Software Architecture and Engineering Department Director

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.

Information Systems and Cyber Division (ISCD) staff couple the latest in information system technologies, such as elastic compute clouds, containerization, microservices, real-time operating systems, and visualization frameworks, with expertise in cyber security, software architecture, software engineering, process improvement, and software development to deliver responsive, resilient, high-performance software intensive systems to our IC, DoD, and civilian customers.  This is a technical leadership position that plays essential role in influencing the state of software architecture and software engineering practice. 

Software Engineering Subdivision is seeking an Director for the Software Architecture and Engineering Department. (Department Director - Software Architecture Engineering). This role will provides leadership, planning, and direction of technical office staff and operations.  Assigns resources, determines staffing needs, and coordinates activities and operations among subordinate units. Communicates and coordinates activities to counterpart organizations, management, and customers.

Work Model

This position will be a 100% onsite work model and required  El Segundo, CA.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Partnering with the Software Engineering subdivision (SES) management team to provide engineering resources and expertise to SES customers
• Providing senior technical guidance to the Software Architecture and Engineering Department
• Advising SES staff and customer regarding acquisition strategies and program decisions considering software architecture and software engineering risks 
• Collaborating with Aerospace program systems directors and SES management to provide technical support to programs to advance both program and Aerospace corporate goals
• Collaborating with SES and department staff to identify, develop, apply, and amplify software architecture and software engineering methods considering customer needs
• Hiring, managing performance, and mentoring of Aerospace technical staff

What You Need to be Successful - Department Director - Software Architecture Engineering

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in STEM, emphasis in disciplines such as  Electrical Engineering, Computer Science
• Proven expertise in technical leadership and extensive experience managing geographically distributed teams
• 12 or more years of experience in software development and/or software architecture
• Over 4 years of experience in people management and leadership roles
• Familiarity of key principles  and technical approach related to Development, Security, and Operations
• An established robust technical foundation coupled with clearly demonstrated expertise in software architecture and engineering.
• Distinguished record of technical leadership with a proven ability to drive impactful results
• Proven expertise and skills in providing strategic counsel to decision makers with tact and professionalism.
• A commitment to delivering on organizational goals
• This position requires an Active TS/SCI Security Clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a TS/SCI clearance

How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

• Experience developing software intensive systems and software architecture reasoning on programs where DevSecOps has been adopted
• Firsthand experience with implementing process improvement change, including the migration from waterfall approaches to DevSecOps 
• Software Architecture expertise, with an emphasis on architecture reasoning in the use of open source, cloud native applications and services, embedded flight systems, and the migration of legacy systems and emerging technologies and software engineering practice