Multi-Disciplinary Vehicle Systems Engineer

3 days ago

Chantilly, Virginia, United States The Aerospace Corporation Full time
About the Role

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a highly skilled Vehicle Systems Engineer to join our team. As a key member of our Vehicle Systems Division, you will be responsible for providing engineering support to multiple programs in Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T), project management, and generalist spacecraft engineering.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide spacecraft engineering support to multiple programs in AI&T, project management, and generalist spacecraft engineering.
  • Oversee multidisciplinary system-level acquisition, design, manufacture, integration, and test activities for space vehicles and vehicle interfaces to launch vehicle and ground systems.
  • Provide technical leadership in identifying, mitigating, and solving applicable satellite and subsystem risks and issues.
  • Manage Vehicle Engineering's support to the East Coast Labs and the Vehicle Autonomy Lab (VAL).
  • Lead and coordinate ETG technical teams to participate in internal research and development and technology transition projects in support of national security space customers.
  • Develop and maintain strong, effective working relationships with internal and external customers and contractor counterparts.
  • Generate and deliver written reports, risk assessments, recommendations, and presentations to the customer and Aerospace management.
  • Assist the Vehicle Engineering management team with business development efforts and growth of the customer base.
  • Identify new customers, focus areas, and develop new cross-divisional Aerospace partnerships.
  • Participate in forward-deployed program office roles as a vehicle engineering lead.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM field is required.
  • (8) years of applicable professional experience in one or more of the following areas: mechanical design and analysis, design for manufacturing, optical-mechanical systems, environmental testing, propulsion, mechanisms, guidance and controls, thermal engineering, structures, aerospace engineering.
  • Experience in a laboratory setting.
  • Demonstrated success in a multi-disciplinary systems engineering and/or program/project management environment.
  • Success in leading small teams and coordinating the technical activities of multiple contributors.
  • Demonstrated ability to take ambiguous tasking, synthesize, and then deliver a product.
  • Knowledge of space vehicle bus and/or payload subsystems and interfaces.
  • Demonstration of progressively increasing responsibilities in work assignments/projects.
  • Willingness to occasionally travel and to work off-business hours to support customer needs, approximately 10% (as required).
  • A current and active Top Secret/SCI security clearance issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Advanced degree in a STEM field is preferred.
  • Experience in one or more of the following areas: electrical integration and testing, test hardware/software, electrical design, power systems, ground support equipment (electrical, mechanical, optical, test, etc.) is strongly preferred.
  • Experience as test director and/or test conductor during execution of subsystem or vehicle-level testing.
  • Familiarity with U.S. government space acquisition policies and procedures is highly desirable.
  • Knowledge of satellite test standards and Aerospace mission assurance is preferred.

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