Cost and Engineer

Location

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time on-site in El Segundo, Pasadena, CA, or Crystal City, VA.

• Lead comprehensive programmatic and technical assessments of current and future programs to support agency-level strategic decision-making for NASA, NNSA, NSF, and other civil and commercial customers.
• Perform cost, schedule, and risk analysis throughout the program development lifecycle using MS Project, including detailed earned value analysis to assess programmatic health and inform risk posture.
• Develop analytical products such as independent cost/schedule estimates, architecture studies, technical risk assessments, and comprehensive briefings for senior staff and customer presentations.
• Conduct strategic studies analyzing best practices, standards, and policies across NASA directorates and government agencies, utilizing databases, data sources, and data-driven analytical models.
• Develop innovative programmatic capabilities including Cost Estimating Relationships (CERs), data collection and analysis, Power BI dashboards, data visualizations, and AI/Machine Learning applications.
• Work effectively in a fast‑paced team environment managing multiple projects simultaneously, adapting quickly to changing requirements while delivering consistently high-quality products.
• Travel as needed to support various customer locations and project requirements.

Senior Member of the Technical Staff - Systems Engineering

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in STEM field or relevant discipline
• Minimum 5 years of relevant multidisciplinary experience, including spacecraft and launch vehicle concept design and operation, with knowledge of NASA, and/or other federal agencies, missions, technologies, development lifecycle, requirements, and guidelines.
• Experience directly interfacing with senior staff and delivering comprehensive assessment products, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in space systems engineering, risk assessment, cost modeling and analysis, independent cost estimating, and leading technical programmatic and architecture-level studies.
• Knowledge of programmatic and portfolio analysis tools, databases, and methodologies, including commercially available and in-house capabilities (MS Project, Power BI, AI/ML tools).
• This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

• Minimum 8 years of relevant multidisciplinary experience, including spacecraft and launch vehicle concept design and operation, with knowledge of NASA missions, and/or other federal agencies, technologies, lifecycle development, requirements, and guidelines.
• Demonstrated leadership in executing and managing complex technical programmatic and architecture-level studies with minimal oversight.
• Advanced customer engagement skills, including direct customer interface, stakeholder management, and delivery of high-impact assessment products with proven track record of published papers/articles, written reports, and conference presentations.
• Experience with programmatic and portfolio analysis tools, databases, and methodologies, including commercially available and in-house capabilities (MS Project, Power BI, AI/ML tools), and experience in innovative database and tool development (XML, VBA, etc.).
• Proven ability to mentor junior staff and lead cross‑functional teams across technical and customer-facing organizations.

• MS in Engineering or related technical field; MBA, or similar post‑graduate degree
• Previous experience with Aerospace Corporation's programmatic capabilities and organizational structure
• Demonstrated expertise in advanced analytical techniques such as Cost Estimating Relationship (CER) development, Monte Carlo simulation, or machine learning applications for programmatic analysis.
• Track record of leading high‑visibility studies or delivering strategic recommendations that influenced major program decisions at NASA or other federal…