Program Management – Systems Engineer
The Aerospace Corporation
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Greenbelt • Maryland • United States
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Salary
💰 $151,300 - $226,900 per year
About the role
- Collaborate with mission stakeholders to ascertain their highest risks and hardest problems; team with Aerospace, Contractor, and Government contributors to mitigate these risks and solve these problems.
- Provide technical leadership to flight and/or ground system concept, architecture, design, development, integration, test, operations, and/or sustainment.
- Work with Aerospace’s Engineering and Technology Group to develop proofs of concept and prototypes to demonstrate innovative solutions.
- Support pertinent data collection, analysis, evaluation, anomaly identification, resolution, and risk assessment.
- Assist customers with system performance tracking at the enterprise level.
- Assist the Government to plan, manage, and execute programs and projects
- Accomplish regular reporting to SMD customers and Aerospace senior management, with focus on results and their impact on the problem(s)
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in engineering, science, or equivalent
- 12 or more years of progressively responsible professional experience with credible success in one or more of the following areas: Spacecraft, Instrument, and/or Ground Systems Engineering, Mission Readiness and/or Flight Operations for Spaceborne Missions, Science and/or operational data processing, distribution, and archival, Civil or military application of Spaceborne Data (i.e. weather forecasts, crop production, etc), Program and/or Project Management
- Willing to travel occasionally to work location or customer site/domestically approx. 10%
- Willing to work on-site at NASA GSFC or the Aerospace office in Greenbelt, MD
- 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.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
- Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
- Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
- 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
- Flexible spending accounts
- Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
- Relocation assistance
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
- Education assistance programs
- An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Spacecraft EngineeringGround Systems EngineeringMission ReadinessFlight OperationsData ProcessingData DistributionData ArchivalProgram ManagementProject ManagementRisk Assessment
Soft Skills
Technical LeadershipCollaborationProblem SolvingCommunicationReportingCustomer SupportAnomaly IdentificationEvaluationAnalysisPerformance Tracking
Certifications
Bachelor's Degree in EngineeringBachelor's Degree in ScienceSecurity Clearance