Space Security EW​/RF Operational Engineer

Overview

The Aerospace Corporation, a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), partners with government, defense, civil and commercial space programs. The Enterprise Effects Division (EED) drives integration of Aerospace’s strategic capabilities across the national space enterprise. This role is located in Colorado Springs, CO, or El Segundo, CA, with a 100% onsite work model.

Full‑time, 100% onsite. Occasional travel to work locations or customer sites may be required.

• Advising Space Warfighting Analysis Center (SWAC), Space Security and Defense Program (SSDP), Combat Forces Command (CFC), and other customers on technical and analytical approaches, force design, systems engineering, and development of systems and capabilities.
• Providing electromagnetic warfare (EW) and SATCOM RF technical and operational expertise.
• Providing systems engineering support, including requirements development, system concept development/evaluation, design review, system integration, and test campaign support.
• Providing expertise for identifying, developing, evaluating, and testing modifications and enhancements to EW architectures.
• Conducting link budget analyses for a wide range of frequency bands, satellites, and ground systems.
• Working across space mission and program boundaries to identify common program challenges and risks, provide enterprise recommendations, and lead issues to closure.
• Interacting directly with government organizations, including SSDP, US Space Command, US Space Force and their subordinate field commands, Intelligence Community (IC) partners, other Service partners, and Combatant Commands.
• Identifying needed expertise and leading analytic teams from Aerospace Engineering and Technology Group (ETG) technical specialists to address customers’ key technical hard questions and challenges through data‑driven analysis.
• Working closely and effectively with external partners in integrated product teams that include government, contractor, and FFRDC members as an architectural thinker and thought leader.
• Communicating effectively with all levels of corporate management through timely reporting of technical issues and recommendations.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, or technical science.
• 8+ years of increasingly responsible and related engineering/scientific experience, preferably with operational experience with relevant systems and/or systems engineering for system development or analysis.
• Previous systems engineering or test and evaluation support on DoD, IC, or Civil satellite systems.
• Experience in EW, SATCOM, or RF systems, with knowledge of EW techniques (e.g., anti‑jamming) and key SATCOM/RF link‑budget variables.
• Understanding of satellite operations and missions, customers, and needs involved with the programs.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems, deal with ambiguity, and work proactively in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers.
• Proven ability to lead technical analyses and lead teams.
• Experience working with government customers.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to work location or customer site.
• Active Top Secret SCI security clearance; eligible for SAP/SAR. U.S. citizenship required.

• 12+ years of increasingly responsible and related engineering/scientific experience, preferably with operational experience with relevant systems and/or systems engineering for system development or analysis.

• Advanced degree in engineering, mathematics, or technical science.
• SATCOM RF performance analysis expertise using advanced modeling and simulation tools.
• Experience developing software applications and tools supporting performance analysis or data manipulation using modern object‑oriented or scripting languages.
• Experience developing or implementing communication architectures.
• Experience developing, implementing, or operating C2 systems.
• Experience supporting operational units such as 21 SW, Mission Delta 3, 1st Space Brigade, etc.
• Experience working with SWAC, SSDP, US Space…