The Aerospace Corporation

Civil Engineer

• Identify, evaluate, and resolve structural design and test issues for electronics components and spacecraft structures, and coordinate detailed structural analyses to identify failure mechanisms and modes
• Develop design and analysis criteria, requirements, and specifications and assess structural/mechanical designs and development plans during multiple design phases
• Develop and coordinate test plans, procedures, and success criteria for structural test programs
• Monitor and assist in the development of budgets and resource allocations. Determine scope of work and coordinate with relevant disciplines
• Proactively inform management and customers of perceived technical problems and recommend courses of action. Coordinate with inter-organizational personnel, program offices, and customers to resolve technical issues
• Maintain and advance skills in structural mechanics analysis, such as composite materials and linear and non-linear finite element analysis methods
• Provide timely technical recommendation to line management and customers through technical briefings and reports

Component Analysis and Space Structural Engineer

Director

• Develop and execute a strategic vision for a multi-location department, managing 25+ technical staff and managers
• Partner with customers to develop innovative flight dynamics solutions and position EOFD as the technical authority in Earth-orbit flight dynamics and trajectory optimization
• Formulate business strategies alongside Engineering and Technology Group partners in critical flight mechanics domains, such as tactics development, spacecraft maneuver design, or rendezvous and proximity operations
• Advise Aerospace leadership on technical investments and organizational strategies
• Drive flight dynamics excellence across launch vehicle trajectory design, multi-burn orbit transfers, and electric/hybrid propulsion optimization
• Infuse AI/ML into optimization techniques to transform trajectory design for launch and Earth-orbiting flight regimes
• Collaborate across divisions to integrate flight dynamics with space domain awareness and multi-disciplinary mission analysis
• Cultivate relationships across defense agencies, intelligence organizations, NASA, and commercial space operators
• Drive business development and capture planning for organizational growth in advanced mission operations and responsive space capabilities
• Represent the department at customer engagements, corporate forums, and technical conferences
• Lead workforce development initiatives including recruiting, hiring, mentoring, and retention strategies
• Manage department resources including staffing, facilities, and classified IT infrastructure
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence

Director – Earth-Orbit Flight Dynamics

Solutions Engineer

• Provide the government with system integration (space-ground) expertise for the SN OPIR Programs
• Participate in program status assessments and independent risk assessments that inform government and Aerospace management of perceived technical problems and recommend courses of action
• Contribute to the government’s oversight of and insight for contractor system integration strategies and detailed planning for their system functional and performance testing for the ground, space, and combined ground-space capabilities
• Represent Aerospace in program meetings and technical forums such as design reviews, technical interchanges, and program management reviews
• Prepare briefings and reports to provide status and recommendations to the government and Aerospace management on the technical assessments and analyses performed by Aerospace to support the integration process
• Interact regularly with government teams, development contractors, and other collaborators across the Missile Warning/Tracking/Defense Enterprise
• Develop with the government a mission integration plan and roadmap for the multi-segment delivery of missile warning capabilities and performance to transition to operations

Senior Systems Integration Engineer – Missile Warning, Tracking, Defense

Communications

• Framing analyses and tasking to respond to government needs related to communications, PNT, and signal processing as well as other mission areas as needs dictate
• Coordinating support for complex technical tasks, managing resources to efficiently staff and execute projects
• Developing and presenting timely and technically accurate products that clearly communicate analysis results and recommendations to the customer
• Collaborating with outside organizations to ensure accurate information and alignment with other analysis teams
• Influencing key government stakeholders to adopt recommendations based on data
• Working with other Aerospace, government, and contractor engineering teams who reside in different physical locations and time zones, including VA, CO, AL, and CA.

PNT Analysis Lead

• Lead cross-segment systems integration across space-to-ground, ground-to-user, and space-to-user interfaces for mission-critical satellite and ground systems.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test and verification programs for space, ground, and user segment systems.
• Manage requirements flow-down and verification for space and ground segment systems, including Interface Control Documents (ICDs), engineering models, simulations, testbeds, and special test equipment.
• Provide mission assurance and systems engineering support for space-to-ground architecture development in commercial cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Analyze and recommend solutions for space-to-ground system architecture, software design, acquisition strategies, operations, and sustainment.
• Establish modern development practices by implementing Agile and DevSecOps methodologies for space-to-ground system software development.
• Create integration plans and coordinate across disciplines by developing space-to-ground, space-to-user, and ground-to-user segment integration plans (SIPs), system engineering plans (SEPs), system test and integration plans (STIPs).
• Support operational testing and evaluation by participating in developmental tests (DT), operational tests (OT), and integrated test events.

Space-to-Ground Systems Integration Engineer

Architect

• Design and cultivate a strategic vision for your mission area and foster business development across multidisciplinary tool portfolios
• Build and lead teams of analysts, coordinating complex technical tasks among team members, translating customer needs into tasks for analysts and developers, and reviewing work products for quality and accuracy
• Manage the team through effective workload management, performance management, staff engagement, and coordination of department logistics
• Lead recruitment, hiring, mentoring efforts to build a highly skilled team for the organization
• Mentor and coach team members to support their professional development in leadership and core technical skillsets
• Proactively partner with other internal departments and teams to develop end-to-end modeling and simulation solutions
• Build and nurture strong relationships with customers to foster solutions for both new and existing challenges
• Guide the development and modernization of M&S capabilities through strategic planning and resource management

Communication and Ground Architecture Performance Manager

Security Engineer

• Advising Space Warfighting Analysis Center (SWAC), Space Security and Defense Program (SSDP), Combat Forces Command (CFC), and other customers on technical and analytical approaches, force design, systems engineering, and development of systems and capabilities for customers.
• Providing electromagnetic warfare (EW) and SATCOM RF technical and operational expertise.
• Providing systems engineering support to include requirements development, system concept development/evaluation, design review, system integration, and test campaign support.
• Providing expertise for identifying, developing, evaluating, and testing modifications and enhancements to EW architectures.
• Conducting link budget analyses for a wide range of frequency bands, satellites, and ground systems.
• Working across space mission and program boundaries to identify common program challenges and risks, provide enterprise recommendations, and lead issues to closure.
• Interacting directly with government organizations including SSDP, US Space Command, US Space Force and their subordinate field commands and relevant squadrons, Intelligence Community (IC) partners, other Service partners, and Combatant Commands.
• Identifying needed expertise and leading analytic teams from Aerospace Engineering and Technology Group (ETG) technical specialists to address customers’ key technical hard questions and challenges through data driven analysis.
• Working closely and effectively with external partners in integrated product teams that include government, contractor, and FFRDC members as an architectural thinker and thought leader.
• Communicating effectively with all levels of corporate management through timely reporting of technical issues and recommendations.

Space Security EW/RF Operational Engineer

• Support the director in developing the vision and direction for the department to execute and enhance corporate capabilities that inform our customers’ architecture, systems-of-systems, and enterprise decisions.
• Ensure Portfolio Analysis Department and related corporate activities fully leverage expertise from across Aerospace, incorporating best practices in enterprise systems engineering.
• Assist in the management of the department, including staff performance reviews, resource allocation, and personnel management, and recommend performance improvements, career development, personnel actions, and awards.
• Serve as a contact for program office inquiries, frame problems, develop implementation plans, and identify appropriate personnel based on expertise.
• Foster a culture of innovation and collaboration, maintain robust relationships with peer organizations, and lead multi-discipline analyst teams.
• Identify new partnerships for future portfolio analysis growth in customer impact.
• Coordinate and manage complex technical tasks among customers, ensuring quality and accuracy of work products.
• Recruit, onboard, and develop staff through performance management, mentoring, and coaching.
• Collaborate with subdivision leadership to cultivate an effective national organization.
• Lead technical activities, organize project teams, and execute a variety of architecture conceptualization, assessment, analysis, and portfolio analysis activities.

Associate Director – Portfolio Analysis

Analyst

• Independently and collaboratively conducting deep dives, trade studies, and assessments to define and address customer needs in the areas of space architecture design and optimization, trade space exploration, and space vehicle design
• Leveraging in-house and commercial- and government-off-the-shelf engineering analysis tools to deliver technical insights through analytical deep dives, trade studies, and assessments in department focus areas
• Contributing to the development of analysis software tools and actively pursuing opportunities to enhance and improve existing simulation and analysis capabilities for a wide range of customers
• Developing and presenting timely and technically accurate presentations and reports that clearly communicate analysis results and provide recommended solutions to technical leads, management, and customers
• Building and maintaining a strong base of customers and collaborators for the department through effective working relationships with cross-organization partners, government customers, and contractor teammates

Space Enterprise Optimization Analyst

Operations

• Provide support for SDA and PNT mission areas through analysis, algorithm development, systems engineering, and modeling and simulation (M&S).
• Advise and support key stakeholders and government customers by planning, executing, and reporting on analytic studies
• Conduct analyses leveraging in-house, commercial, and government-provided M&S and analysis capabilities
• Develop system specifications, conduct tests, support exercises, and evaluate training requirements for space systems
• Perform orbit determination, target tracking, and navigation analyses using Kalman filtering and other estimation techniques
• Provide astrodynamic analytical support, algorithm development, systems engineering and architecting, and modeling and simulation analysis for space surveillance systems and missions.
• Analyze EO, IR, radar, and passive radio frequency sensor concepts, architectures, and algorithms
• Conduct space protection, threat susceptibility, vulnerability, and resiliency assessments
• Develop proficiency across SDA, PNT, Battle Management Command and Control (BMC2), and space control mission areas
• Independently evaluate, select, adapt, and develop techniques and approaches to solve novel problems
• Collaborate with inter-organizational teams and external customers on matters of technical importance

Space Systems Engineer, Orbit Determination Operations

Full-stack Engineer

• Acting as senior technical authority, coordinating large-scale technical efforts across program/project lines and providing expert advice to Space Warfighting Analysis Center (SWAC) and Multi Domain Sensing Program leadership on technical approaches, systems engineering, and mission architectures.
• Providing insight to Aerospace and Multi Domain Sensing Program leadership on risks, issues, opportunities and associated mitigation strategies and corrective actions.
• Responsible for ensuring successful execution of systems integration efforts between and across all simultaneously ongoing studies of the Multi Domain Sensing Program.
• Applying systems engineering, requirements, and test & validation standard methodologies to assist in development of Multi Domain Sensing Program Force Designs.
• Assessing mission trades between segments and products to help identify optimal architecture designs.
• Maintaining effective working relationships with SWAC and Multi Domain Sensing Program leadership, capability-delivering contractors, ETG and other program office support organizations, including the creation of technical materials and the ability to present to key stakeholders and senior leaders.
• Leading the Aerospace team in the execution of Multi Domain Sensing Program Force Designs to include the coordination of subject matter experts and the integration of inputs to provide Aerospace and Multi Domain Sensing Program leadership with technical advice.
• Acts as a senior mentor to team members, providing technical guidance to staff in both technical duties and program office responsibilities as well as development insights.
• Providing oversight and management of Multi Domain Sensing Program staffing budgets, including the identification and recruitment of subject matter experts to support Force Design activities.

Senior Technical Leader – Multi Domain Sensing

Procurement

• Lead the sourcing and procurement of indirect goods and services to drive competitive value, supplier performance, and operational excellence across the enterprise
• Evaluate and improve sourcing activities, analyzing supplier performance, market conditions, and cost structures to identify opportunities for efficiency and innovation
• Conduct formal market analysis to assess market trends, behaviors, and cost drivers to support sourcing strategy development
• Develop negotiation strategies, contract structures, and pricing models to ensure best value outcomes and risk mitigation
• Administer sourcing events (RFPs, RFIs, RFQs), lead supplier selection, and manage negotiations and award processes in alignment with category strategies
• Forecast and plan product and service demand for assigned categories and contracts, ensuring alignment with business needs
• Implement procedures and tools to continuously evaluate supplier performance, cost competitiveness, and deliverability
• Manage post-award supplier performance through Supplier Relationship Management, continuous improvement initiatives, and innovation across assigned categories

Strategic Sourcing Buyer IV – Indirect Goods and Services

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Plans and tracks overhead and capital budget allocations and related metrics
• Assists management team with preparing annual budget requests
• Monitors budget performance by producing monthly budget and execution reporting
• Responds to ad hoc data inquiries and analytical report requests
• Informs Finance leadership on financial trends, reporting unit performance, and recommended corrective actions to achieve financial plans
• Compares and analyzes financial results with plans and forecasts, identifies trends, assess, and communicates reliable metrics to management for informed business decisions
• Works with managers, customers, and purchasing agent(s) to submit purchase requests
• Completes and analyzes cost transfers to ensure accuracy of cost allocations
• Manages, coordinates, and tracks the procurement of equipment and services necessary to accomplish divisional objectives and ensure the timely execution of budgets to planned targets

Financial Analyst

• Provide support for space domain awareness and PNT mission areas through analysis, algorithm development, systems engineering, and modeling and simulation (M&S)
• Advise and support key stakeholders and government customers by planning, executing, and reporting on analytic studies
• Provide astrodynamic analytical support, algorithm development, systems engineering and architecting, and modeling and simulation analysis for space surveillance systems and missions
• Conduct analyses leveraging in-house, commercial, and government-provided M&S and analysis capabilities
• Develop system specifications, conduct tests, support exercises, and evaluate training requirements for space systems
• Perform orbit determination, target tracking, and navigation analyses using Kalman filtering and other estimation techniques
• Analyze EO, IR, radar, and passive radio frequency sensor concepts, architectures, and algorithms
• Conduct space protection, threat susceptibility, vulnerability, and resiliency assessments
• Develop proficiency across SDA, PNT, BMC2, and space control mission areas
• Independently evaluate, select, adapt, and develop techniques and approaches to solve novel problems
• Collaborate with inter-organizational teams and external customers on matters of technical importance

Space Systems Operations Engineer – Orbit Determination

• Conducting analysis of system requirements and threats to identify options for providing protection for critical data and communications
• Coordinate corporate technical resources to provide customers with products and advice to support the development of architectures and solutions to protect individual systems and communications among systems-of-systems
• Coordinating implementation of cryptographic, cryptographic key management, and related cybersecurity requirements for space programs
• Provide analysis of design trade space and provide inputs on specific design elements, in relation to environmental, trust, and cyber-security issues
• Coordinating the results of analysis or resolution of issues across the Space Force, HQ CCC, CCSD, NSA, and other Department of Defense components and agencies
• Developing security risk assessments and completing other systems engineering and cybersecurity tasks as assigned