The Aerospace Corporation

Electromagnetic Interference Spaceflight Safety Specialist

The Aerospace Corporation$117K — $226K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in relevant STEM discipline.
  • Approximately eight years of professional or postgraduate experience.
  • Skills in modeling and simulation aligned with customer-driven projects.
  • Experience with Aerospace customers and industry players.
  • Expertise in electromagnetic interference relating to spacecraft or launch vehicles.
  • Aptitude with astrodynamics and related mathematics.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to electromagnetic interference spaceflight safety and related support functions.
  • Provide deep technical expertise and leadership in technical assessments and trade studies.
  • Develop and present technically accurate briefings and reports to stakeholders.
  • Train and mentor junior staff members.
  • Travel occasionally to support customer efforts.
  • Act as a senior liaison for proactive coordination with customers and staff.
  • Support strategic planning and identify opportunities to enhance capabilities.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health care and wellness plans.
  • Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation.
  • Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options.
  • 401(k) Plan with varying company-paid benefits based on service.
  • Flexible spending accounts available.
  • Variable pay program for significant contributions.
  • Relocation assistance offered.
  • Professional growth and development programs.
  • Education assistance programs.
  • An inclusive work environment built on teamwork and respect.
Full Job Description

The Enterprise Effects Division (EED) drives integration of Aerospace’s strategic capabilities across the national space enterprise. The divisionleveragesa broad array of engineering disciplines against a dynamic portfolio of programs, customers, and national challenges. EED spans the capability lifecycle from concept and architecture design to performance assessment to application of space and space-enabled capabilities.  

As a member of the Space Object Risk Department, you will be providing technical capabilities to support our customers in advancing situational awareness and hazard assessment and mitigation to operate safely in space.  Specifically, we are looking for an experienced technical expert and leader with skills in electromagnetic interference spaceflight safety, or, more specifically, RF and/or optical/laser risk assessment and mitigation involving geometric conjunction and power/link budget analysis relating to spacecraft and launch vehicles. 

 

Work Model 

This full-time position is based on a hybrid work model, requiring on-site presence at facilities in El Segundo, CA, Chantilly, VA or Colorado Springs, CO for at least 4 days per week, subject to business needs. 

 

What You’ll Be Doing  

  • Contribute to a focus area of electromagnetic interference spaceflight safety while also providing additional support to related department functions, which could include space traffic management, space domain awareness data management, space object cataloguing, space object and debris environment assessment and projections, risk assessment and mitigation of launch, orbital, and suborbital threats related to debris, re-entry, and kinetic collisions. 

  • Independently provide deep technical expertise, innovation, and project coordination/leadership in technical deep dives, trade studies, and assessments in teams with multi-disciplinary technical leaders across the company, Aerospace Program Office personnel, and external customers to define and address customer needs  

  • Develop and present timely and technically accurate briefings and reports that clearly communicate analysis results and provide recommended solutions to technical leads, management, and customers 

  • Train and mentor junior staff 

  • Travel occasionally (as necessary) to support customer efforts 

Additional Duties for a Senior Engineering Specialist: 

  • Act as a department senior liaison, providing proactive coordination and consultation to customers and Aerospace staff across the company

  • Provide support in strategic planning,identifyingopportunities to leveragedevelopment and analysis across diverse projects and analysis types while suggesting ways to close capability gaps 

What You Need to be Successful  

Minimum Requirements for an Engineering Specialist: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in relevant STEM discipline 

  • Approximately eight years of practical professional or postgraduate educational experience 

  • Skills in leading and contributing to modeling and simulation activities successfully demonstrated across several customer-driven projects   

  • Experience with Aerospace customers and industry players 

  • Aptitude with astrodynamics and related mathematics 

  • Demonstrated experience and expertise in development and analysis involving electromagnetic interference related to spacecraft or launch vehicles. 

  • Skills in mathematical formulation and derivation 

  • Demonstrated skills in the development and use of computer software tools 

  • This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance. 

 

 

What You Need to be Successful  

Additional Minimum Requirements for a Senior Engineering Specialist: 

  • Approximately 12 years of practical professional or postgraduate educational experience 

  • Substantial skills and experience in leadership and architecture of modeling and simulation activities demonstrated successfully over numerous substantial customer-driven projects   

  • Extensive experience andexpertisein development and analysis supportingdepartment functional areas

How You Can Stand Out  

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these: 

  • Advanced degree in engineering, math, science or related technical discipline from an accredited school 

  • Experience with Python, C++, and/or Fortran 

  • Extensive experience with a diverse set of Aerospace customers 

  • Possession of current TS/SCI and/or TS/SAP access 

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

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

About The Aerospace Corporation

The Aerospace Corporation is a nonprofit corporation that operates a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) headquartered in El Segundo, California. The corporation provides technical guidance and advice on all aspects of space missions to military, civil, and commercial customers. Aerospace also designs and develops spacecraft, sensors, and other systems in support of national security, civil, and commercial customers. The corporation has more than 4,000 employees and operates a number of laboratories and test facilities across the United States.
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