Aerospace Corporation Department Director

2 days ago


El Segundo, California, 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 Department Director for the Solution Accelerator, you will lead the staff and investment portfolio associated with exploring challenges facing the nation's space enterprise and formulating transformative solutions for further development and delivery to customers.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the strategic development and execution for multiple R&D projects spanning problem definition, clearly defined impact, solution design, and technology transition.
  • Understand and develop strategies across our customers and internal Aerospace priorities to support development of clearly scoped problem statements based on the root cause issues.
  • Work across internal and external sources to understand the landscape of available and near-term solutions in the problem space to find unique opportunities for Aerospace to deliver value.
  • Communicate the value of Aerospace technical products and activities to senior management.
  • Lead and mentor corporation staff to adopt and implement innovation and collaboration processes.
  • Lead transition activities for technologies, techniques, and products developed within the Solution Accelerator portfolio.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or related STEM Field.
  • Twelve or more years of related experience, including some aspects of space (e.g., satellite or instrument fabrication, integration, test, launch, operations; ground-based SOSI; etc.).
  • Experience with creating, supporting, and leading technical study teams examining topics.
  • Proven ability to identify and design innovative technology solutions to customer needs.
  • Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers.
  • This position requires an active TS/SCI and the ability to obtain SAP accesses, which is issued by the US government. US citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Advanced Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or related STEM Field.
  • Work in the operational use of space systems for civil, commercial, and/or DoD missions.
  • Experience with research and development or innovation projects.
  • Capability to manage/oversee operation and execute budgets for $5-10M annual revenue to deliver impactful designs/prototypes to multiple internal and external customers.
  • Track record of effectively leading, managing, and directing resources and overall operations of multi-disciplinary teams.

The Aerospace Corporation offers a competitive compensation package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and believe that a diverse workforce creates an environment in which unique ideas are developed and differing perspectives are valued, producing superior customer solutions.



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