Associate Director, Portfolio Analysis & Strategy

The Aerospace Corporation; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

401(k) with match

Relocation assistance

Education assistance

Flexible schedules / telework

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking an Associate Director, Portfolio Analysis to lead the PAD and drive portfolio decisions for national space programs. You will partner with program offices, manage a multi-disciplinary team, and ensure delivery of architecture concepts, assessments, and portfolio analyses.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years of leadership in engineering studies, strong collaboration skills, and the ability to travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, physics, operations research, mathematics, or equivalent with technical experience.
• Typically 10+ years leading engineering studies and analysis teams.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams in space or related domains.
• Proven ability to hire, supervise, mentor, and inspire staff.
• Ability to initiate and lead projects, develop plans, and manage schedules.

Responsibilities

• Lead department vision and direction to inform customers’ architecture and enterprise decisions.
• Coordinate with Aerospace to leverage enterprise systems engineering best practices.
• Manage staff performance, resources, and career development.
• Serve as a program office contact, frame problems, and assign personnel by expertise.
• Foster innovation, build partnerships, and lead cross-functional teams.
• Identify new partnerships for portfolio analysis growth with customer impact.
• Oversee complex technical tasks and ensure quality of work products.
• Recruit, onboard, and develop staff; collaborate with leadership to grow the organization.
• Lead technical activities and organize project teams across architecture activities.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Time management

Team building

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

MBSE

Digital Engineering

System architecture

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking an Associate Director, Portfolio Analysis to lead the PAD and drive portfolio decisions for national space programs. You will partner with program offices, manage a multi-disciplinary team, and ensure delivery of architecture concepts, assessments, and portfolio analyses.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years of leadership in engineering studies, strong collaboration skills, and the ability to travel.