The Enterprise Effects Division (EED) drives integration of Aerospace’s strategic capabilities across the national space enterprise. The division leverages a 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-enabled mission effects.

The Surveillance and Navigation Architecture Performance Department (SNAPD) in the Integrated Performance Subdivision aspires to be the premier force advising the evolution of national security and civil space enterprises, leveraging our modeling and simulation (M&S) expertise to evaluateend-to-endarchitecture performance.

We are seeking a PNT Modeling & Simulation Senior Engineering Specialist that will lead the development and use of sophisticated simulation tools in support of requirements verification, analyses-of-alternatives, and performance evaluation for navigation and positioning systems.

Work Model:

This is a full-time position based in ChantillyVA, Colorado Springs CO,or El Segundo CA, which requires 100% onsite work.

What You9ll Be Doing:

• Act as a senior technical advisor for department and subdivision-level management and staff in the areas ofPNT architecture andgeolocation, independently translating customer needs intostrategicobjectives and providing technical evaluations.

• Work side-by-side with the Aerospace program office and interface with government leaders, contractors, other government agencies, other program offices, and the Aerospace Engineering and Technical Group (ETG) to address issues and provide the customer with the best available technical analyses and recommendations.

• Assemble andleadmulti-disciplinary technicalteams driving recommendations for research, development, and acquisition decisions for legacy and emerging navigation and positioning systems.This includes coordinating ETG support,tracking team performance, and reviewing team products for quality and accuracy to meeton time deliverables.

• Oversee the execution of development and sustainment plans for the organization9s M&S tools and capabilities,streamlining capabilities anddriving innovation to meet future needs.

• Serve as a technical mentor to junior staff in one or more department focus areas, coordinating training and delivering a strategy for maintaining bench depth in department capabilities.

• Develop and present timely and technically accurate presentations and reports that clearly communicate analysis results to technical leads, management, and customers.

What You Need to be Successful:

Minimum Requirements for theSeniorEngineering Specialist:

• B.S degree in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, systems engineering, mathematics, orrelateddiscipline from an accredited school.

• 10+years ofprogressive relevant academic, professional, technical work experience.

• Professional experience with one or more of the following subjects: space-related modeling and simulation, geolocation, mission data processing, signal processing, space threats, resilient systems, advanced PNT technologies, algorithm design, software development, or mathematical modeling.

• Proficiency with one or more software languages that may include Python, C++,Fortran,or MATLAB.

• Demonstrated technical leadership, personal accountability, and adaptability to changing customer expectations

• Knowledge in one or more of these specific national security space or intelligence mission areas: signals intelligence,space surveillance,geo-spatial intelligence, or space protection

• This position requires the ability to obtain andmaintainaTS/SCIsecurity clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship isrequiredto obtain a security clearance.

How You Can Stand Out:

It would be impressive if youhaveone or more of these:

• Graduate degree in one of the fields of study mentioned above

• Current TS/SCIwith polygraph

• Significant experience in one or more of the functional/mission areas listed above.

• Knowledge of Intelligence Community or US Department of Defense business practices, acquisition policies, or space mission portfolios.