Technical Advisor and Systems Engineer – Objective Force Design and Warfighting Architectures

aero; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 117,300 - 226,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care

401(k) Plan

Professional growth programs

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation in Virginia is seeking a Technical Advisor and Systems Engineer for Objective Force Design. The selected candidate will work onsite in Crystal City, VA, requiring a current TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities include leading mission area engineering and fostering relationships with the US Space Force. Ideal qualifications include a Bachelor's degree and extensive experience in engineering and systems integration.

Competitive salary range is between $117,300 to $226,900 annually, based on experience and education.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional engineering/scientific experience.
• Knowledge of the USSF or national security space.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration of analyses into the mission area.
• Develop approaches to adopt mission threads.
• Collaborate with senior government leaders.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Systems engineering

Model-based systems engineering (MBSE)

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Advanced degree in engineering or related discipline

Tools

Cameo

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 Defense Systems Group (DSG) provides analysis-based decision support to senior leaders on space architectures, policy and strategy, developmental planning, system of systems engineering, and threat reduction to help shape future space missions across the national security space enterprise. DSG is unique at Aerospace as it not only directly supports major customers, including Air Force Space Command, U.S. Strategic Command, Air Force Materiel Command, and senior leadership at the Pentagon, but also provides a broad range of services and support across the national space enterprise, maintaining vertical responsibilities with customers but also horizontal, matrixed responsibilities across the corporation.

Aerospace provides technical advice, thought leadership, and systems engineering support to Space Force. This organization is building and evolving the service’s activities to ideate and design the Objective Force using modern digital environments and enterprise architecture models. In addition to directly supporting senior Space Force leadership, Aerospace also provides a broad range of services and support across the national space enterprise, maintaining vertical responsibilities with government customers but also horizontal, matrixed responsibilities across the corporation.

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility in Crystal City, VA.

The Technical Advisor and Systems Engineer – Objective Force Design and Warfighting Architectures can be filled as a Project Engineer or Sr. Project Engineer.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead or support integrating mission area analyses and engineering into a fulsome Objective Force inside of a digital environment.
• Develop and implement an approach to adopting mission threads inside of the enterprise architecture framework.
• Collaborate and function effectively in an onsite environment with the customer and work with senior Government leaders, the various Aerospace program offices, and the Aerospace Engineering and Technical Group (ETG) to address technical and programmatic issues and provide the customer with the best available technical analyses and recommendations.
• Develop, foster, and maintain relationships with field and headquarters offices across the United States Space Force (USSF).
• Be positioned to help address the breadth and depth of Space Force systems engineering and integration challenges and issues, build end-to-end processes and models, and lead data infrastructure development activities.
• Deliver results on time-sensitive staff inquiries and provide technical support and assistance with official responses to Congress, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Department of the Air Force, HQ Space Force and the Intelligence Community (IC).

These positions require a current Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

What You Need to be Successful

Minimum Requirements – Project Engineer – Enterprise Engineering

• Bachelor's degree in an appropriate technical discipline from a recognized institution.
• 6 or more years of increasingly responsible professional engineering/scientific experience, including multi-disciplinary systems engineering and/or program management environments.
• Familiarity with/knowledge of the USSF or national security space enterprise.
• Experience with systems-of-systems (SoS) engineering and enterprise architecting and model-based system engineering (MBSE) discipline (e.g. Cameo), literature, tools, and processes.
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills and well adept at oral and written communication.
• Willing to travel domestically on occasion when required by the customer (approx. <20%).
• Exceptional time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
• This position requires a current Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance, which is issued by the US government. US citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

Minimum Requirements – Sr. Project Engineer – Enterprise Engineering

• 10 or more years of increasingly responsible professional engineering/scientific experience, including multi-disciplinary systems engineering and/or program management environments.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate across all aspects/functions/capabilities of the Aerospace Corporation through ETG and program office reach back coordination.
• Significant experience and knowledge of systems-of-systems (SoS) engineering and enterprise architecting and model-based system engineering (MBSE) discipline (e.g. Cameo), literature, tools, and processes.
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills and well adept at oral and written communication.
• Willing to travel domestically on occasion when required by the customer (approx. <20%).
• Proven ability to work effectively with senior government and military personnel.
• Exceptional time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Proactive nature and comfort with ambiguous tasks: self-starter; ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

How You Can Stand Out

• Advanced degree in engineering, mathematics, science, or other related technical discipline.
• Exposure to and/or substantive knowledge of the breadth and depth of the USSF or national security space enterprise.
• Deep technical expertise in one or more USSF mission areas.
• Project experience using the Unified Architecture Framework (UAF) modeling language for enterprise architectures.
• Demonstrated examples of innovative and entrepreneurial solutioning.
• Demonstrated experience briefing senior Government leaders (General Officer and/or SES).
• Possess a thorough understanding of the roles played by the Office of the Secretary of Defense; the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force; the United States Space Force, U.S. Space Command; the space system program offices; the defense agencies; the Joint Staff; and other government organizations in the acquisition, management, and operation of the national security space enterprise.

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. 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)

$117,300.00 - $226,900.00

Pay Basis: Annual

Leadership Competencies

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

Ways We Reward Our Employees

• 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 are 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.