Space Domain Awareness Engineer

Space Domain Awareness Engineer# Welcome!## Space Domain Awareness Engineer Apply:
El Segundo, CA:
Chantilly, VA:
Colorado Springs, CO:
Posted Today:
End Date:
December 4, 2026 (30+ days left to apply):
R017025

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.

Are you passionate about space operations and national security? Do you want to work on cutting-edge challenges that protect our nation's space assets? Join The Aerospace Corporation's Enterprise Effects Division (EED), where innovation meets mission impact.  Our division tackles the most pressing challenges in space operations—from emerging threats to satellite systems to next-generation space domain awareness capabilities. We're looking for talented professionals who are ready to make a difference in space security, whether you're transitioning from military service, coming from industry, or seeking to apply your technical skills to real-world operational challenges.  

The Space Control and Awareness Department (SCAD) supports critical national security space missions through systems engineering, architecture analysis, modeling and simulation, and operational support. Our work spans electronic warfare (EW), directed energy (DE) effects, space domain awareness (SDA), advanced sensor systems, orbit determination, and space protection. Space Object Risk Department (SORD) supports critical national security space missions through systems engineering, architecture analysis, modeling and simulation, and operational support.

Our work spans debris and reentry risk assessments, launch support, flight safety through collision avoidance and electromagnetic interference, space domain awareness (SDA) and satellite cataloguing and maintenance, and orbit determination  
** Work Model:
** This full-time position is based on a hybrid work model, requiring on-site presence at facilities in El Segundo CA, Colorado Springs CO, Chantilly VA, or Albuquerque NM for at least 4 days per week, subject to business needs.  
** What You’ll Be Doing :
*** Assess Space Threats & Resilience:
Evaluate risks to satellite operations from interference, optical threats, debris, collisions, and counter space activities
* Support Space Control Operations:
Contribute to electronic warfare, orbital warfare, and directed energy mission planning and analysis
* Model & Simulate:
Use cutting-edge tools (custom, commercial, and government systems) to analyze complex space scenarios.
* Analyze Sensor Systems:
Evaluate electro-optical (EO), infrared (IR), radar, and passive RF sensor concepts and architectures.
* Advise key stakeholders and government customers:
Perform analyses related to orbit determination, target tracking, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) analysis, and signal integrity.
* Support Exercises & Wargaming:
Participate in operational simulations that shape future space strategies
* Lead & Mentor:
Provide technical leadership on modeling and simulation efforts while guiding early-career engineers
* Collaborate Across the Enterprise:
Work with government customers, program offices, and technical teams across Colorado Springs, El Segundo (CA), Chantilly (VA), and beyond
** What You Need To Be Successful :
** Minimum Requirements for Engineering Specialist
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