Project Engineer/Senior Project Engineer - Multi-Domain Effects

The Aerospace Corporation; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid holidays

Telework options

401(k) Matching

Relocation assistance

Education assistance

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Project Engineer/Senior Project Engineer in the Space Security and Defense Program to lead end-to-end Multi-Domain Effects projects. Based in Chantilly or Colorado Springs, you will coordinate with military and civilian teams and provide architecture-level recommendations across programs and agencies.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field, 12+ years (Senior) or 6+ years (Project) of progressive engineering experience, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, mathematics, or equivalent technical field.
• Ability to collaborate with government counterparts and senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Support government development and demonstration of capabilities and payloads from concept to operations.
• Work with diverse teams including military, government civilians, SE&I contractors, FFRDCs and National Laboratories.
• Define future Multi-Domain Effects and identify performance parameters at mission and system level.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Presentations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/science/mathematics

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.

Defense Systems Group (DSG) provides analysis-based decision support to senior leaders on space architectures, policy and strategy, technology development, warfighter capability enablers, systems integration, defense industrial base, and threat reduction to help shape existing and future space missions across the national security space (NSS) enterprise. DSG is unique at Aerospace as it not only directly supports major customers, including the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Space Command, Air Force Materiel Command, and senior leadership at the Pentagon, but also provides a broad range of technical support across the national space enterprise, maintaining vertical responsibilities with customers’ portfolios as well as horizontal, matrixed responsibilities across the corporation. Additionally, DSG provides deep technical expertise to the Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) in the conception, design, acquisition, launch and operations of satellite, launch vehicle, ground control, and range systems.

The Project Engineer/Senior Project Engineer - Enterprise Systems Engineering position in the Multi-Domain Effects Division of the Space Security and Defense Program (SSDP) will support the customer by leading, managing, performing, and analyzing projects that may span across multiple programs, customers and/or agencies providing recommendations for a Multi-Domain Effects end-to-end force design architecture. The Project Engineer examines threats, technology trends, customer strategies; identifies, analyzes risk and proposes mitigations at the architecture, program, project, interface, or operational level. This role will also include recommending, analyzing and assessing future concepts, options and outcomes via modeling, simulation, test, experimentation, exercises or actual employment. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively with inter-agency, military, and civilian communities in the concept development, planning and development of Multi-Domain Effects systems, defense planning and architecture.

What You’ll Be Doing

Support government development and demonstration of capabilities and payloads that advance the state of the art in Multi-Domain Effects from concept through prototyping, acquisition, testing and into operations. Work closely with members of a diverse team of military, government civilians, SE&I contractors, FFRDCs and National Laboratories. Leverage Aerospace corporate expertise from the Engineering and Technology Group (ETG) and Project West Wing (PWW) to provide technical support across the full array of space systems engineering disciplines. Work directly with government customers to define the future Multi-Domain Effects and identify recommended performance parameters at the mission and system level.

What You Need to be Successful – Project Engineer – Enterprise Systems Engineering

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program in engineering, science, mathematics, or an equivalent technical field
• The Project Engineer position will be based in Colorado Springs only
• Six or more years of experience with increasing responsibility in engineering and technical roles
• Demonstrated leadership skills with proven ability to maintain effective working relationships with contractors, industry professionals, government customers, and technical staff
• Ability to collaborate with U.S. government counterparts, and advise senior leaders on engineering solutions through presentations, discussions and decision‑making process
• Willing to travel domestically approx. 10% (as required)
• This position requires a current TS/SCI security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearances, which are issued by the U.S. government; U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance

What You Need to be Successful – Senior Project Engineer – Enterprise Systems Engineering

Minimum Requirements:

• Twelve or more years of experience with increasing responsibility in engineering and technical roles
• Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary systems engineering activities
• Self‑starter and have a proven ability to work with minimum supervision and to interact effectively with other subject matter experts, Space Force personnel, SETAs, other FFRDCs, and contractor personnel.
• The Senior Project Engineer position can be based in Chantilly or Colorado Springs

How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

• Advanced degree in engineering, physics, or other technical sciences from a recognized institution
• At the Senior Project Engineer level, the ability to be based in Chantilly, VA
• Direct experience with joint theater military operations
• Knowledge and experience with US military power projection weapon systems
• Extensive experience in architecture, design, acquisition, test, integration, and/or operation of space systems
• Experience working closely with key Aerospace customer agencies in the defense and intelligence community, including strong knowledge of their domain and strong professional networks
• Demonstrated ability to work in a highly dynamic work environment with a mix of government, FFRDC, and SETA personnel
• Demonstrated success in directly interfacing with senior government leadership of varying backgrounds
• Current SAP access

Compensation

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business.

The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge and skills. (Min - Max) $117,300.00 - $226,900.00 Pay Basis: Annual

Leadership Competencies

Our leadership philosophy is simple: every employee, regardless of level and role, can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace, our commitment is our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure that we have a strong pipeline of future leaders, we want individuals who: Operate Strategically Lead Change Engage with Impact Foster Innovation Deliver Results Ways We Reward Our Employees During your interview process, our team will provide details of our industry-leading benefits.

Benefits

Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type. A few highlights include:

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
• Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
• Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
• 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
• Flexible spending accounts
• Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
• Relocation assistance
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
• Education assistance programs

An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect.

Equal Opportunity Commitment

The Aerospace Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, color, religion, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, physical disability, medical condition, mental disability, or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. If you’re an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by email at [e-mail] . You can also review Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal.

Right Place

The Aerospace Corporation has over 26 locations nationwide, which allows us to build a workforce that will nurture the best ideas, and generate the most novel innovations and solutions to our nation’s toughest space enterprise challenges.

Right Path

Aerospace covers all stages of the space lifecycle, from concept to operations.

Right Purpose

We can all serve a mission much greater than ourselves, and at Aerospace that is exactly what we do. By hiring the industry’s most preeminent scientists and engineers, Aerospace advances emerging technologies that protect some of the most critical missions on Earth and above it.

Aerospace employees working in organizations with technical responsibilities are required to obtain a Security Clearance. U.S. citizenship is required for those positions.