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 Materiel 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 Golden Dome missile defense system aims to counter the threat of ballistic, hypersonic, and other advanced threats from peer and near-peer adversaries as directed within the presidential executive order. Within the Golden Dome architecture, the Space-Based Interceptor (SBI) Program Office seeks to develop and deploy a proliferated constellation of space-based interceptors capable of boost-phase engagement of adversary missiles. The SBI interceptors will employ a Fire Control capability that is integrated with the overall Golden Dome missile defense system.
We are seeking a Mission Assurance and Launch Operations Engineering Leader to directly support the SBI Program Office to advise to the development of this novel missile defense capability.
The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility in Huntsville, AL.
What You’ll Be Doing
Collaborate directly with SBI program office to provide agile mission assurance for design, production, testing, and launch in support of test and production.
Assemble teams of appropriate Aerospace subject matter experts to support mission assurance launch operations
Travel to vendor facilities as well as space ports for evaluation and technical support
Development, coordination, execution, and approval of technical assessments and analyses
This role is uniquely positioned to ensure the SBI program office launch campaigns are successful
What You Need to be Successful
Minimum Requirements for Project Leader - Mission Assurance Engineering:
Bachelor’s or advanced degree in appropriate engineering, physics, mathematics, or equivalent technical disciplines such as aerospace, electrical, or mechanical or systems engineering
8 or more years of experience in launch vehicles, missile systems or mission assurance related work
Demonstrated experience coordinating and leading multidiscipline technical teams formed to solve complex aerospace challenges
Familiarity with Military, SSC, and Industry testing standards applicable to launch vehicles
Maintain relationships with a diverse Aerospace staff spanning multiple locations and time zones and achieve responsiveness to customer-rapid response tasking
Communicate effectively with senior Customer, Contractor, and Aerospace management
Be cognizant of emerging issues, findings and special technical focus areas that need attention
Willing to travel approx. 25% of the time as…