Sr. Ground System Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation’s 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, you’ll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space. The Defense Systems Group (DSG) provides analysis-based decision support to senior leaders on space architectures, policy and strategy, technology development, warfighter capability enablers, systems integration, defense industrial base, and threat reduction to help shape existing and future space missions across the national security space (NSS) enterprise. DSG is unique at Aerospace as it not only directly supports major customers, including the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Space Command, Air Force Materiel Command, and senior leadership at the Pentagon, but also provides a broad range of technical support across the national space enterprise, maintaining vertical responsibilities with customers’ portfolios as well as horizontal, matrixed responsibilities across the corporation. Additionally, DSG provides deep technical [... source excerpt omitted ...] ntractor 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 ex [... source excerpt omitted ...] terial Leaders (O-6) and Space SpRCO Director (SES-2) Interface with multiple government agencies to provide capability to the warfighter What You Need to be Successful Minimum Requirements - Senior Project Engineer - Systems Engineering: BS degree in engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, or related STEM field is required Space experience is required (satellite ground development and operations) 12 or more years of progressively responsible experience in systems engineering or program management Demonstrated ability to work within teams Demonstrated ability to work in a highly dynamic Program Office environment with a mix of government, FFRDC, and SETA personnel Excel