Requisition ID: 49312
All Locations: El Segundo, CA (California)
A trusted partner. A national resource. A leader in national security space. We are THE Aerospace Corporation. A team that takes pride in our readiness to solve some of the most complex technical challenges in existence. With challenges spanning government to commercial, you'll have the unique opportunity to work on projects that are literally evolving our nation's space and launch capabilities. We all share a common passion and aspiration - to serve a mission much bigger than ourselves. When you join our team, you'll be part of a rare collection of thought leaders and game-changing innovators. Are you ready to launch your career?
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Responsibilities
Contribute to the mission success of the Missile Defense Agency's Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) program. This position will provide technical oversight of the development by industry of the HBTSS system, which is a space-based IR sensor system.
Key Functions:
- Monitoring industry progress in their concept design and risk reduction activities
- Keeping the government customer up to date on progress/issues
- Leading Aerospace independent technical assessment teams
- Establishing strong and effective working relationships with government customers and industry partners
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Math, or Science or related technical field
- 12 or more years of increasingly responsible professional engineering/scientific experience, including multi-disciplinary systems engineering and/or program management environments
- Secret security clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
- Experience with space systems acquisition and development
- Experience presenting technical material to government customers
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Occasional travel is required
Preferred:
- Experience with Missile Defense and Missile Warning mission areas
- Experience with optical IR payloads
- Active TS/SCI
Transcript Requirement
None
Additional Requisition Details
Clearance Requirement: Secret
Access: None
Polygraph: None
Relocation Available: Yes
Employment Type: Regular
Work Schedule: Full Time
Company Statement
The Aerospace Corporation has provided independent technical and scientific research, development, and advisory services to national security space programs since 1960. We operate a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) for the United States Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office, and support all national security space programs. We also apply more than 50 years of experience with space systems to provide critical solutions to technologically complex systems in such areas as communications, shipping, law enforcement, and cyber, among others.
From our inception, our highly skilled technical staff has focused on ensuring the success of every mission and developing the most effective and economic space-related hardware and software in the world. Our greatest asset is the technical expertise of our people. Our state-of-the-art laboratory facilities are staffed by some of the leading scientists in the world.
All Aerospace employees working in organizations with technical responsibilities are required to apply for and maintain at least a Secret clearance. U.S. citizenship is required for those positions.
Equal Opportunity Commitment
The Aerospace Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We believe that a diverse workforce creates an environment in which unique ideas are developed and differing perspectives are valued, producing superior customer solutions. 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, color, religion,genetic information, 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 you're 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 email atieo.mailbox@aero.org. You can also reviewThe Equal Employment Opportunity is the Lawposter andthe supplement, as well as thePay Transparency Policy Statement.
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