Satellite Systems Analyst

Job Summary

Defense Systems Group (DSG) provides analysis-based decision support to senior leaders on space architectures, policy and strategy, technology development, warfighter capability enablers, systems integration, defense industrial base, and threat reduction to help shape existing and future space missions across the national security space (NSS) enterprise. DSG is unique at Aerospace as it not only directly supports major customers, including the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Space Command, Air Force Materiel Command, and senior leadership at the Pentagon, but also provides a broad range of technical support across the national space enterprise, maintaining vertical responsibilities with customers’ portfolios as well as horizontal, matrixed responsibilities across the corporation.

Additionally, DSG provides deep technical expertise to the Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) in the conception, design, acquisition, launch and operations of satellite, launch vehicle, ground control, and range systems.

Location:

LA AFB in El Segundo, CA. This position requires full‑time, on‑site work at the facility; teleworking is not permitted. The candidate must have access to specialized data from this location or the same data from a different location that permits full‑time on‑site work.

• Responsively assess the potential impact of current worldwide space and counter‑space activities on U.S. national security space operations.
• Utilize intelligence sources to perform engineering analysis to identify and mitigate space‑based threats and threat enablers.
• Conduct detailed technical analyses of current and future space systems.
• Develop algorithms to study and/or fuse different sets of information and utilize data analytics to implement advanced processing and analysis techniques.
• Identify new areas of concern in Space Domain Awareness and proactively develop recommendations for further global data collection and research.
• Identify short‑ and long‑term technical challenges for various customers, including the USAF/USSF, the Intelligence Community, and other government customers.
• Prepare technical reports, briefings, and other deliverable materials.
• Critically review reports, briefings, and other materials produced by team members.
• Support and develop customer relationships.

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or Data Analytics.
• Minimum of six (6) years of relevant professional or educational experience.
• Familiarity with space systems engineering, satellites, operations/spacecraft systems or data analytics background in a space environment.
• Strong desire to do deep technical analysis.
• Proactive, fast learner with the willingness and ability to work in a dynamic high‑visibility environment with routine engagement with executive levels of government and decision makers.
• Highly motivated self‑starter capable of both independent analysis and collaboration within teams.
• Strong interest and enthusiasm for understanding global space activities and operations.
• Mission focused and willing to make a difference.
• Ability to analyze technical data, produce novel insights and conclusions, and effectively communicate results.
• Superior written and oral communication skills; the ability to work well with other analysts and communicate to senior military and civilian customers.
• Flexibility to learn new tools/capabilities as needed.
• Willing to travel occasionally to work location or customer site domestically; international travel to conferences or meetings is possible as required.
• Position requires an active TS/SCI clearance, issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
• Willingness to take a CI Polygraph.

• Minimum of ten (10) or more years of relevant technical experience.
• Proven experience in space systems engineering, satellites, operations/spacecraft systems or data analytics background in a space environment.
• Able to guide and mentor other analysts and develop more effective data processing techniques.
• Collaborate with government…