Senior Enterprise Operations Engineer — Space Systems

aero; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care and wellness plans

Telework options

401(k) plan

Flexible spending accounts

Relocation assistance

Professional growth and development

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking an Enterprise Operations Engineer (Senior Project Engineer – Systems and Operations Systems Engineering) to provide technical leadership in systems engineering for an enterprise-wide mission. The role sits on-site with a customer in Springfield, VA, and involves leading multi-disciplinary teams across space and ground systems.

Candidates should have a Bachelor’s in engineering or related field with extensive experience, the ability to present to senior

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, or related technical discipline is required.
• 12+ years of collective relevant experience.
• Experience developing concepts or assessing space system requirements from an operational perspective.
• Familiarity with systems engineering practices including requirements, CONOPS, risk management, and verification planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in systems engineering to support requirements gathering, concept development, and integration with acquisition and operational enterprises.
• Lead teams of engineering experts to bring capabilities to operational customers.
• Guide systems engineering and integration functions for the customer while supporting operational needs of acquisition programs.
• Collaborate across organizations and subject matter experts to resolve enterprise issues.
• Perform objective analysis of space and ground systems.
• Conduct independent program and readiness assessments to strengthen programs.
• Balance and actively contribute to multiple work assignments.

Skills

Systems engineering

Technical leadership

Team leadership

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel up to 10%

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, or related technical discipline

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking an Enterprise Operations Engineer (Senior Project Engineer – Systems and Operations Systems Engineering) to provide technical leadership in systems engineering for an enterprise-wide mission. The role sits on-site with a customer in Springfield, VA, and involves leading multi-disciplinary teams across space and ground systems.

Candidates should have a Bachelor’s in engineering or related field with extensive experience, the ability to present to senior