Earth-Orbit Flight Dynamics Section Manager

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 divisionleveragesa 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.

As a corecomponentof EED, the Earth-Orbit Flight Dynamics Department provides flight mechanicsexpertisefor launch and space vehicles. This includesexpertisein orbital mechanics, astrodynamics, trajectory design and optimization, and atmospheric flight modeling and simulation. The department is a critical integration partner for a wide range of engineering disciplines tofacilitatethe company’s mission ofprovidingmulti-disciplinary insights. We are looking for a Section Manager to help lead the Contested Operations Section.

As aSection Manager, the selected candidate willlead a group of analysts across a variety of mission areas.

Core focus areas include contestedmissions/resiliency tactics development and assessment, Rendezvousand Proximity Operations (RPO) maneuver analysis,and Dynamic Space Operations (DSO). Furthermore, opportunities exist to partner on efforts with technically adjacent departments to strengthen the entire organization.

The selected candidate will help lead department efforts in these areas, providing critical customer interfaces tothe operational community,includingUSSF/SpOC, STARCOM, OTTI, SPACECOMand NROcomponents. The Section Manager will be expected towork with EOFFD leadership tofuse these customer needs with important equities across the corporate customer landscape, notably SSC,SpRCO, AFRL, NASA, FAA, and NOAA.

This position will be a hybrid work model based in Colorado Springs, CO, Chantilly, VAor El Segundo, CA, with the expectation that the selected candidate works at least 4 days per week onsite, as the business needs allow.

• Leadership & Team Management Lead geographically distributed teams of analysts and direct reports in developing analysis capabilities, supporting operational communities, and implementing resiliency tactics, techniques, and procedures through workload management, performance assessment, mentoring, and staff development

• Customer Engagement & Business Development Develop relationships with Aerospace Program Offices and US Government customers toidentifyopportunities, deliver tactical solutions to operational challenges, and prioritize business development, capability awareness, and long-term customer engagement

• Strategic Coordination & Execution Partner with department management to synthesize and execute organizational strategic vision across multiple sections, coordinating cross-functional teams and subdivision partnerships to ensure bench depth and career growth opportunities

• Capability Development & Training Enhance warfighter training across the space enterprise and cultivatestate-of-the-artmodeling and simulation capabilities through strategic road mapping and resource integration

• Organizational Enablement Drive staff retention,…