AI-Enabled Design Lead Jobs

Job Title

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.

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 and space-enabled capabilities. The Vehicle and Ground Concepts Department (VGCD) in EED provides space vehicle and ground system preliminary/conceptual design;

trade and architecture analysis, modeling, process development and leadership expertise ; and tool development in support of conceptual design activities across the space enterprise. As a member of VGCD, you will be designing innovative spacecraft and ground segment solutions to meet the most pressing mission needs of our US Space Force, Intelligence Community, NASA, NOAA, and commercial/international customers.

Work Model:
This position will follow an in-person work model at Aerospace's Colorado Springs, CO location.

What You'll Be Doing

• Advance the department's state of the art by leading development and execution of AI-enabled design capabilities, including automated workflows and agentic tools
• Serve as the subdivision focal point for AI-enabled design, investigate urgent technical problems, and establish new partnerships across the Engineering and Technology Group (ETG) and program offices to create revolutionary design capabilities for our team that are both responsive and technically rigorous
• Drive outreach and education of ETG, program offices, customers, and industry on Aerospace AI-enabled design capabilities
• Direct complex technical activities, organize multi-disciplinary project teams, and execute a variety of space and ground conceptual design activities.
• Steer and implement strategy in vehicle and ground conceptual design for the department. Seek, identify, and pursue opportunities for additional, expanded, and new business and assist higher management in the evaluation and pursuit of new opportunities
• Lead efforts to identify and incorporate emerging technologies, commercial capabilities, interoperable solutions, and industry best practices into conceptual designs for space, ground, and network capabilities
• Expand scope of VGCD relationship with program offices and customers, such as SSIO, SWAC, SSDP, and the IC, and leverage department staff and expertise from across ETG to solve complex customer problems.
• Initiate new program office relationships to collaboratively define new tasking, create implementation plans, and identify personnel to perform the work based on your knowledge of resources and expertise across the company
• Mentor early career and experienced staff, serving as a role model and technical advisor to an exceptionally talented and highly motivated cadre of architects, analysts, and modelers to develop department capabilities and meet emerging demand for department expertise.

What you Need To Be Successful

Minimum Requirements Senior Project Leader
- Enterprise Systems Engineering

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, science, or a related technical field
• At least 10 years of increasingly 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 AI capability development, application of AI/ML and automation to operational mission execution, and/or AI-enabled design
• Experience initiating…