Senior Space Warfighting Readiness & Requirements Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 151,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care & wellness

Relocation assistance

401(k) plan with company match

Education assistance

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation in Colorado Springs, CO, seeks a senior technical lead to support STARCOM and develop USSF exercise infrastructure. You will translate mission requirements into training scenarios, coordinate across Aerospace teams, and participate in MSEL development and exercise control planning.

Applicants should have a bachelor’s in science/engineering, 10+ years of experience, knowledge of Joint Training System, and an active SSBI/Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science, mathematics, or engineering.
• Ten or more years of progressively responsible professional experience applicable to the position.
• Deep understanding of the Joint Training System and Joint Event Life Cycle, including exercise planning processes, training objectives development, Master Scenario Event List creation, and exercise evaluation/assessment methodologies.
• Prior military experience with direct involvement in exercise planning, execution, or evaluation at the tactical, operational, or strategic level.
• Functional knowledge of USSF warfighting capabilities, space operations concepts, and the integration of space capabilities into joint all-domain operations.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
• Current SSBI and an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally approximately 25%.

Responsibilities

• Translate combatant command mission requirements into training and exercise experiences to build space warfighter readiness for STARCOM.
• Coordinate large-scale technical efforts across programs, synchronizing space-domain experts and analysts to meet exercise objectives.
• Define and implement standardized processes for exercise support to ensure high-quality delivery.
• Serve as principal technical representative to customers during exercise planning conferences and execution.
• Support planning and execution of USSF service-level exercises and CCMD joint exercises, providing technical expertise on space capabilities.
• Lead exercise evaluation and assessment activities, documenting observations and lessons learned.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science, mathematics, or engineering

Advanced degree in engineering, mathematics, science, computer science, or other technical discipline

Tools

Joint Training System knowledge

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation in Colorado Springs, CO, seeks a senior technical lead to support STARCOM and develop USSF exercise infrastructure. You will translate mission requirements into training scenarios, coordinate across Aerospace teams, and participate in MSEL development and exercise control planning.

Applicants should have a bachelor’s in science/engineering, 10+ years of experience, knowledge of Joint Training System, and an active SSBI/Top Secret/SCI clearance.