The Aerospace Corporation - Colorado Springs, CO

posted 2 months ago

Full-time - Senior
Colorado Springs, CO
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Systems Engineer to support the Battle Management Command, Control and Communications (BMC3) Directorate at Headquarters Space Operations Command. This position is critical in providing experience-based technical expertise on ground systems, satellite operations, space capabilities, command and control, and battle management to ensure the operational readiness of United States Space Force (USSF) tactical forces for joint warfighting missions. The successful candidate will work closely with customer teams to identify programmatic, technical, and mission assurance challenges, developing timely and quality solutions for Data Transmit and Receive Network (DTRN) capabilities. This role involves solving complex problems in the development, fielding, planning, integration, and operational employment of new space combat power and BMC3 capabilities. In this position, you will collaborate in multi-disciplined and multi-organizational technical working group discussions, providing technical status and recommendations to Aerospace and government leadership. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality technical products in a timely manner while exemplifying Aerospace's corporate values of objectivity and integrity. The role requires a strong understanding of the elements and processes associated with a government system acquisition lifecycle, as well as the ability to establish and maintain trusted relationships with government customers and key stakeholders under minimal supervision. This position requires 100% on-site work at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, CO, and involves working with mixed government, SE&I, and FFRDC teams in architecture, strategy, and systems engineering projects. The successful candidate will also support Space Force Generation (SPAFORGEN) and other activities to assess the readiness of space combat forces for presentation to joint warfighting commands. A current and active TS/SCI security clearance is required, along with the ability to travel domestically and possibly internationally.

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with customer team to identify programmatic, technical, and mission assurance challenges and develop timely and quality solutions for Data Transmit and Receive Network (DTRN) capabilities.
  • Solve the customers' hardest problems in the development, fielding, planning, integration, and operational employment of new space combat power and BMC3 capabilities.
  • Collaborate in multi-disciplined and multi-organizational technical working group discussions, and provide technical status and recommendations to Aerospace and government leadership.
  • Provide the customer with technical assessments of system design, process integrity, and schedule confidence for missions with rapid acquisition timelines.
  • Support Space Force Generation (SPAFORGEN) and other activities to assess the readiness of space combat forces for presentation to joint warfighting commands.
  • Work with mixed government, SE&I, and FFRDC teams in architecture, strategy, and systems engineering projects and tasks.
  • Provide ground and space system engineering support.
  • Deliver high-quality technical products in a timely manner.
  • Exemplify Aerospace corporate values of objectivity and integrity when serving as a trusted agent to our government customers.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, mathematics or other relevant technical discipline.
  • Twelve or more years of increasingly responsible relevant professional engineering experience supporting National Security Space (NSS) missions.
  • Familiarity with space tactical mission operations, operational-level command and control, and battle management.
  • Proven ability to establish and maintain trusted relationships with government customers and key stakeholders under minimal supervision.
  • Experience with the elements and processes associated with a government system acquisition lifecycle.
  • Demonstrated ability to work adaptively on multiple tasks in a small, diverse team in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills for interactions at all levels of corporate and government leadership.
  • Current and active TS/SCI security clearance and additional special accesses, which are issued by the US government.
  • U.S citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

Nice-to-haves

  • Solid understanding of ground system architectures, satellite communications technologies, agile software development, digital engineering/model-based systems engineering, and cybersecurity.
  • Experience with NSS operational antennas, networks, datacenters, and communications.
  • Current knowledge of operational-echelon command and control (C2) and combat power system technologies, capabilities, acquisition, and an understanding of space and ground systems development.
  • Previous work with organizations such as Joint Staff, USSPACECOM, DoD/OSD, SPOs/Centers (i.e. Space Systems Command, Space Rapid Capabilities Office), NRO, MDA and other US agencies and mission partners to assist in understanding the Space Force's strategic priorities and direction.
  • Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) /Special Access Required (SAR) accesses.

Benefits

  • 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
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