Space Systems Integration Engineer

About the role

The Defense Systems Group (DSG) at The Aerospace Corporation 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. DSG supports major customers such as Air Force, U.S. Space Command, U.S. Strategic Command, Air Force Materiel Command, and senior leadership at the Pentagon.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with mission and capability teams in SSIO, field and combatant commands, and across military branches to characterize the architecture of enterprise space-based sensing and targeting systems
• Identifying key enterprise performance parameters and leading the evaluation of architecture performance capability under various combinations of mission and environmental demands
• Identifying risks, issues, gaps, and opportunities to improve enterprise performance and advocating for their implementation via enterprise requirements and policies
• Serving as a technical sensing and intelligence process point-of-contact and mentor for government acquirers and end users
• Organizing problems, funding, and products that both anticipate future government needs and help proactively build Aerospace's technical backplane

Requirements

• Minimum Requirements for a Project Engineer - Enterprise Systems Engineering:
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program in engineering, science, mathematics, or an equivalent technical field
  • Six or more years of applicable experience with increasing responsibility in engineering and technical roles
  • Demonstrated leadership skills with proven ability to maintain effective working relationships with contractors, industry professionals, government customers, and technical staff
  • Ability to collaborate with U.S. government counterparts, and advise senior leaders on engineering solutions through presentations, discussions and decision-making process
  • Experience in large-scale space systems engineering, acquisition, architecting, and integration for multi-domain or joint mission architectures
  • Proven ability to exercise initiative, persistence, and self-management to deliver impactful products in dynamic and/or ambiguous environments
  • Willingness to travel domestically/internationally approximately 25%
• Minimum Requirements for Senior Project Engineer - Enterprise Systems Engineering:
  • Ten or more years of applicable experience in relevant engineering, technical, and/or operational aspects of National Security Space systems
  • Experience leading multi-disciplinary systems engineering activities for space systems
  • Acquisition and operational experience with space sensing and/or intelligence systems and processes

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications for a Project Engineer - Enterprise Systems Engineering:
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program in engineering, science, mathematics, or an equivalent technical field
  • Six or more years of applicable experience with increasing responsibility in engineering and technical roles
  • Demonstrated leadership skills with proven ability to maintain effective working relationships with contractors, industry professionals, government customers, and technical staff
  • Ability to collaborate with U.S. government counterparts, and advise senior leaders on engineering solutions through presentations, discussions and decision-making process
  • Experience in large-scale space systems engineering, acquisition, architecting, and integration for multi-domain or joint mission architectures
  • Proven ability to exercise initiative, persistence, and self-management to deliver impactful products in dynamic and/or ambiguous environments
  • Willingness to travel domestically/internationally approximately 25%
• Minimum Qualifications for Senior Project Engineer - Enterprise Systems Engineering:
  • Ten or more years of applicable experience in relevant engineering, technical, and/or operational aspects of National Security Space systems
  • Experience leading multi-disciplinary systems engineering activities for space systems
  • Acquisition and operational experience with space sensing and/or intelligence systems and processes

Skills

• Technical expertise in space systems engineering, acquisition, architecting, and integration
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Ability to lead and manage complex projects
• Experience with large-scale space systems engineering
• Knowledge of space sensing and intelligence systems and processes

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
• Inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect