Senior Technology Advisor and Integration Engineer

aero; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation in the National Capital Region is seeking a Senior Technology Advisor and Integration Engineer to provide technical leadership across enterprise systems engineering for national security programs. You will partner with senior DoD and IC stakeholders, develop and enforce technical standards, conduct risk assessments, and guide system concept development and transition planning.

This 100% onsite role requires TS/SCI clearance and a strong background in requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM or related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in engineering or software development.
• Experience with technology transition plans and systems engineering.
• Knowledge of acquisition management and governance.
• Ability to present complex technical material to senior DoD/IC officials.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to stakeholders and senior customers.
• Develop and ensure compliance with technical standards and procedures.
• Advise on system capabilities, constraints, and documentation.
• Conduct risk assessments and mitigation strategies for initiatives.
• Lead requirements gathering, analyses, and trade studies.
• Support program management and acquisition governance.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements analysis

Risk assessment

Architecture trade-offs

Program governance

Acquisition policy knowledge

Technical leadership

DoD/IC briefing

Security clearance TS/SCI

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM fields

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation's space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space- delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, you'll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.

The National Systems Group (NSG) serves as the technical adviser to the Intelligence Community (IC) and its mission partners involved in the collection and distribution of national and tactical intelligence, including electronics programs, ground and communications, imagery programs, and systems engineering and launch.

The National Intelligence Division within NSG supports the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Chief Financial Officer Technology Development Group (CFO/TDG) organization. The CFO is the IC component responsible for ensuring effective financial management of National Intelligence Program resources and supporting the Director of National Intelligence in formulating and justifying the NIP budget. The CFO office is also champion of acquisition reform and innovation, advising on some of the most complex systems the IC fields with a focus to make acquisition and IC resources a strategic advantage - not a barrier. The Aerospace team supports CFO leadership decision making by delivering insight on the future intelligence environment with fact-based analysis on capability gaps, information system requirements, cost, schedule and performance management. Aerospace is looking for a Senior Technology Advisor and Integration Engineer (Senior Project Engineer - Enterprise Systems Engineering).

This is a full-time position based in the National Capital Region, requiring 100% onsite work across our Tysons Corner, Bethesda, and Aerospace Chantilly Campus locations.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leverage your technical acumen and soft-people skills in working shoulder to shoulder with our senior customers to develop trusted-partner technical advisory relationships.
• Develop and ensure compliance with technical standards, policies, and procedures across the CFO/TDG organization.
• Provide technical guidance to stakeholders and leadership on system capabilities and constraints.
• Advise on the maintenance and future evolution of technical documentation, including system architecture diagrams and design documents.
• Conduct risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies for technical initiatives.
• Offer expert advice on technology planning, system concept development and system transition planning that span a mission enterprise.
• Provide technical leadership to support requirements gathering, analysis of alternatives, technical deep dives and trade studies.
• Perform objective analysis of systems-of-systems vulnerabilities, security and resiliency.
• Design solutions to complex problems by interfacing and collaborating with industry leaders and subject matter experts.
• Strengthen programs by performing independent program assessments Work with Aerospace subject matter experts to form and manage teams to deliver strategic analysis and study results for senior customers.
• Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned as needed.

What You Need to be Successful

Minimum Requirements for the Senior Project Engineer - Enterprise Systems Engineering:

• Bachelor's degree in applicable STEM areas or other relevant disciplines.
• 10 or more years of applicable experience in engineering or software development.
• Experience with developing or assessing technology transition plans.
• Experience with systems engineering activities, to include system requirements and concept of operations development, architectural trade-offs, risk and opportunity identification, readiness review principles, integration and verification planning and execution, quality assurance, configuration management.
• Experience with program management activities, to include business and engineering governance.
• Understanding of acquisition management disciplines, agile or commercial acquisition practices, and USSF and IC acquisition policies.
• Knowledge of systems-of-systems, space, ground, or C2 systems.
• Ability to work in a proactive, self-motivated, and self-directed manner.
• Ability to develop project plans, contribute to high-impact work, and balance schedule commitments.
• Demonstrated Ability to optimally present complex technical material to senior Department of Defense (DoD) and other U.S. government officials.

This position requires a current and active TS/SCI security clearance and polygraph, which is issued by the US government. U.S citiz