Mission Engineer
| Company | The Aerospace Coporation |
|---|---|
| Location | Colorado Springs, CO, USA |
| Salary | $117300 – $175900 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, math, science, or bachelor’s degree and equivalent technical experience
- Relevant work and/or graduate school experience, typically 8 years, in system or enterprise architecting, systems engineering, model-based systems engineering, experiment design or digital engineering, or architecting new space devices for future space applications
- Excellent interpersonal and networking skills and ability to work effectively with a varied 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 skills and acquire knowledge through self-study and proactive engagement with mentors and subject matter experts
- Willing to travel [domestically/internationally] approx. 10%
- This position requires a current and active TS/SCI security clearance, which is issued by the US government. U.S citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance
Responsibilities
- 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
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree in engineering, math, science, or related technical discipline
- 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 5 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 5 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
- Experience leading and executing digital transformation initiatives