Senior Payload Systems Engineer, Resilient Spacecraft

The Aerospace Corporation; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Education assistance programs

Flexible work schedules

Telework options

Health care and wellness plans

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Senior Project Engineer (Multi-Disciplinary Engineering) to lead payload systems engineering for a high-priority national security space system. You will guide maturation of critical technologies and oversee hardware/software development, integration, test and operations within an end-to-end space payload program.

100% onsite in Chantilly; travel monthly to CONUS facilities may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, mathematics, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressively more responsible experience.
• Direct experience with satellite subsystem design, development, integration, test and/or on-orbit operations.
• Experience coordinating and leading matrixed technical teams across multiple disciplines.
• Interpersonal skills to work with customers, SETA and contractor personnel.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Willingness to travel to Aerospace and CONUS facilities about once per month.
• Current TS/SCI security clearance and polygraph is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for a resilient space payload through multi-segment testing and systems engineering processes.
• Lead a matrixed team to assure payload test units' design, build, integration, test and mission operations.
• Coordinate cross-program Aerospace support to develop joint recommendations with stakeholders.
• Identify risks during payload development, integration, and test, guiding SMEs.
• Support space vehicle launch system integration, on-orbit initialization, and operations.
• Mentor team members on technical duties and program office responsibilities.

Skills

Technical leadership

Systems engineering

Satellite subsystems

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Communication skills

Travel readiness

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Senior Project Engineer (Multi-Disciplinary Engineering) to lead payload systems engineering for a high-priority national security space system. You will guide maturation of critical technologies and oversee hardware/software development, integration, test and operations within an end-to-end space payload program.

100% onsite in Chantilly; travel monthly to CONUS facilities may be required.