Space Combat Power Operations 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.

Aerospace’s Defense Systems Group (DSG) provides analysis-based decision support to senior leaders on space system 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.

We are looking for a Space Combat Power Operations Lead (Senior Project Engineer
- Engineering Program Management and Systems Engineering) in the Special Programs Division. This Division supports a broad array of Space Combat Power missions delivering war fighting capabilities needed for space superiority. The main customer will be the Space Combat Power (SCP) PAE and all included programs. These programs include major system acquisitions for multiple ground and space segments, future architecture definition, and research and technology for continuous evolution of space war fighting capabilities.

As the Senior Project Engineer, you will directly support multiple acquisition programs on their mission integration tasks; with a primary program being your day-to-day responsibility.

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility in Colorado Springs, CO, or El Segundo, CA

• Leveraging your knowledge of the space domain, functions of Joint Space Forces, space domain awareness (SDA), space control, space-based sensing and targeting, spacecraft operations, and satellite communications to inform acquisition processes and timelines
• Translating operational needs into acquisition requirements
• Interfacing with acquisition organizations to aid their understanding of operational concepts of employment, tactics, techniques, procedures, and operations requirements to facilitate operational system utility across the DOTMLPF-P framework
• Serving as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert on air, space, and cyber operations
• Serving as a trusted problem solver and leader
• Validating system concepts with the operations community

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited program in engineering, physics, mathematics, computer science or other applicable degree
• Typically, 12 or more years of experience in relevant engineering/technical/operational aspects of National Security Space (NSS) systems
• Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary systems engineering activities for space systems
• Proven experience taking initiative and delivering on commitments
• Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic environment, foster effective relationships, and be responsive to management/customer requests
• Superior verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to travel domestically approximately 20%
• This position requires a Current TS/SCI security clearance with the ability to obtain additional clearances, which are issued by the US government. U.S citizenship is required to obtain security…