Senior Technology Advisor and Integration Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plans

Paid holidays and vacation

Telework options

Relocation assistance

Education assistance programs

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation in Tysons Corner, VA, seeks a Senior Technology Advisor and Integration Engineer to support Enterprise Systems Engineering for the National Intelligence Division. This full-time role requires deep technical expertise and collaboration with senior DoD and IC stakeholders to shape requirements and trade studies.

You will lead system concept development, risk assessment, and documentation, guiding architecture and transition planning while ensuring compliance with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM or related disciplines.
• 10+ years of engineering or software development experience.
• Experience with developing or assessing technology transition plans.
• Experience with systems engineering activities: requirements, concept of operations, architecture trade-offs, risk and opportunity identification, readiness review, integration and verification planning and execution, QA, configuration management.
• Experience with program management activities: governance in business and engineering contexts.
• Understanding of acquisition management, agile or commercial practices, and USSF/IC policies.
• Knowledge of systems-of-systems, space, ground, or C2 systems.
• Ability to work proactively and self-direct.
• Ability to develop project plans and balance schedules.
• Must present complex technical material to DoD and government officials.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advisory leadership to senior customers and stakeholders.
• Develop and ensure compliance with CFO/TDG technical standards and procedures.
• Advise on system capabilities, constraints, and transition planning.
• Maintain and evolve technical documentation and architecture diagrams.
• Conduct risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies.
• Lead technical deep dives, trade studies, and requirements analysis.
• Assess system vulnerabilities and resiliency from a systems perspective.
• Collaborate with industry and subject-matter experts to design solutions.
• Lead independent program assessments to strengthen capabilities.
• Coordinate with Aerospace SMEs to deliver strategic analyses for senior customers.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements analysis

Technical leadership

Acquisition & governance

DoD/IC knowledge

Security clearance TS/SCI

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

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 position will support Aerospace’s impact on the Intelligence Community’s financial management, planning, programming, and budgeting process. 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 citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

Benefits

Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type. A few highlights include:

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
• Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
• Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
• 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
• Flexible spending accounts
• Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
• Relocation assistance
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
• Education assistance programs
• An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect

Pay Range

The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge and skills. (Min - Max) $151,300.00 - $226,900.00 Pay Basis: Annual

Leadership Competencies

Our leadership philosophy is simple: every employee, regardless of level and role, can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace, our commitment is our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure that we have a strong pipeline of future leaders, we want individuals who:

• Operate Strategically
• Lead Change
• Engage with Impact
• Foster Innovation
• Deliver Results Ways

Right Place

The Aerospace Corporation has over 26 locations nationwide, which allows us to build a workforce that will nurture the best ideas, and generate the most novel innovations and solutions to our nation’s toughest space enterprise challenges.

Right Path

Aerospace covers all stages of the space lifecycle, from concept to operations. We believe our people are our most valuable resource and that’s why we propel our employees forward in their careers through ongoing education, training, and professional development.

Right Purpose

We can all serve a mission much greater than ourselves, and at Aerospace that is exactly what we do. By hiring the industry’s most preeminent scientists and engineers, Aerospace advances emerging technologies that protect some of the most critical missions on Earth and above it.

Equal Opportunity Commitment

The Aerospace Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, color, religion, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, physical disability, medical condition, mental disability, or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. If you’re an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by email at [e-mail] . You can also review Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal.

We are all unique, from various backgrounds and all walks of life, yet one thing bonds all of us to each other—the belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.

Aerospace employees working in organizations with technical responsibilities are required to obtain a Security Clearance. U.S. citizenship is required for those positions.