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 Material 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.
Join a high performing team focused on technical analysis of space systems, helping overcome our nation’s toughest challenges across the space enterprise . The Space Systems Engineering Leader is responsible for providing technical assessments of foreign space systems and leveraging technical intelligence to outpace the threat. Primary responsibilities include providing engineering support to our customers at the National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC) as part of the Project West Wing (PWW) team co-located with the customer.
The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
What You’ll Be Doing
Acting as technical contributor, consultant, and primary project coordinator on space system engineering analysis projects
Partnering with government teams to produce impactful technical assessments of space systems
Working with technical intelligence at customer location to increase value of analytical results
Leveraging engineering analytic tools informed by technical intelligence to assess space system performance parameters
Facilitating interaction between customers and Aerospace technical and management staff
Coordinating large-scale technical efforts across program/project lines
What You Need to be Successful
Minimum Requirements for Project Leader - Systems and Scientific & Technical Intelligence Engineering:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program in science, engineering, or mathematics
6 or more years of experience in engineering or related technical field
Demonstrated understanding of relevant satellite threat technologies and their applications; e.g., electronic warfare, directed energy, kinetic effects
Experience in analysis of: directed energy systems including lasers and the electro-optical systems that enable laser energy delivery; onboard satellite data processing, decision-making, and mission-enabling software to execute onboard processes; or satellite systems using a range of engineering and modeling tools
Must be comfortable in a rapidly changing environment and have a strong demonstrated personal initiative
Superior written and oral communications skills and ability to work with other analysts and customers as a team player
Flexibility to learn new tools/capabilities as needed
Willing to travel 10% approx.
This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued…