Enterprise Operations Engineer

About the role

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 an Enterprise Operations Engineer (Senior Project Engineer – Systems and Operations Systems Engineering) to perform engineering and analysis to help integrate a large operational organization with a variety of missions. This role requires partnering with the organizations in the National Systems Group and provides the opportunity to learn about different organizations and missions while contributing to the larger enterprise. The selected candidate will be required to work full-time on-site at a customer facility in Springfield, VA. We are all unique, from various backgrounds and all walks of life, yet one thing bonds all of us to each other—the belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in systems engineering to support requirements gathering, concept development, and integration with acquisition and operational enterprises
• Assemble and lead teams of engineering technical group experts to bring in capabilities and concepts to operational customers
• Guide the systems engineering and integration functions for the customer while effectively supporting the operational needs to the acquisition programs
• Help the customer identify and resolve enterprise issues by collaborating across organizations and with subject matter experts
• Perform objective analysis of space and ground systems
• Perform independent program assessments and readiness assessments to strengthen programs
• Balance and actively contribute to multiple work assignments

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, or related technical discipline
• 12 years or more years of collective relevant experience
• Experience developing concepts or assessing space system requirements for an operational perspective