Associate Systems Director - Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

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Join us and take your place in space. Building on The Aerospace Corporation's reputation as a trusted, impartial advisor with integrity and dedication to mission success, the Civil Systems Group (CSG) combines deep technical expertise with market‑leading innovation to help our customers solve complex systems engineering and integration challenges. CSG is organized by core customer‑facing lines of business to manage and grow programs within NASA, NOAA, and the NNSA, while extending our capabilities to other civilian federal government agencies fully integrated within Aerospace rules, regulations, processes, values, and behaviors.

We are looking for an Associate Systems Director
- Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (Associate Systems Director – Engineering Program Management and Nuclear Engineering).

As an Associate Systems Director in the Civil Systems Group you will be part of an experienced team of scientists, engineers and technical managers working together to advance the mission area of the Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (DNN). Specifically, you will collaborate closely with the Systems Director and the rest of the management team to lead and manage Aerospace independent systems engineering teams, provide technical and programmatic support to various DNN programs, develop systems engineering processes and practices, and leverage Aerospace’s vast network of subject matter experts to bring novel solutions to our Nation’s nonproliferation missions.

In addition, you will work with the Systems Director to monitor and report on the team’s financial status and provide recommendations for any needed actions. You will leverage your own curiosity, and the strengths of your team to understand complex problems and develop solutions. Additionally, your passions for identifying new opportunities and advancing the careers and experiences of your team demonstrate your commitment to both the customer and your people.

This is a supervisory position. The selected candidate will be required to work full‑time, on‑site at our facility in Crystal City, VA.

• Work closely with the Systems Director and the rest of the management team to lead and manage Aerospace independent systems engineering teams and technical support to DNN programs within the NNSA.
• Leading, collaborating with, and supporting a geographically distributed Aerospace team located in Arlington VA, Chantilly VA, Albuquerque NM, Cape Canaveral FL, El Segundo CA, and at other Aerospace and remote sites in the performance of their work.
• Network across Aerospace, NNSA, and the Nuclear Enterprise to identify new opportunities.
• Work effectively with sponsors at the NNSA Associate Deputy Administrator level, and counterparts within the NNSA and DOE national laboratories and production sites, and with other government stakeholders including the Department of War and the Department of State to build collaborative teams, support the DNN mission, and develop opportunities.
• Support the development and execution of strategic plans for growth and sustainability by adding value to NNSA through the application of technical and analytical capabilities, subject matter expertise and programmatic knowledge.
• Advise the Director, Office of Proliferation Detection on all aspects of technologies relevant to detecting foreign nuclear proliferation activities.
• Assist with the integration and coordination of research and development activities among the Office of Proliferation Detection, the Office of Nuclear Detonation Detection, and the Nonproliferation…