Senior Technology Advisor for Space Architectures

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Education assistance programs

401(k) Plan

Flexible spending accounts

Professional growth programs

Telework options

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a Senior Technology Advisor – Space Architectures in the Tyson’s area, with 100% onsite work and some travel to Chantilly. You will lead advisory work with ODNI, assess architecture gaps, and guide mission-focused strategies across IC programs.

Applicants must have an advanced STEM degree and 10+ years' experience, plus a current TS/SCI clearance and US citizenship. The role offers leadership opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package including relocation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s OR Advanced degree in a STEM field.
• 10+ years of increasing responsibility in engineering, technical, or strategic planning roles.
• Effective skills in communication, organization, time and resource tracking.
• Experience in leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and polygraph; US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Develop trusted-partner technical advisory relationships with senior customers.
• Advise ODNI leadership on space program analysis, gaps, and architecture.
• Identify functional, performance, and interoperability gaps for strategic initiatives.
• Assess feasibility, debt, and architectural implications of technology solutions.
• Lead teams with Aerospace SMEs to deliver strategic analyses and studies.
• Support executive decision making with deep technical understanding of advancements.
• Coordinate with IC elements to understand mission needs driving future architectures.

Skills

Space architectures

Systems engineering

Technical advisory

Leadership

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in STEM

Job description

About Aerospace Corporation

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 serves as the technical advisor to the Intelligence Community and its mission partners involved in the collection and distribution of national and tactical intelligence, including electronics programs, advanced technologies, 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, Policy and Capabilities (P&C) organization. P&C is the IC component responsible for synthesizing community-wide capabilities and policies. P&C prioritizes mission and technology areas to ensure integration across enabling functions such as data management, contracting, acquisitions and research such that the Community is strategically positioned. P&C advances the integration of mission priorities and capability needs across the IC to meet future challenges and opportunities in support of our Nation’s security. The Aerospace team supports P&C leadership decision making by delivering insight on the future intelligence environment with fact-based analysis on strategic issues, acquisitions, capabilities, cost, and effectiveness.

Senior Technology Advisor – Space Architectures (Senior Project Engineer – Enterprise Systems Engineering)

This is a full-time position based in the Tyson’s area in the National Capital Region, which requires 100% onsite work with the possibility of some assignments at the Aerospace Chantilly Campus.

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.
• Act as an advisor to senior leaders across ODNI on issues related to space program analysis, capability gaps, space architecture requirements, and integration into the IC space and ground architecture.
• Advise ODNI and SCO leadership on functional, performance and interoperability gaps to meet current and emerging strategic initiatives.
• Apply technical knowledge to assess feasibility, technical debt, and architectural implications of proposed technology solutions.
• Work with Aerospace subject matter experts to form and manage teams to deliver strategic analysis and study results for senior customers.
• Help improve and accelerate executive decision making by providing deep technical understanding of technological advancements, mission and capability needs, or priorities for strategic investment portfolio reviews.
• Engage with and coordinate with stakeholders across Aerospace and other IC elements to understand mission needs driving future systems architectures.
• Operate strategically to propose new areas, projects, and tasks to expand Aerospace’s impact on mission capabilities for multiple divisions and offices across ODNI and other IC elements.
• Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned as needed.

What You Need to be Successful

• Minimum Requirements for Senior Project Engineer – Enterprise Systems Engineering:
• Bachelor’s OR Advanced degree in a STEM field
• 10 or more years of increasing responsibility and applicable experience in engineering, technical, or strategic planning roles
• Demonstrated effective skills in communication, organization, time and resource tracking.
• Experience in leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to quickly analyze technical material and provide clear, concise, and timely assessments in support of decision making and strategic planning.
• 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.

How You Can Stand Out

• Advanced degree in applicable STEM areas or other relevant discipline
• Significant and demonstrated experience and deep technical knowledge of aspects of the IC mission, capability acquisition, and design of space system architectures
• Experience in leading technical, multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated experience in cost, schedule, and performance risk/issue management of the IC, DoD, or industry space architectures.
• Demonstrated experience with the Intelligence Production cycle and Capabilities related to collection, data management and exploitation applications and capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with other intelligence community and national security space organizations, working groups, or senior leaders.
• Demonstrated strategic thinker with the ability to think ahead and anticipate potential problems or identify patterns and make meaning out of overarching trends.

We Offer a Competitive Compensation Package

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge and skills.

The Grade-Based Pay Range for this Job

(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 We Reward Our Employees

During your interview process, our team will provide details of our industry-leading 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

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.

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.

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