Tracking Architecture Performance Department Manager

The Enterprise Effects Division (EED) drives integration of Aerospaces strategic capabilities across the national space enterprise. The divisionleveragesa 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-enabled mission effects.

The Tracking Architecture Performance Department (TAPD) within the Integrated Performance Subdivision (IPS) conducts model-based analyses to deliver differentiated context-informed insights about tracking performance across various architecture scenarios in both nominal and contested operating environments. The department specializes in analyzing missile defense space domain awareness and surveillancearchitectures serving as the focal point for developing sophisticated assessment tools and providing expert analysis to support critical missionobjectives.

TAPDs key modeling simulation and analysis (MS&A) focus areas include comprehensive architecture evaluations what-if analyses to explore alternative configurations and algorithm development tuning and optimization for multi-sensor tracking systems. Our work enables decision-makers to understand system capabilitiesidentifyperformance gaps andoptimizearchitectural designs. We support a diverse portfolio of customers and programs across the defense and intelligence communities andwereseekingcurious innovative teammates to help tackle our customers most challenging problems.

As an Engineering Manager of a TAPD section you will lead teams that provide technicalexpertiseand capabilities to support customers in modeling simulation and analysis (MS&A) of space air and ground-based systems of systems. You will serve as a key point of contact for projects investigating tracking performance across various sensing architectures and operational scenarios in both nominal and contested this role you willbe responsible forbuilding and nurturing collaboration within the department and across other engineering teams to ensure mission success.

Work Model:

This position is onsite atEl Segundo ColoradoSpringsand Chantillywith some limited hybrid (telework) opportunities.

Your technical leadership responsibilities will include:

• Influence government customers by serving as integration leader for the sections modelingand simulation capabilities.

• Translateprogramofficeneeds into modeling simulation and analysisproject plans andtasks.

• Initiate andparticipatein collaboration opportunities across program offices and interdisciplinary technical organizationsto achieveinnovativesolutions andoptimalefficiencies.

• Use and contribute to the development of in-house and commercial- and government-off-the-shelf engineering analysis tools and analysis products.

• Provide day-to-day oversightforthe work done in your sectionprovidetechnical guidance as needed

• Develop and present briefings and reports for program offices and customers.

Your people management responsibilities will include:

• Build andmaintaina strong baseof customers and collaborators for the section through effective working relationships with colleagues government customers and contractor teammates.

• Identify coordinate and assign work activities for direct reports andfacilitatetimelycompletion of these efforts.

• Effectively communicate and manage conflict and competing priorities.

• Develop staff through formal and informal performance management evaluationmentoring/coaching and tasking.

• Leadfull-time staff and student intern recruiting hiring and onboardingefforts.

• Review section work products for quality and accuracy.

• Promote sharing and exchange of knowledge and informationenterprise wide.

• Keep the management team informedregardingsection activities andassistin formulating and implementing department strategy andother business functions.

• Travel occasionally as.

What You Need to be Successful

MinimumRequirements:

• Bachelors degreein engineering (aerospace astronautical mechanical or software) computer science physics operations researchor closely related technical field from an accredited school.

• 6yearsofprogressively more responsible engineering experience.

• Experience withtracking architecturessensingphenomenologyandvarious nominal and contested scenarioconcepts.

• ExperiencePythonCor other programing languages.

• CurrentTop SecretClearance.

How You Can Stand Out

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

• An advanced degree in applicable STEM areas.

• Experience in end-to-end enterprise-level analysis and understanding ofmission concepts includingspacedomain awareness missile warning/trackingor othercontestedenvironments.

• Expertisewiththe following:tracking algorithms surveillancearchitectures multi-phenomenologysensingand kill-chaininterdependencies.

• Experience with any of the following:Modern software development methodologies tools processes and hardware distributed frameworks automated workflows with CI/CD and cloud computing

• Experience in a people management role.

• Current Top Secret/SCI Clearance with polygraph and/orspecial programs access.

• Ability to form and lead highly productive intra- and inter- organizational teams.

• Ability to workin adynamicenvironment underambiguous and fluctuatingcustomer expectations.

• Ability toidentify prioritize and delegate tasks.

• Excellent interpersonal skillsincludinga demonstrated ability toestablishand maintain effective working relationships with all levels of customers and staff.