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.
Information Systems and Cyber Division (ISCD) staff couple the latest in information system technologies, such as elastic compute clouds, containerization, microservices, real-time operating systems, and visualization frameworks, with expertise in cyber security, software and cloud architecture, software engineering, data science, Artificial Intelligence, process improvement, and software development to deliver responsive, resilient, high-performance software intensive systems to our Intelligence Community, DoD, and civilian customers.
The Data Platforms and Architectures Department in ISCD is at the forefront of developing cutting-edge data architectures, and solutions. Our mission is to empower various civil and national security space customers with cutting-edge data architectures enabling them to build multi-domain, data-centric organizations through excellence in data management, orchestration, integration and fusion, and cloud development. Join us as a Jr. Data Solutions and Software Engineer to innovate, and build next generation, enterprise, scalable, and resilient data solutions.
This is a full-time position, requiring 100% onsite and an be based in El Segundo, CA
What You’ll Be Doing
Collaborating closely with National Security Space, United States Space Force, and other Department of Defense customers.
Providing advanced data architecture and engineering designs and solutions for the space enterprise.
Supporting the development of highly resilient and efficient data architectures, platforms, and solutions that are central to both current and future information systems.
Supporting our customers by managing rapidly growing data volumes with innovative data platforms.
Lead, coordinate, and collaborate with multi-functional teams to build and deploy prototypes and internal enterprise applications/platforms that support the customer’s mission using public and private cloud.
Adapting duties, responsibilities, and activities as needed to meet evolving organizational requirements.
Driving increased velocity and innovation for Aerospace and our customers through the development of these data solutions.
What You Need to be Successful
Minimum Requirements:, Associate Member of Technical Staff
Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science or a related STEM field from an accredited institution.
1+ years of professional experience in software development, data engineering, software and data architecture development, or similar technical specializations.
Intermediate to advanced proficiency in developing, and implementing data-intensive cloud-native applications using Python, C/C++, Java, etc.
Familiarity with building enterprise AI ready data management systems, data operations, integration and fusion.
Familiarity with cloud-native application development and deployment across both cloud and on-premises platforms using technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm.
Technical leadership acumen and experience
Willing to travel occasionally to work location or customer site/domestically/internationally if required.
This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
How You Can Stand Out
It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:
Advanced degree (Masters, or PhD) in Computer Science or a related STEM…