Mission Engineer at The Aerospace Corporation — El Segundo, CA

The Mission Engineering Department (MED) provides technical expertise and leadership in mission engineering methods, processes, and tools to a broad range of customers, including DoD, NSS, NASA, NOAA, NNSA, and others. Members of the Mission Engineering Department evaluate and assess customer mission-integration needs and/or challenges, develop end-to-end mission threads, and provide timely advice, make recommendations to enterprise leaders on risks, issues, and gaps, and develop recommended solutions to enable desired mission outcomes. MED applies the mission-engineering tradecraft to characterize, build, and analyze end-to-end effects-chains.

Work Model

This is an on-site position based in El Segundo, CA. In-person presence will be required for customer meetings and classified work.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Apply and develop system of systems and enterprise engineering MBSE models and mission engineering principles to capture end-to-end mission threads
• Apply and develop innovative methods, processes, and tools to architect and implement model-based systems engineering (MBSE), mission engineering, and digital engineering (DE) capabilities
• Inform system architecting and acquisition decisions with expertise in relevant systems, technologies, threats, policy, and the industrial base in the space and/or nuclear weapons domains
• Collaborate with other Aerospace personnel to marshal technical expertise in multiple technical disciplines and domains to enable concurrent engineering approaches to address complex problems
• Work with Aerospace program office, customer, and contractor personnel to elicit and identify needs, requirements, and constraints for studies; build cross-disciplinary teams; scope, plan, and execute the study; and effectively communicate task status, methods, results, and recommendations in briefings and formal technical reports

What You Need to be Successful – Member of Technical Staff

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, math, science, or bachelor’s degree and equivalent technical experience
• Two or more years of relevant experience
• Experience with systems engineering on space systems
• Demonstrated ability to be a successful team member on systems engineering teams and projects, engineering projects and/or programs
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with a diverse set of collaborators
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to present methods and results effectively in briefings, formal reports, and informal communications
• Exceptional time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects
• Ability to learn new technical skills and acquire knowledge through self-study and proactive engagement with mentors and subject matter experts
• This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the US government. U.S citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
• You must be available and willing to travel domestically and internationally approx. 5-10%

How You Can Stand Out

• Advanced degree in engineering, math, science, or related technical discipline
• Prior internships or work with organizations supporting National Security Space, NASA, civil or commercial space companies
• Demonstrated success in organizing and leading cross-functional, cross-organizational teams to execute studies and assessments and generate quality products
• More relevant work and/or graduate school experience, greater than 4 years, in system or enterprise architecting, systems engineering, model-based systems engineering, or digital engineering
• More relevant work and/or graduate school experience, greater than 4 years, in space systems. Experience in command and control, system of systems engineering, system test, and training are desired.
• Hands-on experience with system or enterprise modeling in the Systems Modeling Language (SysML), Unified Architecture Framework (UAF), or Unified Profile for DoDAF and MODAF (UPDM)
• Experience working closely with key Aerospace customer agencies in the defense and intelligence community, including strong knowledge of their domain and strong professional networks

(Min - Max)

$86,600.00 - $129,800.00

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