Associate Systems Director - Command & Control Technical Agent

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.

The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) Space Systems Integration Office (SSIO) is responsible for integrating systems across the National Security Space Enterprise to deliver multi-domain warfighter effects.

The Aerospace Corporation’s Space Systems Architecture Division (SSAD) delivers the technical expertise to enable this integration. SSAD is charged with evaluating the existing space architectures and system capabilities, conducting analysis to show how those systems contribute towards closure of mission threads and effects chains, and identifying technical solutions that contribute to an overall resilient and effective Space Enterprise.

The Enterprise Integration and Technical Agent subdivision is seeking an innovative leader to address near-term, complex integration challenges in support of space system engineering efforts. The Associate Systems Director will be responsible for leading Aerospace efforts to support and advise the Command & Control Technical Agent (C2TA). Operating within SSIO in SSC, the C2TA serves as a nexus for the integration of space enterprise capabilities. This role will require close collaboration across SSC and mission partner organizations to ensure the delivery of critical space enterprise capabilities. Working side-by-side with government counterparts and other FFRDC personnel, this unique and highly-visible position will directly tackle some of the most urgent capability integration challenges facing the USSF.

Work Model: 100% onsite work. This position will be on-site located in El Segundo, CA.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Partnering with the C2TA government leadership and Aerospace management team
• Co-lead a team performing the integration of complex, system of systems
• Work across program, mission, and stakeholder boundaries to champion enterprise perspectives into Aerospace assessments on program roadmaps and systems engineering artifacts
• Apply innovative and impactful problem solving approaches to address risks, issues and gaps in the integration of space enterprise capabilities
• Collaborate closely and effectively with government, Aerospace, other FFRDC and contractor support personnel
• Communicate on the organization’s activities, progress, and achievements through written and oral reports
• Ensure quality of technical products meetings management and customer needs
• Lead, develop, and maintain a strong team of highly talented staff to drive innovative approaches to systems-of-systems architecting
• Work with the Engineering and Technology Group (ETG) to ensure effective and timely analysis supports the effects chain work, including critical modeling and simulation capabilities

What You Need to Be Successful

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical subject area
• Fifteen or more years of professional related experience and 10 or more years of experience supporting National Security Space missions
• Demonstrated enterprise level thinking, including the ability to think strategically and set measurable tactical goals
• History of proactive problem solving and enthusiasm about tackling new problems in innovative ways
• Ability to communicate highly complex concepts to senior corporate and Government leadership
• History of success working in a rapidly changing, agile environment
• Some travel is required
• This position requires a current and active TS/SCI security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government; and U.S citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance

How You Can Stand Out

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

• Advanced degree in a technically relevant area
• Demonstrated expertise with systems-of-systems engineering or integration
• Understanding of command & control frameworks
• Experience with and contributions to effects chain analysis or mission thread decomposition
• Understanding of multiple mission area architecture