Satellite System Analyst

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Los Angeles AFB, CA:
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R016916

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 Defense Systems Group (DSG) provides analysis-based decision support to senior leaders on space 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 Material 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 seeking a
** Satellite Systems Analyst
** to join a high-performing team bringing analytical skills to bear to characterize the fast-moving field of international space systems and its implications to U.S. national security space. Participate in a wide range of technical activities, work with specialized intelligence, analyze global space programs, systems, and operations, and influence customer decisions on important National Security Space topics.  The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility at the Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, CA.

** What You’ll Be Doing
*** Responsively assess the potential impact of current worldwide space and counter space activities on U.S. national security space operations
* Utilize intelligence sources to perform engineering analysis to identify and mitigate space-based threats and threat enablers
* Conduct detailed technical analyses of current and future space systems
* Develop algorithms to study and/or fuse different sets of information and utilize data analytics to implement advanced processing and analysis techniques
* Identify new areas of concern in Space Domain Awareness and proactively develop recommendations for further global data collection and research
* Identify short and long-term technical challenges for various customers, including the US Space Force, the Intelligence Community, and other government customers
* Prepare technical reports, briefings, and other deliverable materials
* Critically review reports, briefings, and other materials produced by team members
* Support and develop customer relationships  
** What You Need to be Successful*
* * Minimum Requirements for Project Engineer - Signal & Image Process Engineering:
** Bachelor's degree in STEM or technical area of study
* 8 or more years of relevant professional experience in signal and image process engineering or similar technical work
* Proven experience with space systems engineering, satellite subsystems and space operations
* Strong desire to do deep technical…