Lead Space Cost Engineering & Economics Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation; Albuquerque (NM); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care and wellness plans

Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation

401(k) plan with company contributions

Relocation assistance

Education assistance programs

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking an Engineering Economics & Cost Analytics Lead Engineer to join a diverse team of cost, schedule, and operations research professionals. This role centers on leading cost engineering, economic analyses, and business-case studies for government and commercial programs.

Based in a hybrid model with options across El Segundo, Chantilly, or Albuquerque, NM, the position offers leadership opportunities, collaboration across engineering disciplines, and a path to

Qualifications

• 12+ years of cost engineering and 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 planning, investment, pricing, proposals, and business-case development.
• Familiarity with established cost-estimating methodologies and industry tools.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Capability Area Lead for Cost Engineering in EEMS, providing technical leadership and stewardship.
• Lead cost engineering and economic analyses, including LCCEs, ICEs, IGCEs, and cost-risk assessments.
• Translate complex analyses into clear insights for government customers and program offices.
• Advance methodologies, models, tools, data practices, and peer-review processes.
• Lead and mentor staff, fostering technical excellence and knowledge transfer.
• Collaborate across EEMS with related sections to deliver integrated solutions.
• Identify customer needs and develop technical approaches and scopes of work for cross-capability opportunities.
• Support business development and capture through proposals and customer engagements.
• Represent the Cost Engineering profession through thought leadership and collaboration.

Skills

Cost engineering

Economic analysis

Technical leadership

Clearance TS/SCI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, operations research, economics, or related field

Tools

SEER

TruePlanning

ACEIT

Crystal Ball

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking an Engineering Economics & Cost Analytics Lead Engineer to join a diverse team of cost, schedule, and operations research professionals. This role centers on leading cost engineering, economic analyses, and business-case studies for government and commercial programs.

Based in a hybrid model with options across El Segundo, Chantilly, or Albuquerque, NM, the position offers leadership opportunities, collaboration across engineering disciplines, and a path to