The Aerospace Corporation

Enterprise Engineering Systems Director

The Aerospace Corporation$168K — $252K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a related field.
  • 12+ years of professional engineering/scientific experience.
  • Experience in a managerial/leadership role, maintaining effective relationships with contractors and customers.
  • Demonstrated skills in networking, team management, and leadership in technical organizations.
  • Technical credibility across various systems engineering topics, with an understanding of complex systems.
  • Experience with U.S. government agencies (DOE/NNSA and DoD).
  • Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
  • Current Top Secret or Q security clearance, U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage the Aerospace Enterprise Engineering team on Defense Programs challenges.
  • Establish and communicate organization objectives/goals with senior management.
  • Provide strategic leadership aligned with corporate policies and goals.
  • Participate in organizational structure determination and resource allocation.
  • Report on activities, progress, and achievements to various stakeholders.
  • Coordinate work activities, monitor progress, and ensure compliance with schedules.
  • Identify opportunities for new business and assist in pursuing them.
  • Conduct performance reviews and manage staffing needs and career development.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health care and wellness plans.
  • Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation.
  • Flexible work schedules, including telework options.
  • 401(k) plan with a company-paid benefit of up to 12% of compensation; immediate vesting.
  • Flexible spending accounts.
  • Variable pay program for exceptional contributions.
  • Relocation assistance offered.
  • Professional growth programs for career advancement.
  • Education assistance programs available.
  • Inclusive work environment that promotes teamwork and respect.
Full Job Description

We are looking for anEnterpriseEngineeringSystems Director(Systems Director 64SystemsandDigital Engineering). As a Systems Director in the Civil Systems Group within Defense, you will provide leadership, planning and direction to an experienced team of engineers and work closely with Engineering Technical Managers to support the mission area of the Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs (DP). You will lead and manage your team toaccomplishsystems engineering/analysis to various Defense Program tasks in support of our Nation. You will mentor your team toleverageAerospaces vast network of subject matter experts to bring innovative solutions to NNSAs hardest problems. Additionally, you will look toidentifynew opportunities/challenges to leverage Aerospace capabilities to apply to our NNSA customer.

This isa full-timeposition basedinAlbuquerque, NM, Crystal City, VA, Colorado Springs, CO, or El Segundo, CAwhichrequiresaminimum of 4 days/weekonsitework.

WhatYouBe Doing

  • Work closely with Principal Director and the rest of the management team to lead and manage Aerospace EnterpriseEngineeringteam members with the challenging issues Aerospace is tackling for Defense Programs within the National Nuclear Security Administration.
  • Supports establishment of theEnterprise Engineeringorganizations objectives/goals with Principal Director and communicate them to your subordinates and interfacing organizations.
  • Provide strategic leadership and conducts activities consistent with corporate policies/practices, goals, andobjectives.
  • Participates with higher management indeterminingthe organizations structure and staff including resource needs (budget planning and allocation of resources).
  • Reports the organizations activities, progress, and achievements throughwritten andoral reports to management, subordinates, and customers.
  • Coordinates work activities within the organization; monitors workload, work progress, and schedules; ensures completion of organizations work assignments within cost and schedule guidelines.
  • Seeksandidentifiesopportunities foradditional, expanded, and new business andassistsSr. management in evaluating and pursuing new possibilities.
  • Cooperates and communicatesfrequentlywith customers to coordinate and report work progress, issues, and results.
  • Conducts staff performance reviews and recommends performance improvement, career development, salary, and promotion actions;establishesstaffing needs;advisesreassignments, training, transfers, and other staff deployments; andassistsother supervisors in evaluating and assigning staff.
  • Directs technical group performing engineering design, analysis, or other research and development activities.
  • Lead from the front to influence customers to field more integrated solutions.

What You Need to be Successful- Systems Director 64Systems Engineering and Digital Engineering

MinimumRequirements:

  • Bachelors degree in engineering, science, or anotherappropriate technicaldiscipline
  • 12 or more years of progressively responsible professional engineering/scientific experience
  • Experience in a managerial/leadership role with proven ability toestablishand maintain effective working relationships with all levels of contractors, customers, and corporate staff
  • Demonstrated networking, teaming, management, and leadership skills within a program office or matrixed technical organization, building and leading project teams, formulating task plans, ensuring product quality, and effectively interacting with customers.
  • Proven technical credibility across a broad set of systems engineering topics, and a deep understanding of the engineering of complex systems
  • Experience working with U.S. government agencies such as DOE/NNSA and DoD
  • Demonstrated strong interpersonal, organizational, written, and oral communication skills
  • Availability to travel domestically, up to 25% of the time
  • This position requires a current and activeTopSecret or Q security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if youhaveone or more of these:

  • Advanced degree in engineering or math with specific experience in Systems/DigitalEngineering
  • Familiarity with the DOE and NNSA National Laboratories in the Defense Programs Arena
  • Knowledge of the Aerospace Engineering and Technology Group (ETG) skills and capabilities
  • Demonstrated ability to create solutions to address national security needs
  • Holds a TS or DOE Q clearance with ability to obtain SCI

We offer a competitive compensation package where youll 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)

$168,200.00 - $252,400.00

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 64 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

We are all unique, from various backgrounds and all walks of life, yet one thing bonds all of us to each other 64the belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.

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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1960

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