Senior SIGINT Systems Engineer — Enterprise Architecture

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Professional growth and development

Education assistance programs

Inclusive work environment

Healthcare and wellness plans

401(k) Plan

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Sr. Project Engineer – Enterprise Systems Engineering to lead architecture studies for SIGINT systems and interface definitions across the architecture.

You will be the front‑facing Aerospace representative to review trades and translate needs into capability requirements. You will work closely with the modeling and simulation team to define study parameters, produce executive products, and ensure tool quality across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in science, engineering, mathematics, or a related technical field.
• 12 years of progressively more responsible systems engineering experience.
• Experience in research and development of new technologies for space systems, such as microelectronics, optical sensors, or RF systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team consisting of customer, contractor, Aerospace, and SETA personnel.
• Technical knowledge of complex defense systems including spacecraft acquisition and systems engineering.
• Familiarity working with matrixed engineering organizations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• This position requires a current and active TS/SCI security clearance and the ability to obtain a polygraph, which is issued by the US government. U.S citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
• Willing to travel to program design reviews up to 10% of time, as required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a multi-disciplined systems engineer in the program office assisting in the development and fielding of the next generation SIGINT architecture.
• Contribute to authorship of payload and mission suite performance and interface definitions across the architecture.
• Lead architectural implementation trades leveraging the Aerospace mission analysis team.
• Lead Aerospace matrix engineering organization and laboratory resources (ETG) to support concept development, requirement and mission analyses, and technology demonstrations.
• Serve as the primary Aerospace interface to the Government Customer(s), while working collaboratively with a wide variety of other support contractors (e.g.- SETA) and development contractors who are associated with the program.
• Independently generate technical findings and recommendations for Government Customers and Aerospace management
• Assist the customer in shaping and enabling advancement and capability development efforts underway with effective technical and operational understanding of end users.
• Support and influence enterprise-level assessments against customer activities and offering specific plans of action or mitigation against emerging issues.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written comms

Team collaboration

System architecture

Requirements management

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in science, engineering, mathematics, or a related technical field

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Sr. Project Engineer – Enterprise Systems Engineering to lead architecture studies for SIGINT systems and interface definitions across the architecture.

You will be the front‑facing Aerospace representative to review trades and translate needs into capability requirements. You will work closely with the modeling and simulation team to define study parameters, produce executive products, and ensure tool quality across the organization.