GEOINT Systems Engineering - Senior Project Leader
Full Time
Chantilly, VA
Posted
Job description
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.
At Aerospace, we are committed to providing an inclusive and diverse workplace for all employees to share in our common passion and aspiration – to carry out a mission much bigger than ourselves.
The National Systems Group serves as the technical adviser to the Intelligence Community and its mission partners involved in the collection and distribution of national and tactical intelligence, including electronics programs, advanced technologies, ground and communications, imagery programs, and systems engineering and launch.
The GEOINT Development Office (GDO) under the National Systems Group (NSG) serves as the technical adviser to the government's national intelligence electro-optical programs. The Systems Engineering department within GDO uses a wide range of Aerospace core competencies and expertise to support program objectives along the system lifecycle. Systems Engineering's strategic focus is applying strong systems engineering approaches and knowledge of mission to provide sound and objective technical recommendations and solutions. As a GEOINT Systems Engineering - Senior Project Leader, you will work closely with the customer and colleagues to effectively lead matrix engineering in support of existing and new generation systems.
This position requires 100% on site work in Chantilly.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Leading technical diverse teams, providing guidance to government customers and contractors at a system-level to plan enterprise-wide missions, assess risks and enable sound decision making.
- Provide technical leadership through program life cycle stages from acquisition addressing Assembly, Integration and Test activities through launch and operations for a complex system
- Assess the design, build and test activities for payload and bus hardware with a focus on system integration and interoperability. Collaborate closely with the disciplines of Flight Sciences, Specialty Engineering, Parts, Materials and Processes.
- Investigate urgent technical problems and failures, assembling major briefings as well as conducting independent long-range technical and programmatic studies for challenging and often complex problems
- Develop, refine and assess mission conops, requirements, test programs and integration plans
- Lead cross-organizational teams of Aerospace ETG SMEs to provide the customer with technical reach-back for issue resolution, independent assessments of technical performance and review contractor developed artifacts
- Provided daily organization and technical oversight for task execution, regularly communicating status and findings customers and management.
- Serve as mentor to SETA, Aerospace, and Customer representatives as they learn technical aspects of program execution
What You Need to be Successful
Minimum Requirements:
- Undergraduate degree in engineering, science, mathematics, or related field
- Experience in a systems engineering, and/or program management environment
- Recognized successful leadership of mission-level analysis and architecting activities
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
- Willing to travel domestically
- This position requires a current and active TS/SCI security clearance and polygraph, which is issued by the US 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 in engineering, science, mathematics, or related field
- Typically requires 12 or more years of increasingly responsible professional engineering/technical experience.
- Expertise in visible and infrared (IR) electro-optics sensors
- Experience with, and understanding of, Aerospace customers and business
- Experience with satellite system acquisition, including system assembly, integration, test and failure analysis
- Familiarity with program management, budget programming, requirements, and acquisition processes
- Prior experience working in an engineering matrix that supports program office and customer senior leadership
- Communication with a broad range of customers, technologists, program managers, system engineers, and senior government leaders
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, adapt quickly to change, and demonstrate initiative.
Ways We Reward Our Employees
During your interview process, our team will provide details of our industry-leading benefits.
Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type.
A few highlights include:
- 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
- An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
We are all unique, from diverse backgrounds and all walks of life, yet one thing bonds all of us to each other—the belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.
Equal Opportunity Commitment
The Aerospace Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We believe that a diverse workforce creates an environment in which unique ideas are developed and differing perspectives are valued, producing superior customer solutions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, color, religion, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, physical disability, medical condition, mental disability, or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. If you’re an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by email at
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