Engineering Economics & Cost Analytics Lead Engineer

aero; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

On-site locations: El Segundo, CA; CH-

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking an Engineering Economics & Cost Analytics Lead Engineer to join a diverse, innovative team of cost, schedule, and operations research professionals. You will lead cost engineering efforts, perform economic analyses, and provide independent, data-driven advisory support to government customers and program offices.

This full-time role offers a hybrid work model with onsite requirements at El Segundo, CA or Chantilly, VA, and opportunities to advance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, economics, or related field with 12+ years of cost engineering/economic analysis experience.
• Experience leading technical teams and major cost engineering efforts.
• Experience applying cost engineering/economic analysis to space, ground, launch, or related systems.
• Experience supporting program planning, investment decisions, pricing, proposals, and business-case development.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Capability Area Lead for Cost Engineering within EEMS, providing technical leadership and stewardship.
• Lead cost engineering and economic analyses, including LCCEs, IGCEs, affordability; conduct related studies and evaluations.
• Translate complex analyses into actionable insights for government customers and program offices.
• Advance methodologies, models, tools, data practices, standards, and peer-review processes.
• Mentor staff and foster technical excellence and knowledge transfer.

Skills

Cost engineering leadership

Economic analysis

Team leadership

Stakeholder communication

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/economics/OR

Tools

Cost estimating tools

Economics models

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.

The Systems Engineering Division (SED) offers unparalleled expertise in systems engineering to the U.S. government and various public and private agencies, universities, nonprofit organizations, consortia, and commercial companies involved in the advanced development and application of space systems. From systems CONOPs and architecture development to system design and analysis, mission assurance, cost and schedule assessment, and economic market analysis, SED leverages a vast array of engineering and business disciplines across a diverse and dynamic portfolio of space programs and national challenges spanning the total space system lifecycle.

Aerospace's Engineering Economic and Management Sciences (EEMS) Department is seeking an Engineering Economics & Cost Analytics Lead Engineer to join a diverse, innovative, and highly productive team of cost, schedule, and operations research professionals. This growing, geographically distributed department supports a wide range of customers across the National Security, Civil and Commercial, and International Space Communities. EEMS leverages expertise in cost, schedule, and economic engineering, along with operations research and management science techniques, to enhance cost- and schedule-related decision-making processes. The department also conducts integrated studies, technical deep dives, and comprehensive reviews that provide actionable insights and uncover risks and opportunities. These efforts enable decision-makers to balance trade-offs, optimize resource allocation, and develop robust solutions tailored to mission-critical challenges. By synthesizing lessons learned from a variety of programs, EEMS continually refines engineering management practices in cost, schedule, and risk analysis to deliver impactful and enduring results.

Work Model:

This position is full-time work at one of the following locations: El Segundo, CA or Chantilly, VA. We offer a hybrid work model that combines 4 regular onsite workdays and remote flexibility as the business needs allow.

What You'll Be Doing .

• Serve as the Capability Area Lead for the Cost Engineering section within EEMS, providing technical leadership, direction, and stewardship of the capability across the department.
• Lead cost engineering and economic analyses, including LCCEs, ICEs, IGCEs, affordability and cost-risk assessments, cost realism and should-cost analyses, source selections and proposal evaluations, and related acquisition, investment, and business-case studies.
• Provide independent, data-driven advice to government customers and program offices by translating complex analyses into clear insights that support acquisition, program, investment, pricing, and business decisions.
• Advance cost engineering methodologies, models, tools, data practices, standards, and peer-review processes for government and commercial applications.
• Lead and mentor staff, fostering technical excellence, analytical rigor, and knowledge transfer.
• Collaborate across EEMS with Schedule Engineering, Operations Research and Management Sciences, and Acquisition Engineering Research sections to deliver integrated solutions to multidisciplinary challenges.
• Help grow EEMS work by identifying customer needs, developing technical approaches and scopes of work, strengthening relationships, and creating cross-capability opportunities across government and commercial markets.
• Support business development and capture through proposals, statements of work, technical volumes, pricing strategies, and customer engagements.
• Represent and advance the Cost Engineering profession through thought leadership, research, professional engagement, and collaboration with government, industry, and academia.

What You Need to be Successful

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, operations research, economics, or a related technical field, with 12+ years of relevant cost engineering and economic analysis experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical teams and major cost engineering efforts, including cost estimates, economic assessments, business cases, and analytical models.
• Experience applying cost engineering and economic analysis to space, ground, launch, or related systems in government and/or commercial environments.
• Experience supporting program planning, investment and affordability decisions, pricing, proposals, and business-case development.
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