Space Situational Awareness and Spaceflight Safety Engineer

4 weeks ago

Chantilly, Virginia, United States The Aerospace Corporation Full time

The Aerospace Corporation is a trusted partner to the nation's space programs, delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil, and commercial customers.

As a Space Situational Awareness and Spaceflight Safety Specialist, you will be part of a team that provides unmatched technical expertise to the U.S. government and numerous public and private agencies, universities, nonprofit organizations, consortia, and commercial companies involved in the advanced application of space technology.

This position requires onsite support for a minimum of 3 days in either El Segundo, CA, Chantilly, VA, or Colorado Springs, CO with partial remote work options.

Key Responsibilities

  • Contribute to multiple focus areas of the department, including space domain awareness (SDA), SDA data management, space object tracking and cataloguing, space debris analysis, launch support, space traffic management, radio-frequency interference, and laser deconfliction.
  • Provide deep technical expertise, innovation, and project coordination/leadership in technical deep dives, trade studies, and assessments in teams with multi-disciplinary technical leaders across the company, Aerospace Program Office personnel, and external customers.
  • Develop and present timely and technically accurate briefings and reports that clearly communicate analysis results and provide recommended solutions to technical leads, management, and customers.
  • Train and mentor junior staff.
  • Travel occasionally to support customer efforts.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, math, science, or a related technical discipline from an accredited school.
  • Significant history of progressively responsible professional engineering/scientific experience in leading and contributing to modeling and simulation activities successfully demonstrated across many customer-driven projects.
  • Experience with Aerospace customers and industry players.
  • Aptitude with astrodynamics and related mathematics.
  • Demonstrated experience and expertise in development and analysis supporting SDA or spaceflight safety.
  • Skills in mathematical formulation and derivation.
  • Demonstrated skills in the development and use of computer software tools.
  • This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in engineering, math, science, or a related technical discipline from an accredited school.
  • Experience with Python, C, and/or Fortran.
  • Many meaningful and consistent contributions to substantial technical analytical or development projects through their successful fruition.
  • Extensive experience in primary department areas of support.
  • Extensive experience with a diverse set of Aerospace customers.
  • Current and active Top-Secret Clearance (TS) with SCI access.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health care and wellness plans.
  • Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation.
  • Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options.
  • 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire.
  • Flexible spending accounts.
  • Variable pay program for exceptional contributions.
  • Relocation assistance.
  • Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career.
  • Education assistance programs.
  • An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect.

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.

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