California facility. Occasional travel of less than 10%, primarily domestic, is expected. The position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is required.

The grade-based annual pay range is $160,300 to $240,500. The company describes a competitive compensation package and notes that individual salary is based on factors including education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, mathematics, or a related technical discipline.
• 12 or more years of experience in project management, team leadership, or technical program coordination.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate multiple technical teams with competing priorities and timelines.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including experience presenting to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with data management, technical documentation, and information systems.
• Ability to assess technical analyses for alignment with program objectives and provide constructive guidance to subject matter experts.
• Willingness to travel occasionally (less than 10%, primarily domestic).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Master's or Ph.D. degree in Systems Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience with risk management processes, methodologies, or frameworks, such as enterprise or program risk management.
• Experience with technical baseline management, configuration management, or systems architecture documentation.
• Experience with budget development, budget prioritization processes, or resource allocation decision support.
• Prior experience supporting the U.S. Space Force, Space Systems Command, or other national security space customers.
• Current Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic guidance to the USSF on the Space Enterprise Risk Management process, including refinements to risk management policies, processes, and governance structures.
• Coordinate technical subject matter expert support for risk analysis activities, ensuring analyses align with risk management and mitigation objectives and are delivered on schedule.
• Coordinate enterprise technical baseline and budget prioritization teams to align risk mitigation efforts, data repositories, and related activities.
• Participate in risk management forums as a technical advisor, representing Aerospace expertise and providing objective recommendations to USSF leadership.
• Support enterprise technical baseline and budget prioritization teams in establishing an integrated system for identifying, prioritizing, and mitigating USSF risks, issues, gaps, and opportunities.
• Develop technical documentation and data management systems for enterprise-level risk tracking, analysis, and decision-making.

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