Senior Space Systems Architect & MBSE Leader

The Aerospace Corporation; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care and wellness

Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation

401(k) plan with matching

Flexible spending accounts

Relocation assistance

Professional growth programs

Education assistance

Inclusive work environment

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a senior Systems Architect to advance enterprise systems engineering across multiple space programs. As a Senior Member of Technical Staff, you will guide architecture studies, model-based systems engineering, and complex trade studies to shape mission outcomes.

You will collaborate with program offices, customers, and contractors, mentoring junior staff while applying rigorous architecture methods and tools to deliver cost-effective, resilient designs.

Qualifications

• PhD in engineering, science, or related technical field (pursuing or conferred within last 12 months)
• 0-1 year of industry experience
• Experience/coursework/projects in system or enterprise architecting, systems engineering, concept design, and/or model-based systems engineering
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to present methods and results effectively in briefings, formal reports, and informal communications
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills and ability to work effectively with a diverse set of collaborators
• Ability to learn new skills and acquire knowledge through self-study and proactive engagement with mentors and subject matter experts
• Available and willing to travel domestically and internationally approx. 5-10%
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance, which is issued by the US government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance
• Transcripts required for this position

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in architecture studies of varying system complexity, to include multi-disciplinary engineering teams, problem framing, gap analysis, and trade space assessment
• Apply and develop disciplined system architecting methods, processes, and tools in a broad range of architecture-level assessment, modeling, analysis, and conceptual design activities
• Use, develop, and integrate analytical methods and tools to evaluate architectural concepts and system conceptual designs for cost, schedule, performance, risk, and resilience to disruptive events or threats, and other characteristics
• Utilize innovative methods, processes, and tools to architect and implement model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and digital engineering (DE) capabilities
• Work with Aerospace program office, customer, and contractor personnel as a technical subject matter expert to elicit and identify needs, requirements, and constraints for studies; mentor junior staff; support the scoping, planning, and execution of the study; and effectively communicate task status, methods, results, and recommendations in briefings and formal technical reports
• Collaborate with other Aerospace personnel to marshal technical expertise in multiple technical disciplines and domains to enable concurrent engineering approaches to address complex problems

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Learning agility

Travel willingness

Education

PhD in engineering/science or related field

Tools

SysML

UAF

UPDM

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a senior Systems Architect to advance enterprise systems engineering across multiple space programs. As a Senior Member of Technical Staff, you will guide architecture studies, model-based systems engineering, and complex trade studies to shape mission outcomes.

You will collaborate with program offices, customers, and contractors, mentoring junior staff while applying rigorous architecture methods and tools to deliver cost-effective, resilient designs.