Senior Space Operations Architect

aero; Suitland (MD); On-site; USD 151,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care and wellness plans

Paid holidays/sick time/vacation

401(k) Plan with company match

Relocation assistance

Education assistance programs

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation, Suitland, MD, seeks a Senior Space Operations Engineer to join the Mission Operations and Engineering Department. You will lead and analyze space-ground systems engineering efforts for NOAA/NESDIS OSPO and related programs, interfacing with government customers and Aerospace staff to deliver robust ground and mission support.

The role requires extensive experience in space operations, systems engineering, and program leadership, with opportunities to influence

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or related STEM discipline.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible professional engineering/scientific experience, including space and/or ground systems and a background in satellite operations, systems engineering, technical and project leadership in an engineering, operations or program office.
• Experience with NOAA, and/or NASA and/or commercial space systems and operations.
• High level working knowledge of NOAA procurement processes and management support of moderate to large systems acquisitions.
• Working knowledge of space to ground systems communications, including Radio Frequency link budgets, ground antenna systems, and associated processing capabilities.
• Ability to provide systems-based engineering and technical leadership in the areas of space and ground systems applicable to legacy and enterprise level systems.
• Experience with international and interagency space /ground mission systems and agencies.
• Demonstrated skills in technical program planning/scheduling, risk management processes, program cost estimation, contractor proposal evaluation and associated tools (MS Project, MS Excel, or equivalent).
• Technical leadership in engineering studies and evaluations of proposed and existing hardware and software architectures.
• Communications, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• This position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, perform, and analyze work across multiple engineering areas of an organization’s operations.
• Collaborate across the organization to determine engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products.
• Apply knowledge of spacecraft and satellite operations, mission support and related engineering concepts, approaches, methods, tools, and technology.
• Interact with customer technical support on ground and space-based services development
• Facilitate project specifics tasking between customers' and Aerospace technical management staff
• Support Design, Integration & Test of space and ground- based solutions
• Examines technology trends, designs new products and processes, modifies and improves existing products/processes, and develops test procedures.
• Support analysis & architecture/systems trade studies
• Participate in NOAA ground studies to recommend cost effective solutions for future Enterprise architectures
• Advise on strategic technology directions to improve the system capabilities, product quality and reduce operational costs.
• Provide direct support to senior government decision makers regarding programmatic and operational schedules, risks and issues.

Skills

Space operations

Systems engineering

Technical leadership

Program management

NOAA experience

Customer liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/science/STEM

Tools

MS Project

MS Excel

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation, Suitland, MD, seeks a Senior Space Operations Engineer to join the Mission Operations and Engineering Department. You will lead and analyze space-ground systems engineering efforts for NOAA/NESDIS OSPO and related programs, interfacing with government customers and Aerospace staff to deliver robust ground and mission support.

The role requires extensive experience in space operations, systems engineering, and program leadership, with opportunities to influence