The Aerospace Corporation

Space System Architecture Capability Lead

The Aerospace Corporation$155K — $233K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, science, or a related technical field
  • At least 12 years of relevant professional engineering/scientific experience in systems engineering and/or program management
  • Leadership experience in system or enterprise architecting or model-based systems engineering
  • Proven ability to identify problem space and assess trade options
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams for project planning and execution
  • Strong oral and written communication skills for presenting to leadership
  • Exceptional time-management skills with the ability to handle multiple projects

Responsibilities

  • Direct complex technical activities and organize multi-disciplinary project teams
  • Implement strategy in space system architectures and identify new business opportunities
  • Lead efforts to incorporate emerging technologies and industry best practices into architectures
  • Establish partnerships across departments and lead impactful architecture design
  • Expand relationships with program offices and leverage expertise to solve complex problems
  • Educate stakeholders on Aerospace's architecture capabilities
  • Mentor early career and experienced staff to develop department expertise

Benefits

  • In-person work model at one of Aerospace’s campuses
  • Access to a competitive compensation package
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Mentorship from experienced colleagues
  • Engagement with a dynamic portfolio of national challenges in the space sector
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 wide-ranging and 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.

The Architecture Concepts Department (ArCon) providesexpertisein architecture methods, processes, and tools to an extremely broad range of customers, including National Space Security (NSS) and other defense programs, NASA, NOAA, NNSA, DHS, and others.ArConstaffparticipatein and lead architecture trade studies, architecture conceptualization studies, architecture modeling tasks, and program assessment analyses at multiple levels of complexity, ranging from prototype systems to full scale acquisition systems in the space, ground, communications, and network domains.ArConapplies disciplined system architecting principles and leads cross-functional teams toprovideimpactful guidance toassistour customers in making key acquisition and operations decisions.

Work Model: This position will follow an in-person work model at one of Aerospace’s campuses in Chantilly, VA, Colorado Springs, CO,or El Segundo, CA.

WhatYouBe Doing

  • Directcomplextechnical activities, organizemulti-disciplinaryproject teams, and execute a variety ofspacearchitecture conceptualization, assessment, and modeling activities and provide decision supportexpertiseto Aerospace program offices as a technical subject matter expert and project leader

  • Steer and implement strategyinspace systemarchitecturesfor thedepartment, andseek,identify, and pursue opportunities foradditional, expanded, and new business andassisthigher management in the evaluation and pursuit of new opportunities

  • Lead efforts toidentifyand incorporate emerging technologies, commercial capabilities, interoperable solutions, and industry best practices intospacesystem architectures

  • Campaign toestablishnewpartnershipswith a wide range ofdepartments acrossthe Engineering and Technology Groupand program offices, servingasthesubdivision focal pointforleading high-impactspacearchitecturedesign and evaluation,trade studies, analysis ofalternatives, programmaticassessments, andinvestigatingurgent technical problems

  • Expandscope ofArConrelationship with program offices and customer bases, such asSSIO, SWAC, SSDP,and the IC,and leverage department staffandexpertisefrom across ETGtosolve complex customer problems.

  • Facilitate outreach and education ofETG, program offices, customers,andindustryonAerospacespace systemarchitecture capabilities

  • Initiate new program office relationshipsto collaborativelydefinenew tasking,utilizingsystem architecting problem framing principles toenableprogram offices to define the problem space, create implementation plans, and identifyappropriate personnelto perform the work based on your knowledge of resources andexpertiseacross the company

  • Mentorearly career and experiencedstaff, serving as a role model andtechnicaladvisor to an exceptionally talented and highly motivated cadre of architects, analysts, and modelerstodevelopdepartment capabilities and meet emerging demand for departmentexpertise.

What youNeedToBe Successful(Minimum Requirements forSr.ProjectLeadEnterprise Systems Engineering)

  • Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, science, or a related technical field

  • At least12years ofincreasingly responsible professional engineering/scientific experience, including multi-disciplinary systems engineering and/or program management environments, with a strong command of systems engineering principles

  • Leadership experience in system or enterprise architecting, systems engineering, concept design, and/or model-based systems engineering

  • Demonstrated ability toidentifyproblem space, assess trade options, andindependentlyformulate courses of action

  • Experienceinitiatingand leading cross-functional, cross-organizational teams toplan andexecute projects or studies

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to present methods and results effectively inleadershipbriefings, formal reports, and informal communications

  • Exceptional time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projectsand schedule commitments

  • Demonstrated ability toestablishand maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with employees, customers, acquisition program offices, and contractors

  • Exhibit exceptionallyhigh levelof innovation, creativeness, and initiative

  • Available and willing to travel domestically and/or internationally approx. 5-10%

  • A current and active Top Secret/SCI security clearance issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship isrequiredto obtain a security clearance

How You Can Stand Out

  • Advanced degree (Master'sor Ph.D.) from an accredited program in a relevant engineering discipline

  • Demonstrated initiative to innovate, shape, drive, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of tasks, projects, or organizations

  • Experience intraining,mentoringand inspiring staff

  • Experience working in partnership with multiple Aerospace program offices and customers

  • Strong interpersonal networks with Aerospace and customer organizations that can beleveragedto establish collaborations and obtain sponsorship for projects

  • Experience in methods and processes for early life cycle systems engineering, system architecting, and US government system acquisition

  • Experience with Intelligence Community systems engineering and programmatic processes, methods, tools, and personnel

  • Experience withspacearchitectures at the system level inclusive ofsatellites, constellations, ground systems, networks, user terminals, andexternal interfaces

  • Experience with space system architecture conceptual design, analysis, and concurrent engineering techniques

  • Experience with architecture modeling and/or descriptive system modeling for MBSE

  • Experience with architecture frameworks such as the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) or the Unified Architecture Framework (UAF)

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)

$155,900.00 - $233,900.00

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 cultiv

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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