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As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space- delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, you’ll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.\nThe Defense Systems Group (DSG) provides analysis-based decision support to senior leaders on space architectures, policy and strategy, technology development, warfighter capability enablers, systems integration, defense industrial base, and threat reduction to help shape the existing and future space missions across the national security space (NSS) enterprise. DSG is unique at Aerospace as it not only directly supports major customers, including Air Force, U.S. Space Command, U.S. Strategic Command, Air Force Materiel Command, and senior leadership at the Pentagon, but also provides a broad range of technical support across the national space enterprise, maintaining vertical responsibilities with customers’ portfolios as well as horizontal, matrixed responsibilities across the corporation. Additionally, DSG provides deep technical expertise to the Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) in the conception, design, acquisition, launch and operations of satellite, launch vehicle, ground control, and range systems.\nAs a Space Systems Integration Engineer within the Sensing and Intelligence Integration Department, you will be responsible for assembling a holistic view of national security space systems-of-systems, performing objective evaluations of enterprise performance, and developing recommendations to unlock gains in mission capability. Our department supports the Space Systems Integration Office (SSIO) of the Space Systems Command and is responsible for ensuring space sensing and intelligence capabilities fulfill the mission needs of space, air, maritime, and other users. In this role, you will coordinate closely with acquisition leads, field command units, mission partner organizations, and other FFRDCs to tackle some of the most urgent and high visibility capability integration challenges facing the U.S. Space Force.\nThis position requires full-time on-site presence at our facility in El Segundo, CA.\nWhat You’ll Be Doing\nCollaborating with mission and capability teams in SSIO, field and combatant commands, and across military branches to characterize the architecture of enterprise space-based sensing and targeting systems\nIdentifying key enterprise performance parameters and leading the evaluation of architecture performance capability under various combinations of mission and environmental demands\nIdentifying risks, issues, gaps, and opportunities to improve enterprise performance and advocating for their implementation via enterprise requirements and policies\nServing as a technical sensing and intelligence process point-of-contact and mentor for government acquirers and end users\nOrganizing problems, funding, and products that both anticipate future government needs and help proactively build Aerospace's technical backplane\nWhat You Need to be Successful\nMinimum Requirements for a Project Engineer - Enterprise Systems Engineering\nBachelor’s degree from an accredited program in engineering, science, mathematics, or an equivalent technical field\nSix or more years of applicable experience with increasing responsibility in engineering and technical roles\nDemonstrated leadership skills with proven ability to maintain effective working relationships with contractors, industry professionals, government customers, and technical staff\nAbility to collaborate with U.S. government counterparts, and advise senior leaders on engineering solutions through presentations, discussions and decision-making process\nExperience in large-scale space systems engineering, acquisition, architecting, and integration for multi-domain or joint mission architectures\nProven ability to exercise initiative, persistence, and self-management to deliver impactful products in dynamic and/or ambiguous environments\nWilling to travel domestically/internationallyapproximately 25%\nThis position requires a current TS/SCI security clearancewith the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearances, which are issued by the U.S. government; U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance\nIn addition to the above, the minimum requirements for Senior Project Engineer - Enterprise Systems Engineering include:\nTen or more years of applicable experience in relevant engineering, technical, and/or operationalaspects of National Security Space systems\nExperience leading multi-disciplinary systems engineering activities for space systems\nAcquisition and operational experience with space sensing and/or intelligence systems and processes\nHow You Can Stand Out\nIt would be impressive if you have one or more of these:\nPrevious acquisition, operational, or other technical experience with sensing phenomenology and systems that produce it\nExperience working directly with one or more agencies from the intelligence community, including with the processes employed for collecting data and transforming it into information\nPrevious experience working with SPACECOM, NSDC, SWAC, the Space Development Agency, or U.S. government space mission partners\nPrevious experience with system requirements development and commercial SATCOM efforts\nCurrent SAP access\nWe offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge and skills.\n(Min - Max)\n$117,300.00 - $226,900.00Pay Basis: AnnualLeadership Competencies\nOur leadership philosophy is simple: every employee, regardless of level and role, can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace, our commitment is our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure that we have a strong pipeline of future leaders, we want individuals who:\nOperate Strategically\nLead Change \nEngage with Impact \nFoster Innovation \nDeliver Results \nWays We Reward Our Employees\nDuring your interview process, our team will provide details of our industry-leading benefits.\nBenefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type. A few highlights include:\nComprehensive health care and wellness plans\n\nPaid holidays, sick time, and vacation\n\nStandard and alternate work schedules, including telework options\n\n401(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\n\nFlexible spending accounts\n\nVariable pay program for exceptional contributions\n\nRelocation assistance\n\nProfessional growth and development programs to help advance your career\n\nEducation assistance programs\n\nAn inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect\n\nWe are all unique, from various backgrounds and all walks of life, yet one thing bonds all of us to each other-the belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.\nEqual Opportunity Commitment\nThe Aerospace Corporation is an equal opportunityemployer. 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. If you’re an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by email at  . 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