Principal Director, ISCD Software Integration Office

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.

The Information Systems and Cyber Division (ISCD) is a unique engineering division partnering across the full space enterprise to advance next-generation digital solutions and software-enabled mission capabilities.  With customers spanning the DoD, Intelligence Community (IC), civil and commercial space, ISCD blends expertise in software architecture, AI/ML systems, data fabric/architecture, advanced cloud and edge platforms, cybersecurity, and full-stack engineering through mission-focused, collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams.  These collaborative teams leverage hands-on prototyping and applied R&D to support customer concepts, software architecture and development, and integration of the latest digital technology solutions.  By bringing multi-disciplinary technical insight to critical space missions, ISCD is positioned at the forefront of innovative software and technology for excited new ways to make real-world impact.

We are seeking an innovative and energetic leader with deep technical and organizational experience architecting and guiding complex software solutions to build and lead our newest integrating organization, the Software Integration Office (SIO).   The new Software Integration Office will provide ISCD division-level leadership across our many engineering department and across our diverse customer base.  This organization will drive rapid software solutions and integrate our multi-disciplinary software teams and priorities across high-visibility corporate activities for improved focus and delivery.  The SIO will also have strong partnerships with Aerospace’s CIO/CTO internal offices to integrate our staff and products in concert with internal tool development.  This position will have unprecedented access across the space enterprise to identify the hardest challenges and bring the best of the Aerospace FFRDC to unique digital solutions and prototypes. 

Work Model

This is a full-time position based in Chantilly, Va or El Segundo, CA which requires 100% onsite work.

What You’ll Be Doing  

This innovative and creative leader will create and lead a new organization to integrate our division software efforts across mission applications and partner with other internal and external customer stakeholders.  This office will synthesize customer needs from across internal and customer-facing organizations, create new processes to build and deploy multi-disciplinary teams, and collaborate with ISCD leadership and matrix managers to build improved focus toward mission applications.  In addition, the SIO will also aid in providing cross-division ownership of internal research and development strategy and product/project execution in partnership with CIO/CTO initiatives.  By creating a new ISCD front door organization, we can create new customer awareness/mission context, build new focus for our workforce, and create innovative opportunities for advanced concepts and unique mission applications.

Responsibilities will include:

• Build the organizational vision, strategy, and roadmaps for specific high-priority customer customers for critical “software-first” space programs.
• Engage directly with existing customers across DoD, Intelligence Community, and Civil (NASA) customers to connect and align ISCD solutions toward mission needs.
• Build and manage a team of project Technical Leads/customer liaisons  in collaboration with the ISCD Leadership Team (Principal Directors and General Manager) to shape the deployment and solutions for large and distributed workforce.
• Connect technology’s bleeding edge to unique customer solutions for innovative architectures, prototypes, and new processes enabling government rapid adoption of the latest advanced capabilities. 
• Create new business mechanisms and processes for improved cross-program information flow, business rhythms, team deployment, and product development/execution.

• Integrate, grow, and manage the ISCD research and development portfolio to create unique software products and expand Aerospace’s digital impact across the enterprise. 
• Partner with Aerospace’s CTO and CIO enterprise initiatives to manage new, innovative products for internal M&S solutions, enterprise development platforms, and the latest