Spacecraft Integration & Test Lead

The Aerospace Corporation

Virginia, Northern (MN, KY)

Hybrid

USD 121,000 - 181,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health care and wellness plans

Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation

401(k) Plan with company matching

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a Spacecraft Integration Engineer (Project Leader - Systems and Systems Test Engineering) to guide integration, test, and design efforts for national security space systems. This role requires in-person work in Chantilly, VA or El Segundo, CA, with travel and cross-functional collaboration with government customers.

Qualified candidates have a TS/SSBI/SCI clearance, a strong systems engineering background, and at least six years of experience in space projects.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in relevant technical field.
Six or more years of responsible professional engineering experience.
Effective systems engineering and communication skills to identify problems, develop solutions, and assess risks.
In-depth knowledge and experience with at least one spacecraft technical discipline.
Willingness to support travel (typically 1 week per month). If based in Chantilly, the position requires 2 weeks per month of travel.
Current and active TS/SSBI/SCI security clearance and polygraph.
U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

Align Aerospace risk management techniques and team efforts during manufacturing and test phase to ensure no mission-ending or unacceptable performances escape to orbit.
Lead non-conformance and major technical issue response teams, directing SMEs in design evaluation, test, and analyses, consolidating input, and providing recommendations for root cause and corrective action.