Portfolio Analysis Department Associate Director
$168,200–$252,400 year
On-siteEl Segundo, California, United States or Chantilly, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Support the director in developing department vision and direction to inform customer architecture and enterprise decisions. Manage staff performance reviews, resource allocation, and personnel actions while recommending improvements and career development. Serve as a contact for program office inquiries, frame problems, develop implementation plans, and identify appropriate personnel based on expertise. Foster innovation and collaboration by maintaining robust relationships with peer organizations and leading multi-discipline analyst teams. Coordinate complex technical tasks among customers, ensure quality of work products, and recruit, onboard, and develop staff through mentoring and coaching. Lead technical activities including architecture conceptualization, assessment, analysis, and portfolio analysis. Collaborate with subdivision leadership to cultivate an effective national organization. Work onsite in El Segundo CA or Chantilly VA with 15-25% travel. Requires TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, physics, operations research, mathematics, or a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and equivalent technical experience
- Typically 10 or more years demonstrated experience leading engineering studies and analysis teams, managing/coordinating complex technical tasks among team members, and translating customer needs into actionable tasks for analysts
- Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary teams involving system design, acquisition and/or operations in one or more of the following areas: space systems, ground systems, launch systems, or operations
- Experience in hiring, supervising, mentoring, and inspiring staff
- Proven ability to initiate and lead project teams, develop project plans, identify high-impact deliverables, and manage schedule commitments
- Exceptional time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and to lead cross-functional teams
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to present methods and results effectively
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, adapt quickly to change, manage ambiguity, and demonstrate initiative under pressure
- Ability to travel approximately 15-25% of the time
- This position requires a current and active TS/SCI clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government, and the ability to pass a CI Polygraph
- U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance
Desired Qualifications
- A graduate degree or extensive work experience in relevant fields
- Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE), digital engineering, system of systems engineering, and/or enterprise systems engineering/architecting
- A reputation for expanding the knowledge and/or application of systems-of-systems engineering and architecting discipline, literature, tools, and processes
- Prior experience with related Aerospace architecting and design capabilities (CDC, PDST, MBSE, Digital Engineering), or experience with portfolio management tools and processes
- Experience leveraging or integrating commercial capabilities/services into space mission architectures
- Experience collaborating with multiple Aerospace program offices and customers
- Strong interpersonal networks within Aerospace and customer organizations
- Strong connections and working experience with the National Security Space Community
- Experience with or supporting the acquisition of spacecraft, payloads, ground systems, launch systems, missile systems, nuclear weapon systems, and/or aircraft systems
- A proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with contractors, customers, and corporate staff
- Experience leading or managing a geographically distributed team, including remote employees
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