Lead Space Systems Architect

The Aerospace Corporation; Chantilly, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care and wellness plans

Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation

401(k) plan with company matching

Relocation assistance

Professional growth and education

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation in Chantilly, VA is seeking an Engineering Specialist to lead architecture studies and mentor staff across multi-disciplinary teams. You will elicit needs, define system capabilities, and assess interfaces for space architectures, supporting critical defense and civil programs.

Qualifications include a BS in engineering or related field, 8+ years of space/defense experience, MBSE proficiency, excellent communication, and a TS/SCI clearance with US citizenship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, science, or a related technical field.
• At least 8 years of engineering experience in the space, intelligence, and/or defense domains.
• Proficiency in system or enterprise architecting, systems engineering, concept design, and/or model-based systems engineering.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with teams, customers, Aerospace program offices, and contractors; to mentor and develop junior staff.
• Excellent time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and schedule commitments.
• Available and willing to travel domestically and internationally approx. 5-10%.
• A current and an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance issued by the U.S. government.
• U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in architecture studies of complex system concepts, to include multi-disciplinary engineering teams, supporting problem framing, gap analysis, and trade space assessment
• Mentor junior staff; support the scoping, planning, and execution of the study; communicate status, methods, results, and recommendations
• Define system capabilities, system of systems interfaces, and requirements for space and intersegment system architectures to address user needs and perspectives

Skills

System architecting/enterprise design

Systems engineering

Model-based systems engineering (MBSE)

SysML/UAF/UPDM modeling

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Security clearance (TS/SCI)

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor of Science in engineering/science/related field

Tools

SysML

UAF

UPDM

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation in Chantilly, VA is seeking an Engineering Specialist to lead architecture studies and mentor staff across multi-disciplinary teams. You will elicit needs, define system capabilities, and assess interfaces for space architectures, supporting critical defense and civil programs.

Qualifications include a BS in engineering or related field, 8+ years of space/defense experience, MBSE proficiency, excellent communication, and a TS/SCI clearance with US citizenship.