Operational Battle Management Command and Control Planner

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 new hire will join the Space Planning, Readiness, and Operations (SPRO) Department team to provide operationally focused space solutions for warfighter and end user in support of our Department of War (DoW), Intelligence Community (IC), and civil customers. We serve as the EED and ETG entry point for wargaming and exercises, space operations planning, and operationally-relevant solutions support to connect corporate technical capabilities and operational requirements, integrate capabilities across the space enterprise, and educate the workforce on space operations and war fighting.

Do you want to have a positive impact on the present and future space enterprise? Join us as an Operational Battle Management Command and Control Planner on the Space Planning, Readiness, and Operations Department team at The Aerospace Corporation!

• 100% Onsite:
  This is a full-time position based in Chantilly, VA, which requires 100% onsite work. That onsite work may be in Chantilly, VA, Reston, VA, Crystal City, VA, or an appropriate National Capital Region (NCR) location.

• Working directly with battle managers and C2 planners to capture operational workflows, decision timelines, and engagement authority handoffs.
• Translating operator needs into testable requirements, including latency, throughput, availability, and degraded-mode behavior for time-critical engagement functions.
• Providing C2 planning and course of action (COA) development expertise in accordance with current Joint Warfighting Concept, Adaptive Planning, and Joint Targeting processes.
• Supporting operator training, demonstrations, and exercises, translating operational feedback and identified gaps into program backlog and development priorities.
• Reviewing requirements, models, and algorithms to develop integration architectures and recommend technical and operational needs for Ops Centers’ processes and the system integrator’s system-of-systems model.
• Working with software development contractors to align feature development and delivery schedules with program requirements and priorities.
• Assessing software deliveries against the legacy system baseline and program performance requirements.
• Designing and advocating for optimized C2 constructs and data processes for military Service and Combatant Command capabilities.
• Working across space mission and program boundaries to identify common program challenges and risks, provide enterprise recommendations, and lead issues to closure.
• Tracking and communicating technical risks among stakeholders operating under a shared joint-use agreement.
• Identifying, engaging, and integrating Aerospace expertise across the enterprise.
• Serving as a BM and/or C2 subject matter expert on multi-disciplinary teams.
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