The Aerospace Corporation

Systems Engineer

• Develop and analyze descriptive models representing complex space, ground, and launch system architectures and designs.
• Develop various model patterns, model libraries, and model templates for enabling reuse across projects and programs.
• Conduct DE and MBSE research studies and independent assessments.
• Advise customers on MBSE methods, languages, and toolsets that meet their systems engineering lifecycle needs.
• Support the development of DE and MBSE training material and assist with training course and seminar events.
• Author and present technical papers on DE and MBSE topics of interest to Aerospace and professional societies working to advance the state of MBSE research, innovation practices.

Digital Systems Engineer

• Research, develop and analyze systems CONOPs, architecture and design models using various modeling languages including SysML, UAFML, BPMN, RAAML, OWL, and others to support customers that acquire, develop, integrate, and operate space and ground, launch, and defense systems at all levels of abstraction including the enterprise, mission, functional, logical, and physical levels.
• Develop model patterns, libraries, templates, and patterns for reuse across projects and programs.
• Advise customers on the selection and MBSE methods, languages, and toolsets that meet their systems engineering lifecycle use cases.
• Develop Aerospace ETG, program office, and government customers on DE and MBSE concepts, principles and practices.
• Develop training material, papers, and presentations on DE/MBSE topics of interest to Aerospace, its customers, and professional societies (INCOSE, AIAA, IEEE, etc.).
• Participate and represent aerospace interests in professional DE/MBSE standards working groups and committees.
• Provide technical and project level leadership, mentoring, and tasking oversight to early and mid-career staff.

Senior Engineering Specialist – Digital Systems Engineering

• Provide technical leadership and coordination throughout all phases of complex space programs, from acquisition and design to launch, initialization and operations
• Assess design, build, and test activities for payload and bus hardware, ensuring technical rigor and compliance with mission objectives
• Develop and assess mission CONOPS, requirements, and test programs with a focus on mission integration and product quality
• Coordinate cross-organizational teams of Aerospace Engineering Technology Group (ETG) Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to provide customers with technical reach-back for issue resolution and independent assessments of technical performance
• Support enterprise testing to verify end-to-end system performance and operational readiness
• Work in a fast-paced environment with many interesting technical challenges that require strategy, critical thinking, and collaboration

GEOINT Space Systems Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

• Architecting, coding, simulating, and verifying complex digital logic for FPGAs in VHDL
• Connecting FPGAs with other components and ensuring system-level performance
• Working with board designers to ensure proper schematic design, layout, routing for the circuit board
• Using lab equipment for board bring-up, characterization, and resolving timing/signal integrity issues as well as testing and debugging
• Creating detailed technical specs, design reviews, and collaborating with other technical and program office teams

FPGA Firmware Design Engineer

• Coordinate with Government, SETA, and contractor teams to field a critical ground system
• Support program reviews, design, development, test, and transition to operations efforts
• Understand and ensure implementation of requirements for ground system design, mission concept of operations, prototype and test, initial flight checkout, flight operations, and operational transition support
• Provide mission assurance and assist with ground architecture development and integration efforts in a commercial cloud environment
• Identify risk areas and mitigation efforts to meet mission objectives
• Work closely with Program Manager (O-5)
• Solicit and oversee members of the Aerospace Engineering Technical Group (ETG) to employ their expertise on critical problems the local program office may find difficult to solve
• Routinely present status updates to Senior Material Leaders (O-6) and Space SpRCO Director (SES-2)
• Interface with multiple government agencies to provide capability to the warfighter

Senior Ground System Engineer

Full-stack Engineer

• Interfacing directly with senior government leaders (civilian and military) to understand user requirements and mission needs
• Working with product owners to translate user needs into technical requirements, architecture decisions, and work items
• Advising and leading software development teams in overcoming complex data, collaboration, and design challenges
• Designing and validating architecture for a multi-classification cloud application (NIPR, SIPR, JWICS)
• Applying DevSecOps best practices during application development and deployment
• Collaborating with government teams and contractor partners in a matrixed development environment
• Setting attainable goals for sprints, milestone planning, and product roadmap development
• Providing technical leadership on cross-domain data integration and multi-network deployment strategies
• Overseeing software development quality assurance and application maintenance
• Contributing to and maintaining project documentation (architecture decisions, development practices, quality guidelines)
• Managing release processes, change management, and migration strategies across classification domains
• Shaping digital integration and interface strategy for Headquarters Air Force tools and processes
• Growing departmental knowledge through technical leadership, training, and mentorship

Senior Software Architect, Engineer

• Support Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) verification on NASA's LCRNS Project at GSFC while delivering results and operating strategically.
• Foster Innovation and operate strategically through designing test plans, procedures, and automated Python/YAML scripts that flow down high-level mission objectives into executable verification activities using advanced RF equipment to validate system performance.
• Conduct fault analysis on test discrepancies, and deliver innovative solutions that resolve technical issues while keeping the project on schedule to meet critical development milestones
• Operate strategically to define how LCRNS PNT requirements will be verified across the entire project lifecycle, ensuring test plans align with verification needs and that the combination of testing methods provides comprehensive coverage, directly leading change in project technical direction and risk management
• Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned as needed

Enterprise Systems Engineer

• Provide technical expertise to develop and deliver operational insights into the Mission Delta 3 space EW systems
• Ensure that Mission Delta 3 customers receive expert guidance in detailed discussions with both internal and external stakeholders
• Identify and develop handling strategies for space EW system risks, issues, and opportunities
• Provide communication systems expertise through mission analyses, specification of requirements, architectural trades, guidance on interface requirements, feedback on contractor design and development details, assessments of program risks and opportunities, system verification through testing and analysis, and fielding
• Effectively work with members of Mission Delta 3, other government stakeholders, Aerospace, and other contractors
• Take initiative to anticipate and be responsive to Mission Delta needs
• Communicate clearly, concisely, and professionally in reports and briefings with government stakeholders and Aerospace management on plans, progress, and system details
• Share your expertise and program knowledge to help develop other employees

Space Electromagnetic Warfare Systems Engineer – Project Engineer / Senior Project Engineer

Engineer

• Carry out analysis driving recommendations for research, development, and acquisition decisions for legacy and emerging navigation and positioning systems
• Serve as a key point of contact for specialized technical expertise in geolocation, PNT architecture analysis or PNT resilience
• Lead cross-department teams in conducting specialized technical analysis and development tasks
• Independently translate customer needs into project objectives and provide technical evaluations
• Perform end-to-end (E2E) performance evaluations and analysis-of-alternatives (AoA) using in-house or internally developed analysis tools
• Serve as a technical mentor to junior staff in one or more department focus areas, coordinating training and delivering a strategy for maintaining bench depth in department capabilities
• Develop and present timely and technically accurate presentations and reports that clearly communicate analysis results to technical leads, management, and customers
• Support development and sustainment of the organization’s analysis and simulation tools and capabilities

Senior Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Engineer

• Trajectory design and optimization for launch vehicles and spacecraft for missions operating in LEO, MEO, HEO, GEO, and other earth-centric regimes
• Astrodynamics and orbital mechanics analysis including orbit propagation and maneuver design and optimization for orbit transfer, stationkeeping, graveyard, disposal, and reentry events
• Evaluating contested missions applications for space systems to understand threat performance, assess vulnerabilities, and improve system resiliency
• Develop space warfighting tactics aligned to the Chief of Space Operations (CSO) priorities by providing technical, operational, and risk assessments
• Understand customer requirements, models, and algorithms to develop integrated architectures and recommend technical and operational needs for Ops Centers’ processes
• Exploring and defining the evolving Dynamic Space Operations (DSO) mission area
• Maneuver and orbit design, selection, and optimization for missions that support Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) objectives with complex operational constraints
• Developing Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), exploring Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), and incorporating operational constraints into the design and maturation of space systems
• Providing operational support for nominal launch and spacecraft deployment and transfer sequences, anomaly resolution, and on-call emerging events
• Utilizing optimal control, flight mechanics, and computer science/algorithm development skills to create new capabilities to service customer requests as stand-alone services and/or ready-to-integrate submodules
• Performing research and development and building new flight dynamics tools to cultivate and maintain a healthy and modern internal tool base
• Leveraging external tools like ASSET, GPOPS-II, SNOPT, POST, OTIS, Copernicus, GMAT, EMTG, etc. where appropriate to augment internally developed capabilities
• Communicating effectively with customers and management through timely reporting of technical issues, analysis reports, and recommendations

Flight Dynamics Engineer

Operations

• Providing systems engineering, integration, and test expertise to support the 53rd Space Operations Squadron (53SOPS) Wideband Mission Planning Cell (MPC)
• Providing system integration to the Wideband MPC, Wideband Control Branch, Wideband SATCOM Operations Centers, Regional SATCOM Support Centers, and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) SATCOM and Teleport Operations support during all phases of operations (e.g., day-to-day, contingency, non-routine, and emergency)
• Providing sustainment engineering support to USSF operators and sustainers at the 8th Sustainment Squadron (8STS) and 53rd Space Operations Squadron (53SOPS)
• Providing expertise for identifying, developing, evaluating, and testing modifications and enhancements to space and ground systems capabilities prior to fielding of new wideband SATCOM enterprise and tactical systems
• Providing support for the research, development, test, and evaluation of SATCOM system technology refreshment activities and emerging programs
• Directly interacting with various organizations, including Headquarters Combat Forces Command (CFC), U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM), DEL 8, 53SOPS, DISA, National Security Agency (NSA), SSC staff offices, other Combatant Commands, and MILSATCOM management boards and working groups to ensure adequate issue resolution and mission performance
• Communicating effectively with all levels of corporate management through timely reporting of technical issues and recommendations

MILSATCOM Mission Planning – Operations Engineer

Analyst

• Independently plan and contribute to technical analysis projects.
• Exercise your expertise in understanding, modeling, and analyzing enterprise-level integrated missions.
• Use and contribute to the development of in-house and commercial/government-off-the-shelf engineering analysis tools and analysis products.
• Develop and deliver timely and technically accurate presentations and reports.
• Travel occasionally as required.

Enterprise Modeling Staff Analyst

• Provide support for SDA and PNT mission areas through analysis, algorithm development, systems engineering, and modeling and simulation (M&S)
• Advise and support key stakeholders and government customers by planning, executing, and reporting on analytic studies
• Conduct analyses leveraging in-house, commercial, and government-provided M&S and analysis capabilities
• Develop system specifications, conduct tests, support exercises, and evaluate training requirements for space systems
• Perform orbit determination, target tracking, and navigation analyses using Kalman filtering and other estimation techniques
• Provide astrodynamic analytical support, algorithm development, systems engineering and architecting, and modeling and simulation analysis for space surveillance systems and missions
• Analyze EO, IR, radar, and passive radio frequency sensor concepts, architectures, and algorithms
• Conduct space protection, threat susceptibility, vulnerability, and resiliency assessments
• Develop proficiency across SDA, PNT, Battle Management Command and Control (BMC2), and space control mission areas
• Independently evaluate, select, adapt, and develop techniques and approaches to solve novel problems
• Collaborate with inter-organizational teams and external customers on matters of technical importance

Space Systems and Orbit Determination Operations Engineer

• Responsively assess the potential impact of current worldwide space and counterspace activities on U.S. national security space operations
• Utilize intelligence sources to perform engineering analysis to identify and mitigate space-based threats and threat enablers
• Conduct detailed technical analyses of current and future space systems
• Develop algorithms to study and/or fuse different sets of information and utilize data analytics to implement advanced processing and analysis techniques
• Identify new areas of concern in Space Domain Awareness and proactively develop recommendations for further global data collection and research
• Identify short- and long-term technical challenges for various customers, including the USAF/USSF, the Intelligence Community, and other government customers
• Prepare technical reports, briefings, and other deliverable materials
• Critically review reports, briefings, and other materials produced by team members
• Support and develop customer relationships

Satellite Systems Analyst

• Provide enterprise engineering and analytical support to defense, intelligence community, and civil government customers in portfolio management, digital engineering, and enterprise systems engineering
• Engage directly with Aerospace program office personnel as well as government customers
• Support the deployment or implementation of existing tools, models, and frameworks
• Identify new capabilities and enhancements that will better support the customer programs and architectures
• Support studies designed to solve complex problems and provide new and innovative technical solutions
• Take initiative to inform management of perceived technical problems and recommend courses of action
• Utilize Aerospace resources, teams, and expertise on the effective use of MBSE methodologies, modeling languages, and tools
• Lead and support studies designed to solve technical problems to provide recommendations to the customer
• Leverage Aerospace's technical backplane to provide tailored, technical support and innovative solutions for customer-specific use cases
• Provide ongoing technical consultation and advice to management, customers, and contractors
• Provide mentoring and oversight to early career staff, as necessary
• Occasional travel may be required