Space Domain Awareness & Mission Lead (TS/SCI) – Onsite CO

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Education assistance

Health care

Flexible spending accounts

Telework options

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation invites applications for a Space Domain Awareness & Mission Analyst role in our Enterprise Effects Division. You will provide technical leadership across space domain awareness, sensor assessments, and threat-informed analyses to support national security space operations.

You will develop and apply modeling tools, coordinate with operators and engineers, and present decision-quality outputs to senior government leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience in national security space, space operations, missile warning/defense, C2, or related mission areas.
• Master's or PhD in mathematics, engineering, physics, computer science, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Analyze sensor systems and architectures for space domain awareness and mission protection.
• Model, simulate, and develop analytical methods for complex space scenarios.
• Lead and mentor engineering teams; translate analyses into actionable recommendations for government stakeholders.
• Support strategic wargames, operational planning, and space capability integration.

Skills

Space Domain Awareness

Space control

Space surveillance sensors

Missile warning/defense

Programming (Python)

Modeling & simulation

Communication to leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience

Master's degree or PhD in math, engineering, physics, CS, or related field

Tools

Python

MATLAB

C++

Java

FORTRAN

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation invites applications for a Space Domain Awareness & Mission Analyst role in our Enterprise Effects Division. You will provide technical leadership across space domain awareness, sensor assessments, and threat-informed analyses to support national security space operations.

You will develop and apply modeling tools, coordinate with operators and engineers, and present decision-quality outputs to senior government leaders.