GEOINT Systems Director - Space Tech & Strategy Lead

Socket.dev; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 168,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plans

Paid holidays and vacation

401(k) plan with employer match

Education assistance programs

Relocation assistance

Flexible spending accounts

Telework options

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Systems Director - Engineering Program Management and Systems Engineering to lead a National Aerospace team dedicated to guiding technology investments and coordinating with NRO/DoD partners on space R&D. The role emphasizes strategic oversight of missions from component to architecture, and close collaboration with government and contractor teams.

Successful candidates will manage multi-disciplinary groups, oversee reachback support, and mentor staff while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering, mathematics, the physical sciences, or a related field.
• At least 12 years’ experience in a broad range of GEOINT sensing modalities and the technologies required to enable space-based sensing;
• Demonstrated experience building, leading and participating in multi-disciplinary teams to address a wide breadth of technology development challenges.
• Ability to work closely and collaboratively across Aerospace, government, and SETA personnel.
• Ability to plan and oversee reachback technical support in of multiple customer, Aerospace, and contractor locations across the continental United States;
• Ability to travel approximately one week a month
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Leading a National Aerospace team responsible for guiding and enabling technology investments, collaborating with other NRO and DoD/IC offices in space R&D, and evaluating contractor developments spanning across optics, electronics, radar and processing/exploitation algorithms.
• Leading team efforts to prioritize the development of next-generation spaceflight hardware and evaluate the mission utility of new technology at the component to architecture level.
• Collaborating across the directorate, agency, and the entire national security space enterprise to develop, communicate, and represent key technical positions on key customer issues to senior levels of the customer and Aerospace leadership.
• Evaluating technology development to identify risks and/or solutions to facilitate successful insertion of new technologies / components to enhance mission success.
• Leading reachback support from Aerospace engineering and lab resources to operate and test prototype hardware relevant to the office.
• Providing personnel leadership functions such as hiring, performance assessments, mentoring and career planning.

Skills

Leadership

Systems engineering

GEOINT

Project management

Travel readiness

Security clearance TS/SCI

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering/science

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Systems Director - Engineering Program Management and Systems Engineering to lead a National Aerospace team dedicated to guiding technology investments and coordinating with NRO/DoD partners on space R&D. The role emphasizes strategic oversight of missions from component to architecture, and close collaboration with government and contractor teams.

Successful candidates will manage multi-disciplinary groups, oversee reachback support, and mentor staff while