Sr. Space Domain Awareness; SDA Project Leader

Position: Sr. Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Project Leader
## Sr. Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Project Leader Apply locations:
Garden of the Gods, COtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday time left to apply:
End Date:
June 29, 2026 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition :
R015380

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, development planning, system of systems engineering, and threat reduction to help shape the future space missions across the national security space (NSS) enterprise. DSG is unique at Aerospace as it not only directly supports major customers, including US Space Force, U.S Space Command, Air Force Materiel Command, and senior leadership at the Pentagon, but also provides a broad range of services and support across the national space enterprise, maintaining vertical responsibilities with customers but also horizontal, matrixed responsibilities across the corporation.

DSG also assists the Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) in the conception, design, acquisition, launch and operations of satellite, launch vehicle, ground control, and range systems.

The Enterprise Mission Systems team is looking for a
** Senior Project Leader
** to lead acquisition and sustainment activities for the Space Domain Awareness (SDA) enterprise including both Ground-Based Sensors and Mission Processing systems.  The engineer and supporting team focus on the sustainment and modernization of sensors and software programs within the Second Sustainment Squadron of Mission Delta 2.The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility at Garden of the Gods, CO.
** What You’ll Be Doing
*** Providing Space Domain Awareness (SDA) system architecture expertise to customers and engineering teams who are working to prioritize requirements, update systems, and bring new systems online
* Collaborating with outside organizations to provide technical support
* Performing hands on technical work in the fields of SDA sensors and SDA mission processing systems
* Influencing key government and contractor stakeholders to move forward with proposed capabilities
* Working with other Aerospace, government, and contractor engineering teams who reside in different physical locations, specifically Colorado Springs, CO and El Segundo, CA
* Ensuring the performance and capabilities of systems within the portfolio are adequate to meet the Mission Delta’s needs
* Proposing the development of new capabilities to fill critical gaps
* Working directly with contractors to ensure the prioritization of their work is consistent with the most pressing customer needs
* Driving to decisions based on unbiased technical merit
* Managing and reconciling conflicting requirements
* Balancing system engineering with agile development practices
* Developing strategies to meet mission need in a context of cost/schedule constraints
** What You Need to be Successful
*** Minimum Requirements for Sr. Project Leader – Communication Systems and Signal & Image Process Engineering:
** Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or equivalent
* 15 or more years of experience in a relevant technical field with some experience related to optical or RF sensors and/or software processing systems
* Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks effectively
* Working understanding of the Space Domain Awareness architecture and key requirements
* Experience dealing with organizational ambiguity
* Ability to work both independently and in a collaborative environment
* Superior verbal and written communication skills
* Experience working through complex…