The Aerospace Corporation
Senior Project Leader – Joint and Multi-Domain Decision Support
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, United States, 90245
Job Summary
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 expertise to the Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) in the conception, design, acquisition, launch and operations of satellite, launch vehicle, ground control, and range systems.
The Joint and Multi-Domain (JMD) Programs Subdivision provides a unique focus on the Space Enterprise end-user community, including senior leaders within the military services, the combatant commands, and multiple DoD agencies. As a Senior Project Leader – Joint and Multi-Domain Decision Support (Systems & Modeling & Simulation Engineering), you’ll play a pivotal role leading teams and generating products focused on integrating space-based capabilities into joint missions/concepts through digital modernization and exquisite modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A). The selected candidate will be responsible for leading multiple projects supporting a wide customer base including the Air Force Digital Transformation Office, AF Futures, and several additional growing customers across the Air Force, Army, and Navy.
The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at Aerospace’s Crystal City location based in Arlington, VA.
What You’ll Be Doing
Provide leadership to multiple projects in Aerospace’s JMD Decision Support portfolio supporting concept and architecture development, Force Design, POM/Planning inputs, digital integration, mission engineering, and enterprise-level portfolio management.
Deliver advanced decision support capabilities and products to our government customers. Lead and support cross-corporation and cross-organizational teams to execute studies and analysis activities of national significance. Foster appropriate cooperation and coordination across the space enterprise to help assure enterprise mission success.
Establish and maintain Aerospace’s positive reputation with new and existing customers as a problem solver and thought leader. Anticipate future customer needs and evolve an agile, high-quality technical and enterprise support work force (on-site and matrix) to respond at speed.
Drive and facilitate cross-customer coordination via proactive engagement with other Aerospace teams focused on digital modernization, M&S, and decision support.
Embody and serve as a role model of Aerospace’s Leadership cultural attributes: 1) Lead from the Front; 2) Collaborate across the Enterprise; and 3) Operate with Speed and Agility. Exemplify the Aerospace Leadership Competency Model by operating strategically, fostering innovation, leading change, engaging with impact, and delivering results at a level concomitant with an enterprise leader role.
What You Need to be Successful
Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or closely related technical field is required .
A minimum of (12) years of progressively demonstrated engineering and project management experience, including multi-disciplinary systems engineering in a program oversight environment is required .
Demonstrated leadership skills including team building, project leadership, and customer relationship building.
Technical expertise in digital modernization, data management/data visualization, modeling and simulation, wargaming, enterprise-level portfolio management, and DoD capability development processes.
Experience leading or supporting technical study teams examining topics of national significance.
Proven ability to work effectively with senior government customers (flag or SES level) from diverse organizations.
Proven ability to network with contractors, other government agencies, and internal organizations (e.g., Aerospace program offices and ETG) to address issues and provide the customer with the best available technical and programmatic analyses.
Excellent verbal communication skills — clear, concise, persuasive; builds consensus through speaking; polished, professional style.
Willing to travel occasionally to work location or customer site approx. 20% (as required).
This position requires a current and active TS/SCI security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
How You Can Stand Out
Advanced degree in a STEM field or closely related technical field is preferred.
In-depth knowledge of or experience working with the military services; combatant commands; U.S. Space Force; Office of the Secretary of Defense; the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; the National Reconnaissance Office; the Joint Staff; and other government organizations in development and operations of the national security space enterprise.
Experience in the operational utility of space systems for Joint and multi-domain missions.
Familiarity with national security system procurement processes, including the Defense Acquisition System (DAS); the Programming, Planning, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process; and the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS).
Demonstrated entrepreneurial success cultivating and establishing new customer relationships and meaningful associated work.
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The Joint and Multi-Domain (JMD) Programs Subdivision provides a unique focus on the Space Enterprise end-user community, including senior leaders within the military services, the combatant commands, and multiple DoD agencies. As a Senior Project Leader – Joint and Multi-Domain Decision Support (Systems & Modeling & Simulation Engineering), you’ll play a pivotal role leading teams and generating products focused on integrating space-based capabilities into joint missions/concepts through digital modernization and exquisite modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A). The selected candidate will be responsible for leading multiple projects supporting a wide customer base including the Air Force Digital Transformation Office, AF Futures, and several additional growing customers across the Air Force, Army, and Navy.
The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at Aerospace’s Crystal City location based in Arlington, VA.
What You’ll Be Doing
Provide leadership to multiple projects in Aerospace’s JMD Decision Support portfolio supporting concept and architecture development, Force Design, POM/Planning inputs, digital integration, mission engineering, and enterprise-level portfolio management.
Deliver advanced decision support capabilities and products to our government customers. Lead and support cross-corporation and cross-organizational teams to execute studies and analysis activities of national significance. Foster appropriate cooperation and coordination across the space enterprise to help assure enterprise mission success.
Establish and maintain Aerospace’s positive reputation with new and existing customers as a problem solver and thought leader. Anticipate future customer needs and evolve an agile, high-quality technical and enterprise support work force (on-site and matrix) to respond at speed.
Drive and facilitate cross-customer coordination via proactive engagement with other Aerospace teams focused on digital modernization, M&S, and decision support.
Embody and serve as a role model of Aerospace’s Leadership cultural attributes: 1) Lead from the Front; 2) Collaborate across the Enterprise; and 3) Operate with Speed and Agility. Exemplify the Aerospace Leadership Competency Model by operating strategically, fostering innovation, leading change, engaging with impact, and delivering results at a level concomitant with an enterprise leader role.
What You Need to be Successful
Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or closely related technical field is required .
A minimum of (12) years of progressively demonstrated engineering and project management experience, including multi-disciplinary systems engineering in a program oversight environment is required .
Demonstrated leadership skills including team building, project leadership, and customer relationship building.
Technical expertise in digital modernization, data management/data visualization, modeling and simulation, wargaming, enterprise-level portfolio management, and DoD capability development processes.
Experience leading or supporting technical study teams examining topics of national significance.
Proven ability to work effectively with senior government customers (flag or SES level) from diverse organizations.
Proven ability to network with contractors, other government agencies, and internal organizations (e.g., Aerospace program offices and ETG) to address issues and provide the customer with the best available technical and programmatic analyses.
Excellent verbal communication skills — clear, concise, persuasive; builds consensus through speaking; polished, professional style.
Willing to travel occasionally to work location or customer site approx. 20% (as required).
This position requires a current and active TS/SCI security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
How You Can Stand Out
Advanced degree in a STEM field or closely related technical field is preferred.
In-depth knowledge of or experience working with the military services; combatant commands; U.S. Space Force; Office of the Secretary of Defense; the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; the National Reconnaissance Office; the Joint Staff; and other government organizations in development and operations of the national security space enterprise.
Experience in the operational utility of space systems for Joint and multi-domain missions.
Familiarity with national security system procurement processes, including the Defense Acquisition System (DAS); the Programming, Planning, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process; and the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS).
Demonstrated entrepreneurial success cultivating and establishing new customer relationships and meaningful associated work.
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