The Aerospace Corporation · Westfield, VA

Sr. Mission Management Project Leader at The Aerospace Corporation — Westfield, VA

Full-timeWestfield, VA$171,400–$257,100/yearPosted 2026-07-20Apply on Workday
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Full job description

We are seeking a Sr. Mission Management Project Leader (Senior Project Leader – Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning) to be part of the National Reconnaissance Office’s SIGINT Ground Systems Program Office (SGSPO) within the Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED). This customer is responsible for the development and delivery of a SIGINT baseline ground portfolio and guiding the evolution of those systems to a fully integrated and resilient enterprise. In this position, you will be guiding the development of the US Government’s next-generation SIGINT Ground Mission Management systems architecture. You will lead an Aerospace team to assess current and potential future SIGINT ground architectures and facilitate the evolution of SIGINT ground capabilities to meet the needs of the evolving mission enterprise. These efforts will include migration of the evolving systems and transitioning mission management to cloud-based solutions.

This is a full-time position based at Westfields in Chantilly, Virginia, which requires 100% onsite work.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Integrating and representing Aerospace contributions to US Government leadership to build acquisition strategies that realize best-value solutions from industry
  • Coordinating across ground and mission enterprise segments to ensure user needs are understood and satisfied for multi-phase acquisition efforts
  • Building and leading Aerospace subject matter expert teams to develop enhanced mission management technologies and concepts
  • Integrating new mission systems and sensors into a flexible and resilient mission management architecture
  • Proactively identifying opportunities to leverage AI/ML, augmentation, and automation for improved mission management and orchestration capabilities
  • Budgeting and prioritizing Aerospace activities to maximize impact aligned with strategic customer efforts

What You Need to be Successful

Minimum Requirements for Senior Project Leader – Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning:

  • Bachelor's or advanced degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences or a related technical field
  • 10 or more years of ground or space systems acquisition engineering experience
  • Experience building and leading high-performing teams of engineering professionals
  • Experience in one or more of the following domains:
  • AI/ML,
  • space mission management systems,
  • constellation tasking and optimization,
  • geospatial intelligence (GEOINT),
  • signals intelligence (SIGINT),
  • US Government acquisitions and/or systems engineering,
  • agile software development
  • Willing to travel domestically approx. 30 % to support customer activities and foster collaboration.
  • This position requires a current and active TS/SBI/SCI security clearance and polygraph, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

How You Can Stand Out

  • Advanced degree in computer science/engineering, systems engineering, electrical engineering, or a related engineering or scientific field
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Expertise in the application of AI/ML automation or augmentation to task remote sensing payloads or SIGINT mission management architectures
  • Knowledge or experience with the management of proliferated or hybrid satellite architectures
  • Certification in Kubernetes administration or application development, OpenJS/Node.js services development, Cloud Native or Cloud Foundry development
  • Experience in agile software development at scale, agile IV&V testing for federal contracts, commercial cloud environments, and DevOps pipeline implementation with frequent operational deployments
  • Experience with Enterprise level testing and integration of complex systems using Hardware-In-the-Development-Loop (HIDL) and Hardware-Out-of-the-Development-Loop (HODL)

(Min - Max)

$171,400.00 - $257,100.00

Pay Basis: Annual

Leadership Competencies

  • Operate Strategically
  • Lead Change
  • Engage with Impact
  • Foster Innovation
  • Deliver Results

Ways We Reward Our Employees

  • 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