Senior Acquisition Engineer

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 Systems Engineering Division (SED) delivers unparalleled systems engineering expertise to the U.S. government and a broad network of public and private agencies, universities, nonprofit organizations, consortia, and commercial partners advancing space and space-related technologies, programs, and capabilities, including human spaceflight. Spanning the full acquisition lifecycle, SED's capabilities include life cycle systems engineering, acquisition planning, CONOPS development, design and analysis, mission assurance, digital engineering, integration engineering, cost and schedule assessment, supply chain technical risk, and infrastructure design and risk analysis.

SED applies a broad array of engineering and business disciplines across a diverse and dynamic portfolio of space and space related programs and national priorities to drive smarter acquisition decisions, ensure systems are ready when and where needed, and that integrated capabilities perform reliably as intended.

The Acquisition Planning and Decision Analytics (APDA) Department is seeking an Engineer / Technical Acquisitions expert (MTS Casual III-Engineer) to join a diverse, innovative, and highly productive team of acquisition and systems engineering professionals. This growing, geographically distributed department supports a wide range of customers in the National Security, Civil and Commercial, and International Space Communities. APDA applies deep technical expertise and experience to deliver pre-acquisition and systems engineering planning expertise and products to form a sound basis for space, ground, and launch system program acquisition lifecycle activities.

Work Model:
This is a casual part time/remote role with potential need for onsite support.

• Provide systems engineering and acquisition support to Department of War, Intelligence Community, NASA, Department of Energy and other government customers
• Collaborate with government program offices, vendors, and stakeholders to provide responsive advice on diverse and innovative acquisition strategies.
• You will help the department adapt to the rapidly changing acquisition landscape by providing guidance on innovative acquisition, procurement, and systems development approaches for new space architectures, and delivering assessments thatprovideessential insights.
• Mentor staff in support of lifecycle acquisition and systems engineering.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary teams for the development and/or evaluation of ground and space system requirements, design and architecture concepts.
• Perform independent assessments in support of acquisition milestone events, including identification and assessment of technical risks and development of pre-acquisition design concepts that will drive new systems.
• Support and guide procurement planning activities such as market research, industry days and source selection teams.

• Minimum Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• At least 12 years of relevant experience applied to space-related acquisition and systems engineering.
• Experience…