Advanced Communications Technology Lead

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 Air Force Space Command, U.S. Strategic 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.

The Enterprise Engineering and Technology Futures department provides technical leadership for the Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power Program Executive Officer (PEO). The department is responsible for architecting and integrating across the portfolio, creating and executing advanced technology demonstrations, and applying digital engineering practices to accelerate fielding of effective capabilities to the warfighter.

Work will be performed 100% onsite in El Segundo, CA

What You’ll Be Doing

• Act as the Government’s Lead Technical Advisor on a variety of advanced communications technology projects
• Define and lead technical study teams to analyze and define mission architectures, requirements concept development for new projects
• Lead teams of subject matter experts to perform technical oversight of technology efforts and ensure successful delivery to the Government
• Team with science and technology partners in Government, Academia, and Industry to find cutting-edge technologies with mission applications
• Work as part of a creative, mission-focused team to start-up new projects to define future mission concepts and develop technology demonstrations with mission partners
• Assist the Government in program management and acquisition activities for technology projects
• Work with corporate innovation teams to ensure targeted investment of research and development resources to maximize impact to customer mission

This position is available as a Project Engineer or Senior Project Engineer.

What You Need to be Successful

Project Engineer

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in science, engineering, math or other relevant technical discipline
• 8 years or more of relevant technical experience that includes systems engineering and development
• Experience in engineering systems for space, defense or similar real-world applications
• Experience with program management and contractor oversight
• Pro-active mindset to learn and seek new technologies to solve challenging customer problems
• Willing to travel domestically approx. 25% of the time
• This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

Senior Project Engineer

• 12 years or more of relevant technical experience that includes systems engineering and development
• Same requirements as above

How You Can Stand Out

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

• Graduate degree from an accredited program in engineering, science, math, or other relevant technical discipline
• Experience with and understanding of radio frequency systems
• Experience with and understanding of digital signal processing
• Experience with satellite communication systems
• Experience working in smaller, start-up environments with proven track-record to build customer relationships and create innovative, new products
• Experience working with non-space joint warfighting domains or services (e.g. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps)
• Experience in the Government mission areas of Space Domain Awareness, Space Superiority, and/or Battle Management, Command and Control