Senior Space Systems Lifecycle Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Professional growth and development

Education assistance

401(k) plan with company match

Health and wellness benefits

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Senior Acquisition and Systems Engineer to join a diverse team delivering system acquisition and lifecycle engineering support for national security space programs. The role emphasizes requirements engineering, documentation, and program reviews to support DoD and civil customers.

Located onsite at Aerospace campus locations in El Segundo, CA (and Chantilly, VA), the position requires 10–15+ years of experience, strong communication skills, and a TS/SCI

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field is required (Master’s preferred).
• Minimum of 10-15+ years of related experience.
• Experience with requirements and verification (including requirement engineering, requirements management, and/or verification).
• A solid understanding of DoD compliance to include DoD 5000.02, Agile Software Development, and DevSecOps
• Demonstrated experience in supporting project planning, requirements definition, space and ground systems, and program reviews
• Experience in developing or assessing acquisition strategies and analyses affecting acquisition-related decisions
• A strong technical background and a clearly demonstrated expertise with the following programming languages, applications/tools: SysML, Cameo, DOORS, Jira, Confluence, and Agile Development (SAFe/Scrum)
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Demonstrated ability to initiate/complete tasks, lead technical efforts and interact effectively with a broad range of organizations
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to effectively work with all levels of customers, coworkers and contractors are required
• Ability to be flexible, adaptable and able to manage multiple simultaneous tasks, including occasional business travel
• Current TS /SCI Clearance

Responsibilities

• Provide systems engineering and acquisition support for National Security Space, civil, and commercial customers with emphasis on providing a sound basis for system acquisition and operational activities.
• Create and review acquisition documentation such as RFPs, CDRLs, PWSs, SOOs, and SOWs.
• Form and lead teams with an emphasis on requirements engineering and analysis to support Aerospace program offices and customers during early acquisition activities.
• Participate in requirements development and management activities, including developing TRDs and analyzing requirements. Gather, analyze, and document requirements from stakeholders using interviews, workshops, and document analysis.
• Lead and support Lifecycle Technical Reviews, Audits, and Milestones.
• Guide requirements traceability and management concepts for program offices. Support maintenance of the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) to include updates and approach to ensure requirements are testable and aligned with mission goals.
• Mentor staff in support of lifecycle acquisition and systems engineering.
• Evaluate opportunities to implement Digital Engineering concepts to streamline lifecycle engineering process and capabilities.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary teams for the development and/or evaluation of ground and space system requirements, design and architecture concepts.
• Perform independent assessments in support of acquisition milestone events, including identification and assessment of technical risks and development of pre-acquisition design concepts that will drive new systems.
• Participate in a broad range of acquisition related activities, including Government source selections, preparing reports, developing briefings, and presenting recommendations to customers and Aerospace management.
• Participate in frequent interactions with Aerospace program office, customers, contractors and Engineering and Technology Group (ETG) personnel.

Skills

SysML

Cameo

DOORS

Jira

Confluence

Agile Development

SAFe / Scrum

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or CS

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Jira

Confluence

DOORS

Cameo

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Senior Acquisition and Systems Engineer to join a diverse team delivering system acquisition and lifecycle engineering support for national security space programs. The role emphasizes requirements engineering, documentation, and program reviews to support DoD and civil customers.

Located onsite at Aerospace campus locations in El Segundo, CA (and Chantilly, VA), the position requires 10–15+ years of experience, strong communication skills, and a TS/SCI