The Aerospace Corporation
Surveillance & Navigation Architecture Performance Department Director
The Aerospace Corporation, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80920
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.
Please ensure you read the below overview and requirements for this employment opportunity completely. The Enterprise Effects Division (EED) drives integration of Aerospace’s strategic capabilities across the national space enterprise. The division leverages a broad array of engineering disciplines against a 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 Surveillance and Navigation Architectures Performance Department (SNAPD) aspires to be the premier force advising the evolution of national security and civil space enterprises, leveraging our modeling and simulation expertise to evaluate architecture performance. SNAPD supports our customers in requirements definition/verification, analyses-of-alternatives (AoA), and end-to-end performance evaluations of customer space-based architectures across various mission areas. We are seeking a Department Director who will lead the department staff, coordinate across customers, and collaborate on multidisciplinary analyses that ensure mission success for current and future missions.
Work Model:
This full-time position requires 100% onsite work in Chantilly, VA, El Segundo, CA, or Colorado Springs, CO.
What You’ll Be Doing
Lead the development of MS&A capabilities and products to support recommendations for research, development, and acquisition decisions of legacy and emerging space-based architectures.
Foster a center of excellence supporting mission areas such as geo-spatial intelligence, signals intelligence, space surveillance, PNT systems, space protection, and communications/ground infrastructure supporting defense, intelligence, and civil capabilities.
Recruit, onboard, and develop the department management team and senior staff through formal and informal performance management, evaluation, mentoring, and coaching across a national organization.
Build and maintain a strong base of customers and collaborators through effective relationships with colleagues, government customers, and teammates.
Create an organizational culture that promotes innovation, maintains relationships with peer organizations, and leads multidisciplinary analyst teams.
Coordinate complex technical tasks among customers, manage resources for efficient project staffing and execution, and ensure quality and accuracy of work products.
Monitor, direct, and improve organizational processes, functions, compliance, and safety awareness.
What You Need to be a Successful Associate Director:
Bachelor’s degree in STEM or related discipline.
Minimum of 10 years of professional experience leading technical teams and coordinating complex modeling and analysis tasks.
Demonstrated strength in modeling, simulation, and analysis for architecture evaluations.
Effective communication skills with management, program offices, customers, contractors, and staff.
Current and active TS/SCI clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
How You Can Stand Out
Master’s or PhD in a related STEM discipline.
Leadership experience in a customer-facing organization.
Knowledge of Intelligence Community or DoD business practices, acquisition policies, or space mission portfolios.
Experience in interdisciplinary collaboration and personnel development.
Proven ability to resolve technical and personnel issues.
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Please ensure you read the below overview and requirements for this employment opportunity completely. The Enterprise Effects Division (EED) drives integration of Aerospace’s strategic capabilities across the national space enterprise. The division leverages a broad array of engineering disciplines against a 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 Surveillance and Navigation Architectures Performance Department (SNAPD) aspires to be the premier force advising the evolution of national security and civil space enterprises, leveraging our modeling and simulation expertise to evaluate architecture performance. SNAPD supports our customers in requirements definition/verification, analyses-of-alternatives (AoA), and end-to-end performance evaluations of customer space-based architectures across various mission areas. We are seeking a Department Director who will lead the department staff, coordinate across customers, and collaborate on multidisciplinary analyses that ensure mission success for current and future missions.
Work Model:
This full-time position requires 100% onsite work in Chantilly, VA, El Segundo, CA, or Colorado Springs, CO.
What You’ll Be Doing
Lead the development of MS&A capabilities and products to support recommendations for research, development, and acquisition decisions of legacy and emerging space-based architectures.
Foster a center of excellence supporting mission areas such as geo-spatial intelligence, signals intelligence, space surveillance, PNT systems, space protection, and communications/ground infrastructure supporting defense, intelligence, and civil capabilities.
Recruit, onboard, and develop the department management team and senior staff through formal and informal performance management, evaluation, mentoring, and coaching across a national organization.
Build and maintain a strong base of customers and collaborators through effective relationships with colleagues, government customers, and teammates.
Create an organizational culture that promotes innovation, maintains relationships with peer organizations, and leads multidisciplinary analyst teams.
Coordinate complex technical tasks among customers, manage resources for efficient project staffing and execution, and ensure quality and accuracy of work products.
Monitor, direct, and improve organizational processes, functions, compliance, and safety awareness.
What You Need to be a Successful Associate Director:
Bachelor’s degree in STEM or related discipline.
Minimum of 10 years of professional experience leading technical teams and coordinating complex modeling and analysis tasks.
Demonstrated strength in modeling, simulation, and analysis for architecture evaluations.
Effective communication skills with management, program offices, customers, contractors, and staff.
Current and active TS/SCI clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
How You Can Stand Out
Master’s or PhD in a related STEM discipline.
Leadership experience in a customer-facing organization.
Knowledge of Intelligence Community or DoD business practices, acquisition policies, or space mission portfolios.
Experience in interdisciplinary collaboration and personnel development.
Proven ability to resolve technical and personnel issues.
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