The Aerospace Corporation

Engineering Manager

• Develop and articulate a strategic vision for your mission area and cultivate business development across multidisciplinary tool portfolios
• Build and lead teams of analysts
• Provide project leadership by coordinating complex technical tasks among team members, translating customer needs into tasks for analysts and developers, and reviewing work products for quality and accuracy
• Manage the team through effective workload management, performance management, staff engagement, and coordination of departmental logistics
• Lead recruitment, hiring, mentoring efforts to build a highly skilled team for the organization
• Mentor and coach team members to support their technical, leadership, and professional development
• Collaborate with other subdivision departments to enhance career growth opportunities and extend bench depth
• Build and nurture strong relationships with customers to foster solutions for both existing and new challenges
• Guide the development of state-of-the-art modeling and simulation capabilities through strategic planning and resource management

Engineering Manager – Surveillance, Navigation, Architecture, Performance

Engineer

• Advise key stakeholders and government customers by providing schedule engineering leadership and analytic judgement to strengthen program planning, improve confidence in timeline feasibility, and support decision-making for complex acquisition and engineering programs.
• Lead and execute schedule development, schedule health assessments, schedule optimization, schedule monitoring and control, schedule risk assessments, independent schedule estimates, participation in Integrated Baseline Reviews and Source Selections, and development of capabilities against subdivision priorities.
• Act as a technical advisor to customers on matters related to schedule engineering and project controls.
• Lead the development of departmental tools and ensure the implementation of best practices.
• Contribute to new business and technical planning efforts by continuously evolving the scope of responsibilities for the team.
• Actively engage with the professional community by leading and organizing events such as conferences, seminars, and industry forums.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to identify opportunities for engagement and growth.
• Spearhead research initiatives that foster innovation.
• Host educational workshops, brown-bag lunch sessions, and training programs to promote knowledge sharing.
• Act as a senior technical mentor, providing technical advice and guidance to junior staff and customers.
• Develop and deliver accurate and timely reports and presentations that clearly communicate results and solutions to support critical decision-making.

Senior Schedule Engineer

Solutions Engineer

• Architect, develop and integrate exploration operations scenarios for inflight and surface operations
• Serve as a key integrator for Exploration Operations across Artemis topics
• Support and lead formulation of commercial transportation system activities
• Define operational technical requirements for human missions
• Perform assessments, readiness evaluations
• Collaborate with NASA mission architects/designers and program experts across government and industry to develop and negotiate operational needs and scenarios
• Review contractor deliverables and NASA requirements to ensure compliance and system effectiveness to support operational needs
• Contribute to standards development and documentation supporting exploration operations, in addition to management of key program plans/products
• Support facility and infrastructure related topics and planning
• Participate in technical, safety, and integration of working groups
• Plan, manage, and report on analyses, studies, and tests of components and systems
• Develop technical and progress reports to support internal teams and external partners
• Lead and support technical interchange meetings, hardware reviews, and key design milestones
• Prepare clear, actionable reports and presentations for program offices and NASA leadership
• Act as a representative in technical reviews, conferences, and workshops with NASA and international stakeholders

Moon to Mars Exploration and Operations Integration Engineer

Operations

• Develop and execute the IT operations and user experience strategies to ensure service availability, reliability, and scalability across classified and unclassified environments
• Define and monitor operational KPIs, SLAs, and Experience Level Agreements (XLAs) to track and enhance service performance and user satisfaction
• Establish and maintain runbooks, operational playbooks, and standardized operating procedures to ensure consistent and efficient operations.
• Drive a customer-centric IT culture focused on service excellence and operational efficiency
• Oversee enterprise-wide incident management, including escalation, communication, root cause analysis, and recovery efforts
• Oversee problem management processes to identify systemic issues and eliminate recurring failures
• Manage the change management process in partnership with Application Development, Infrastructure, and Security teams to balance speed and risk mitigation
• Ensure consistent adherence to ITIL-based service management practices, driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and cloud teams to maintain high availability, reliability, and scalability of IT systems
• Leverage operational data, automation, and analytics to eliminate root causes and improve service resilience
• Manage the enterprise service desk function, ensuring fast resolution times, high-quality support, and positive user experiences
• Drive initiatives to enhance quality of service, self-service capabilities, automation, and ticket reduction
• Align service desk operations with end-user platforms (e.g., endpoint engineering, identity, and collaboration tools) for seamless user support
• Improve service turnaround times, quality, and customer satisfaction metrics across all support channels
• Partner with Stakeholder Partners to align IT operations with mission and business priorities
• Collaborate with Application Development, Infrastructure, and Security teams to support deployments, upgrades, and platform changes
• Coordinate with data management teams to ensure operational readiness and support for analytics platforms, data pipelines, and mission-critical services
• Ensure operational compliance with NIST, CMMC, and corporate governance frameworks
• Participate in OCIO governance forums, contributing to strategy, alignment, and operational planning
• Identify and mitigate operational risks, ensuring regulatory and corporate compliance for classified and unclassified environments.
• Maintain documentation, controls, and evidence to support audits and meet internal and external regulatory requirements.
• Lead and mentor a team of IT operations, service desk, vendor management professionals across multiple locations
• Foster a culture of accountability, reliability, and continuous improvement within the team
• Develop training, certification, and career development plans to build a high-performing workforce
• Oversee vendor and managed service provider relationships, ensuring cost-effectiveness, performance, and value delivery
• Manage budgets, resource allocation, and co-sourcing arrangements to optimize operational efficiency
• Support organizational growth and productivity improvements by continuously evaluating and enhancing IT infrastructure and operations
• Drive innovation through data-driven insights, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Deliver measurable value through operational excellence, cost optimization, and exceptional user experiences.

Principal Director – Service Operations

Procurement

• Lead the sourcing and procurement of indirect goods and services to drive competitive value, supplier performance, and operational excellence across the enterprise
• Evaluate and improve sourcing activities, analyzing supplier performance, market conditions, and cost structures to identify opportunities for efficiency and innovation
• Conduct formal market analysis to assess market trends, behaviors, and cost drivers to support sourcing strategy development
• Develop negotiation strategies, contract structures, and pricing models to ensure best value outcomes and risk mitigation
• Administer sourcing events (RFPs, RFIs, RFQs), lead supplier selection, and manage negotiations and award processes in alignment with category strategies
• Forecast and plan product and service demand for assigned categories and contracts, ensuring alignment with business needs
• Implement procedures and tools to continuously evaluate supplier performance, cost competitiveness, and deliverability
• Manage post-award supplier performance through Supplier Relationship Management, continuous improvement initiatives, and innovation across assigned categories

Strategic Sourcing Buyer IV – Indirect Goods and Services

Software Engineer

• Developing cloud native data platforms, tools, and applications to solve some of the toughest problems currently facing the space enterprise.
• Working with and learning from a group of developers and subject matter experts to support a broad array of space-related projects and advance your own skills.
• Leveraging the cloud to provide data engineering and data architecture solutions as our customers’ data volumes continue to grow at exponential rates.
• Interfacing with project leaders, product owners, and customers to convey your key contributions to a project.
• Working closely with National Security Space, United States Space Force, and other Department of Defense customers

Data Platforms Engineering Intern

Compliance

• Serve as the Aerospace Government Compliance Team (GCT) lead responsible for developing internal requirements and overseeing the evaluation and verification of Northrop Grumman’s non-discrimination and data protection practices against FTC Consent Order requirements.
• Act as a primary interface between Aerospace, Northrop Grumman, and government oversight organizations, including the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA).
• Support interactions, as needed, with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and other U.S. Government agencies on compliance-related matters.
• Develop and manage information requests, compliance processes, and procedural frameworks to ensure consistent, auditable execution of Consent Order obligations.
• Support budgeting, resource planning, and allocation activities required to execute compliance tasks in coordination with the Systems Director.
• Analyze compliance findings, identify gaps or risks, and prepare clear, well-documented reports and briefings for the Compliance Officer, Systems Director, and relevant Government stakeholders.
• Support audits, reviews, and inquiries by coordinating data collection, validating evidence, and ensuring timely, accurate responses in alignment with Consent Order and Government requirements.
• Conduct site visits and travel to SRM user community locations and Northrop Grumman facilities, including Bacchus, UT; Promontory, UT; Chandler, AZ; and other locations, as required, to perform compliance verification and oversight activities.

FTC Compliance Analyst

Accountant

• Prepare accurate invoices with supporting documentation based on contract requirements, corporate practices, and government regulations
• Maintain billing schedules to ensure timely contract invoicing
• Keep actively engaged with the Contract Billing Manager and the Billing Team
• Assist internal and external customers regarding invoice inquiries
• Prepare general ledger journal entries to record billed and unbilled activity during the fiscal month with related account reconciliations and analysis

Billing & Invoicing Accountant

Human Resources

• Develop insightful business assessments to provide creative, effective, timely HR solutions
• Design integrated people and organizational strategies and solutions by leveraging and partnering with the People Operations Centers of Expertise (COEs)
• Lead and execute our people processes and programs such as workforce planning, performance management, employee relations, labor relations, compensation planning, and others
• Build strong business client leadership relationships; create effective partnerships across People Operations COEs, Finance, Legal, and other Enterprise Services organizations
• Provide day-to-day performance management guidance to managers (coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions); identify talent issues before they impact the business
• Continually assess needs to optimize the engagement and performance of our people
• Use analytics to develop people and organizational solutions, proactively mitigate risk, and enable informed decision making
• Consult on organizational design, change management, and culture
• Develop employee strategies for improved engagement and employee performance
• Collaborate with senior leadership on development of talent and leadership succession planning
• Support and enable leaders to make informed talent decisions and to hold their organizations accountable for results; give courageous and thoughtful feedback and coaching

Human Resources Business Partner

Full-stack Engineer

• Lead Nuclear Hardness and Survivability (NH&S) analyses for satellite electronics units, subsystems, payloads, and missile systems
• Review test plans and test reports for radiation testing of electronic components against requirements on total dose, displacement damage, prompt dose rate latchup/ upset, and single event effects
• Prepare survivability analysis for space environments such as micrometeoroids, atomic oxygen, solar energetic particles, and single event effects
• Evaluate plans and procedures for component and box-level Flash X-ray testing
• Calculate radiation environment estimations using DTRA M&S tools (ASSIST, QPROMPT, DGBETS, GSCENARIO, PRPSIM, FAB4DA, EMREP, GAP-RF), testable hardware toolkit (THTk), FASTRAD, MCNP, SPENVIS, CREME96, GEANT4, Ansys Charge Plus, SIRE2, Warren and other radiation analysis tools
• Participate at program PDRs, CDRs, and other reviews as required in reviewing radiation requirements and compliance
• Promote engagement with and across industry and government to review survivability/ radiation plans and implement best practices

Senior Nuclear Hardness & Survivability Engineer

DevOps Engineer

• Perform software and hardware development for various cloud-related rapid prototyping activities
• Research and experiment with state-of-the-art software and hardware technologies
• Manage Linux systems to provide Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) capabilities
• Implement DevOps technologies to streamline development, testing, build, and deployment of applications
• Leverage Cloud tools and platforms, such as Kubernetes and Cloud services from Amazon Web Service (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Investigate bleeding edge cloud technologies for current and future implementation by customers in the space domain
• Receive training and mentorship from cloud and software development subject matter experts
• Learn about projects, tools, and technologies used across the enterprise
• Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned as needed

Cloud Solutions and Site Reliability Engineer Intern

Systems Engineer

• Supporting space vehicle and ground design studies; types of studies can include both small, individual efforts as well as larger, multidisciplinary teams of subject matter experts
• Assisting with development, maintenance, and improvement of design tools and models used during spacecraft design and analysis activities
• Utilize and prototyping tools, hardware, and equipment in the RAPID Center for pathfinding and knowledge-building activities
• Collaborating with and learning from staff, program office personnel, as well as other members of Aerospace’s engineering group, including the large cohort of Aerospace interns

Space Vehicle and Ground Systems Engineer Intern

Growth Marketing

• Lead technical business development (BD) activities for national and international civil, military and dual-use space programs or projects.
• Develop, refine, and execute BD strategies, account plans, and go-to-market approaches.
• Drive capture planning, bid and proposal development, and technical solution shaping in alignment with customer requirements and corporate growth priorities.
• Manage the BD pipeline, metrics, and reporting through CRM and BI tools.
• Represent the company in international forums, industry working groups, and government/partner engagements.

Business Growth Manager

• Develop IaC automation to make deploying and managing secure and hardened Linux systems both in large enterprise environment as well as in multiple SAPs / CAPs standalone (air-gapped) networks faster, more consistent, more sustainable
• Implementation that enables even those with less code knowledge
• Strategy including how to enable/transform greater adoption by admins
• Software development of the IaC code base for Linux systems, including: Security hardening, compliance, and automation tasks
• Automated Linux system provisioning and configuration management
• Manage common software tools, agents, and config
• Stage and test rollouts of software & configurations
• Manage enterprise-scale Linux services and infrastructure
• Upgrades of IaC infrastructure itself, both servers and agents

Linux Infrastructure-as-Code DevOps Engineer

Manager

• Assist the General Manager in developing the division objectives and strategy consistent with the corporate goals, Civil Systems Group strategic plan, customer expectations, and provide direction and planning for achieving strategic goals
• Drive and facilitate cross-agency customer coordination as well as across the Aerospace enterprise for collaboration on related initiatives and strategies for implementation of on-ramping technology enhancements
• Maintain subdivision focus on mission success from cradle to grave across the portfolio, track and communicate the risk posture, and facilitate enterprise teams as appropriate to provide viable solutions to mitigate mission risk and promote mission viability and strategic alignment to national policy
• Create strategy for Subdivision based on Division and CSG strategies
• Actively participate in customer senior decision forums across the portfolio
• Support the development, implementation, and execution of program acquisition strategies
• Assist the General Manager in developing the technical operating plans, budget control, staffing, succession planning, workforce needs, personnel development, customer interaction, and technical positions
• Position Aerospace in the highest value functions across the NASA portfolio, translate customer technical operating plans into technical priorities, manage budget constraints, plan and execute staffing as required
• Track, understand, and advocate for the capabilities within NASA Programs Division as well as across the CSG NASA-facing lines of business
• Ensure staff is positioned to leverage the full extent of the Aerospace enterprise capabilities in solving the customer’s hardest problems across the portfolio
• Ensure timely support of staff to plan and execute launch and mission campaigns and fielding new and incremental capabilities
• Ensure timely anomaly resolution, on orbit calibration, and initialization functions
• Assist the General Manager in defining the organization structure, guide staffing, develop and grow the management team
• Provide leadership for setting goals and direction, mentoring, providing critical feedback, and coaching aimed at developing an agile technical staff and staff development