Mission Engineering Specialist

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nations 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 youll be part of a special collection of problem solvers thought leaders and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.

The Enterprise Effects Division (EED) drives integration of Aerospaces strategic capabilities across the national space enterprise. The division leverages a broad array of engineering disciplines against a diverse and dynamic portfolio of programs customers and national challenges. EED spans the capability lifecycle from concept and architecture design to performance assessment to application of space and spaceenabled capabilities.

The Mission Engineering Department provides technical expertise and leadership in mission engineering methods processes and tools to a broad range of customers including National Security Space (NSS) and other defense programs NASA NOAA NNSA and others. Members of the Mission Engineering Department evaluate and assess customer missionintegration needs and/or challenges develop endtoend mission threads and provide timely advice make recommendations to enterprise leaders on risks issues and gaps and develop recommended solutions to enable desired mission outcomes. The Mission Engineering Department applies the missionengineering tradecraft to build and analyze endtoend effectschains.

This is an onsite position based in Colorado Springs CO. Inperson presence will be required for customer meetings and classified work.

What Youll Be Doing

• Apply and develop system of systems and enterprise engineering MBSE models and mission engineering principles to capture endtoend mission threads
• Apply and develop innovative methods processes and tools to architect and implement modelbased systems engineering (MBSE) mission engineering and digital engineering (DE) capabilities
• Inform system architecting and acquisition decisions with expertise in relevant systems technologies threats policy and the industrial base in the space and/or nuclear weapons domains
• Collaborate with other Aerospace personnel to marshal technical expertise in multiple technical disciplines and domains to enable concurrent engineering approaches to address complex problems
• Work with Aerospace program office customer and contractor personnel to elicit and identify needs requirements and constraints for studies; build crossdisciplinary teams; scope plan and execute the study; and effectively communicate task status methods results and recommendations in briefings and formal technical reports

What You Need to be Successful

Minimum Requirements for Engineering Specialist:

• Bachelors degree in engineering math science or bachelors degree and equivalent technical experience
• Relevant work and/or graduate school experience 8 years in system or enterprise architecting systems engineering modelbased systems engineering experiment design or digital engineering
• Relevant work and/or graduate school experience 8 years in space systems or architecting new space devices for future space applications
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills and ability to work effectively with a diverse set of collaborators
• Excellent oral and written communication skills including the ability to present methods and results effectively in briefings formal reports and informal communications
• Exceptional timemanagement skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects
• Ability to learn new skills and acquire knowledge through selfstudy and proactive engagement with mentors and subject matter experts
• Willing to travel domestically/internationally approx. 10
• This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance which is issued by the US government. U.S citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
• You must be available and willing to travel domestically and internationally approx. 510

How You Can Stand Out

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

• Advanced degree in engineering math science or related technical discipline
• Demonstrated success in organizing and leading crossfunctional crossorganizational teams to execute studies and assessments and generate quality products
• More relevant work and/or graduate school experience greater than 5 years in system or enterprise architecting systems engineering modelbased systems engineering or digital engineering
• More relevant work and/or graduate school experience greater than 5 years in space systems. Experience in command and control system of systems engineering system test and training are desired.
• Handson experience with system or enterprise modeling in the Systems Modeling Language (SysML) Unified Architecture Framework (UAF) or Unified Profile for DoDAF and MODAF (UPDM)
• Experience working closely with key Aerospace customer agencies in the defense and intelligence community including strong knowledge of their domain and strong professional networks
• Experience leading and executing digital transformation initiatives

We offer a competitive compensation package where youll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. The gradebased pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education experience knowledge and skills.

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Leadership Competencies

Our leadership philosophy is simple: every employee regardless of level and role can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace our commitment is our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure that we have a strong pipeline of future leaders we want individuals who:

• Operate Strategically
• Lead Change
• Engage with Impact
• Foster Innovation
• Deliver Results

Ways We Reward Our Employees

During your interview process our team will provide details of our industryleading benefits.

Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type. A few highlights include:

• 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 companypaid 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

We are all unique from various backgrounds and all walks of life yet one thing bonds all of us to each otherthe belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.

Equal Opportunity Commitment

The Aerospace Corporation is an equalopportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race age sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression colorreligiongeneticinformation marital status ancestry national origin protected veteran status physical disability medical condition mental disability or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. If youre an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by emailat .You can also reviewKnow Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegalas well as thePay Transparency Policy Statement.