Senior PNT Architect & Analysis Lead

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 Surveillance and Navigation Architecture Performance Department (SNAPD) in the Integrated Performance Subdivision aspires to be the premier force advising the evolution of national security and civil space enterprises, leveraging our modeling and simulation (M&S) expertise to evaluate end-to-end architecture performance.

Within SNAPD, t he Navigation and Positioning Architectures Section (NP A S) develops and maintains technical capabilities in modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) to perform requirements verification, analyses-of-alternatives ( AoA ), and performance evaluation for navigation and positioning systems. We are looking for curious and innovative teammates to help us address our customers’ hardest problems!

Work Model:

This full-time position requires 100% onsite work in El Segundo, CA , Chantilly, VA , or Colorado Springs, CO.What You’ll Be Doing Carry out analysis driving recommendations for research, development, and acquisition decisions for legacy and emerging navigation and positioning system sS erve as a key point of contact for specialized technical expertise in geolocation, PNT architecture analysis or PNT resilience

Lead cross-department teams in conducting specialized technical analysis and development tasks

Independently translate customer needs into project objectives and provide technical evaluations

P erform end-to-end (E2E) performance evaluations and analysis-of-alternatives ( AoA ) using in-house or internally developed analysis tools

Serve as a technical mentor to junior staff in one or more department focus areas, coordinating training and delivering a strategy for maintaining bench depth in department capabilities.

Develop and present timely and technically accurate presentations and reports that clearly communicate analysis results to technical leads, management, and customers

Support development and sustainment of the organization’s analysis and simulation tools and capabilities

What You Need to be Successful :

Minimum Requirements:

Engineering Specialist

B.S . degree in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, systems engineering, mathematics, or a related discipline from an accredited school8 or more years of relevant professional, technical work experience

Professional experience with one or more of the following subjects: space-related modeling and simulation , geolocation, mission data processing, signal processing, space threats, resilient systems, advanced PNT technologies, algorithm design, software development, or mathematical modeling

Proficiency with one or more software languages that may include Python, C, C++, MATLAB , Fortran, Java Th is position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance , which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance

In addition to the above, the minimum requirements for Senior Engineering Specialist include:12 years of increasingly responsible engineering experience

Knowledge in one or more of these specific national security space or intelligence mission areas: signals intelligence, geo-spatial intelligence, space surveillance, navigation systems or space…