Sr. Systems Integration Project Leader

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.

At Aerospace, we are committed to providing an inclusive and diverse workplace for all employees to share in our common passion and aspiration – to carry out a mission much bigger than ourselves.

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.

As part of the Space Enterprise and Warfighting Division, the Space Warfighting Directorate provides high-quality analytical support to the US Space Forces - Space (S4S), Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC), National Space Defense Center (NSDC), and US Space Command’s Missile Warning Center (MWC), Joint Overhead Persistent- Infrared Center (JOPC), and Joint Navigation Warfare Center’s (JNWC) Joint operations centers, advising the Government on the design, performance, operational employment and resilience of current and future space forces to integrate into the joint fight and win the next war. We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Systems Engineering and Integration Senior Project Lead to support the US Space Forces – Space (S4S) and US Space Command’s operational level operations centers.  The successful candidate will be able to provide experience-based technical expertise and trusted counsel to S4S senior leadership on all aspects of space capabilities and theater space operations to support Combatant Command and Service Component strategic and operational planning leading to warfighting impact.

Work Model: This position requires 100% on site work at Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA, with occasional travel.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Providing trusted technical counsel and serve as the principal technical representative to S4S senior leadership on all aspects of operational level Space Operations on integrated, multi-domain, system of system capabilities from USSF and other space mission partners portfolios.  
• Lead cross functional teams and coordinate with US Space Command’s Components and operations centers to develop capability integration and support their ability to operationalize new capabilities
• Review requirements, models, and algorithms to develop integration architecture and recommend technical needs for US Space component operational processes
• Solving the customers hardest problems in the development, fielding, planning, integration, and operational employment of new space capabilities
• Provide the customer with technical assessments of system design, process integrity, and schedule confidence for missions with rapid acquisition timelines
• Develop and integrate multi-sensor optimization solutions to support synchronized operational level Joint warfighting
• Support development of Joint command and control concept of operations in the space domain
• Lead mixed government, SE&I, and FFRDC teams in architecture, strategy, and systems engineering projects and tasks
• Deliver high quality technical products in a timely manner
• Exemplify Aerospace corporate values of objectivity and integrity when serving as a trusted agent to our government customers

What You Need to be Successful - Senior Project Leader, Systems and Mission Assurance Engineering

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, mathematics or other relevant discipline
• Twelve or more years of inc