Senior Space Vehicle & Operations Engineer (Onsite)

The Aerospace Corporation; Rio (VA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Education assistance

Telework options

401(k) plan

Health insurance

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Space Vehicle/Operations Engineer to lead multidisciplinary engineering efforts for major space system programs. This role emphasizes systems engineering, design reviews, and fielding complex spacecraft and payloads across multiple lifecycle phases.

You will coach internal and external engineers, coordinate with government and contractor teams, and ensure mission readiness through on-site leadership and integration activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• 6 years of responsible professional engineering experience working on space programs.
• Experience with development, test, and implementation of Space systems.
• Prior engineering leadership or project management experience.
• Willing to support frequent travel (typically once or twice per month).
• This position requires a current and active TS/SSBI/SCI security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Aerospace technical support for space vehicle portions of an integrated space and ground system and support to on-orbit checkout activities and mission operations.
• Support Space Vehicle development and test.
• Provide technical leadership to Aerospace domain expert engagement in hardware development and design challenges.
• Collaborate with Aerospace counterparts external to the program office across the Enterprise.
• Participate in non-conformance, anomaly, and major technical issue response teams during Space Vehicle and Payload-related customer activities.
• Coordinate Subject Matter Expert support for milestone reviews.
• Provide on-site Aerospace presence and communicate with the customer, SETA, and contractors.
• Collaborate with SETA and government customer counterparts to meet mission needs.

Skills

Space systems engineering

Technical leadership

Systems integration

Program management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Space Vehicle/Operations Engineer to lead multidisciplinary engineering efforts for major space system programs. This role emphasizes systems engineering, design reviews, and fielding complex spacecraft and payloads across multiple lifecycle phases.

You will coach internal and external engineers, coordinate with government and contractor teams, and ensure mission readiness through on-site leadership and integration activities.