Executive Director, Golden Dome Systems Integration

The Aerospace Corporation; Colorado Springs (CO); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

Paid time off

Telework options

Relocation assistance

401(k) with company match

Education assistance

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a Director of Enterprise Systems Engineering to lead strategic integration across multi‑discipline efforts. You will partner with government customers and industry to translate strategic vision into executable technical work, while guiding a distributed staff in a fast‑paced, high‑impact environment.

Based on the U.S. defense mission, the role offers on‑site work at Chantilly, VA or Colorado Springs, CO with telework options and a competitive compensation package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM or related discipline.
• 12+ years leading technical analysis teams across complex environments.
• Deep knowledge of government space architectures and enterprise integration.
• Proven ability to resolve technical and personnel challenges in high-pressure environments.
• Executive-level communication with senior customers and partners.
• Willingness to travel 10-25% to support organizational and customer needs.
• Requires a current TS/SCI clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
• Demonstrated expertise in missile defense mission engineering and cross-agency program integration.
• Experience leading collaborative efforts across the FFRDC/UARC/SETA ecosystem.
• MBSE expertise with focus on modeling and rapid model development.
• Master’s or PhD in a related STEM discipline.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the strategic integrator for GDA Chief Engineer systems engineering efforts, operating as the direct counterpart to the Deputy Chief Engineer in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment
• Orchestrate enterprise integration by synthesizing multidisciplinary work products—from MBSE-based systems engineering artifacts to mission engineering analyses to supply chain strategies—into coherent insights that drive government decisions
• Build and leverage strategic relationships with government customers, program offices, FFRDCs, UARCs, and industry partners to enable cross-agency integration of Golden Dome program elements
• Lead through influence and expertise in a politically complex environment, navigating competing priorities and stakeholder interests to advance mission-critical objectives
• Shape organizational culture by fostering innovation, building cross-functional teams from across peer organizations, and creating an environment where technical excellence and collaboration thrive
• Manage the full lifecycle of complex technical efforts—from translating ambiguous customer needs into executable work, to resource allocation, to ensuring delivery of high-quality, mission-critical work products
• Develop your team through strategic recruiting, thoughtful onboarding, and continuous mentorship of a geographically distributed, technically diverse staff
• Drive operational excellence by refining processes, ensuring compliance, and maintaining the agility needed to respond to evolving customer and mission demands

Skills

Leadership experience

Systems engineering

Executive communication

Travel 10-25%

TS/SCI clearance

U.S. citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a Director of Enterprise Systems Engineering to lead strategic integration across multi‑discipline efforts. You will partner with government customers and industry to translate strategic vision into executable technical work, while guiding a distributed staff in a fast‑paced, high‑impact environment.

Based on the U.S. defense mission, the role offers on‑site work at Chantilly, VA or Colorado Springs, CO with telework options and a competitive compensation package.