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Director of Radar and Signal Systems Department

2 months ago


El Segundo, California, United States The Aerospace Corporation Full time
About the Role

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director to lead the Radar and Signal Systems Department. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for providing organizational leadership, fostering high-performing cross-organizational teams, and developing staff and technical capabilities in support of space-based radar remote sensing system development for Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and Civil & Commercial (C&C) customers.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the Radar and Signal Systems Department by providing strategic direction, fostering innovation, and developing staff and technical capabilities.
  • Maintain group focus on high-fidelity modeling and simulation of space-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and moving target indication (MTI) sensors, as well as radar processing techniques.
  • Anticipate customer future needs, understand their hard problems, and engage with impact to deliver actionable results.
  • Foster innovation by building and sustaining technical collaborations across organizational boundaries to develop novel capabilities.
  • Operate strategically to initiate future capability development, grow agile and expert staff, and increase the organization's value.
  • Ensure a healthy organization by leading the team through change and by consistent engagement with staff on project status, collaboration, business needs, mentoring, and professional goals.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or equivalent required.
  • 10 years of applicable professional or educational experience required.
  • Experience with radar phenomenology and radar remote sensing systems.
  • Experience in radar performance modeling and simulation or radar signals processing, encompassing use cases in SAR imaging, MTI, and/or resiliency techniques.
  • Demonstrated success developing staff, leading multi-disciplinary teams, and building/sustaining collaboration across organization boundaries.
  • Prior experience in a technical or programmatic team management role.
  • Cross-functional collaboration and leadership skills, with the ability to make critical decisions and influence others.
  • Ability to travel domestically at least 6 weeks a year.
  • This position requires 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
  • Masters or Doctorate degree in STEM.
  • Subject-matter expertise in radar remote sensing phenomenology, processing techniques, and/or sensing systems.
  • Previous people management experience including staff development, organizational planning, resource management, building and maintaining relationships with internal support organizations and external customers.
  • Direct experience supporting DoD, IC, and/or C&C remote-sensing programs in one or more of the mission areas covered by the department and awareness of mission area trends.
  • U.S. citizenship and an active Top Secret/SCI clearance issued by the U.S. government.
What We Offer

The Aerospace Corporation offers a competitive compensation package, including a grade-based pay range of $123,000 - $230,900. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, including comprehensive health care and wellness plans, paid holidays, sick time, and vacation, standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options, 401(k) Plan, flexible spending accounts, variable pay program for exceptional contributions, relocation assistance, professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, education assistance programs, and 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.