Senior Operations and IW 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.

The Defense Systems Group (DSG) provides analysis-based decision support to senior leaders on space architectures, policy and strategy, developmental planning, system of systems engineering, and threat reduction to help shape future space missions across the national security space enterprise. DSG is unique at Aerospace as it not only directly supports major customers, including United States Space Force, United States Space Command, Air Force Materiel Command, Combatant Commands, as well as 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.

The Pentagon and Multi-Domain Division provides analysis-based decision support to senior leaders at the highest levels of government on space architectures, policy and strategy, developmental planning, system of system engineering, and threat reduction to help shape the future space missions across the national security space (NSS) enterprise.  As a Senior Operations and IW Leader (Senior Project Leader - Enterprise Systems Engineering) for OSD's Principal Director, Integrated Sensing and Cyber, you will be counted on to provide independent, deeply technical advisory services that includes evaluation of ongoing government resourcing, acquisitions, and assistance with long-term strategy development. This is a significant opportunity, and one in which the successful candidate will know without any doubt, that they are directly contributing to National Defense, and having a significant impact at the very highest levels of the DoD.

Work Model

• This position is 100% on-site at the Colorado Springs or Crystal City Aerospace facility

What You’ll Be Doing

• The successful candidate will act as a senior principal technical authority, and provide analytical support directly in support of OUSD(R&E)'s Principal Director for Integrated Sensing & Cyber – the candidate will serve as the integration leader and/or coordinator of a team of technical contributors, which may include advanced or senior level technical/project specialists
• Candidate will identify issues, prioritizes tasks, facilitates communications and acts as spokesperson for the working group to management and customers Candidate may have direct interface with representatives of INDOPACOM, EUCOM, USSTRATCOM, and USCYBERCOM on space-related needs and non-kinetic effects Candidate will also engage with USD(R&E) and USD(I&S) in areas focused on C-C5ISRT, particularly relating to non-kinetics
• This candidate acts as the senior mentor to team members, providing orientation, technical guidance, and development insight. 
• The candidate will also bring in tasks and projects from internal and external sources as they directly interface with senior government personnel
• Serve as program advisory lead for time critical technical studies and tasks requiring appropriate level technical expertise
• Coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to complete the studies, as well as to communicate results
• As required, the candidate monitors and may assist in development of budgets and other resource allocations to accomplish tasks and may be given additional administrative coordination and management liaison responsibilities
• Help develop a strategic vision for deterrence options in competition and crisis phases
• Provide leadership and support for planning and implementation of policy, acquisition, and requirements initiatives, developing architectural alternatives, assessing system budgets and schedules and rationalizing investment portfolio
• Interface between customer and Aerospace technical