Golden Dome Communications and PNT Analysis Lead
$132,900–$257,100 year
On-siteColorado Springs, Colorado, United States or Chantilly, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Framing analyses and tasking to respond to government needs related to communications, PNT, and signal processing as well as other mission areas as needs dictate. Coordinating support for complex technical tasks, managing resources to efficiently staff and execute projects, and developing and presenting timely and technically accurate products that clearly communicate analysis results and recommendations to the customer. Collaborating with outside organizations to ensure accurate information and alignment with other analysis teams while influencing key government stakeholders to adopt recommendations based on data. Working with other Aerospace, government, and contractor engineering teams who reside in different physical locations and time zones, including VA, CO, AL, and CA. This role supports the Golden Dome Architecture team at The Aerospace Corporation, advising the government on cross-architectural trades and enabling the deployment of the next-generation missile defense shield.
Required Qualifications
- B.S. degree in aerospace, astronautical, or mechanical engineering, physics, mathematics, or a related field of science or engineering
- Eight or more years of relevant and progressive professional or academic experience
- Experience providing direct support to government customers
- History of leading technical teams with diverse backgrounds delivering substantial technical analyses or development efforts in support of customer-driven projects
- Experience with modeling communications or PNT systems
- Strong organization and communication skills
- Willingness to support occasional travel domestically (approx. 10-20%)
- Current and active security clearance and polygraph (TS/SBI/SCI), which is issued by the US government
- U.S. citizenship
- 12 or more years of relevant and progressive professional or academic experience
- Expertise in Intelligence Community or US Department of War (DoW) business practices or space mission portfolios
- Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary teams engaged in efforts involving space-related modeling
- Proven ability to prioritize, scope, plan, and execute multiple complex technical efforts
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, adapt quickly to change, and to help customers manage ambiguity
- Experience dealing with organizational ambiguity
- Experience working through complex engineering challenges which have both technical and political contributions
Desired Qualifications
- A graduate degree in one of the fields of study mentioned above
- Extensive experience leading analyses and communicating results to various sized audiences
- Extensive experience navigating political challenges and building consensus across teams
- Prior experience as the lead for matrixed teams with diverse skill sets to solve multi-disciplinary challenges
- Experience working with the Space Systems Command and Space Warfighting Analysis Center
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