Digital Innovation Division Systems Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation's space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. 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.
Digital Innovation Division (DID) is accountable for generating and executing integrated strategies,
providing governance, and managing internal investments associated with four technical pillars that form the foundation of Aerospace's digital transformation.
The Digital Innovation Division is seeking a dynamic systems engineer to join our team. This critical role will help establish and maintain targeted levels of engineering rigor across our newly formed division. This position also offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of digital engineering capabilities at Aerospace.
Work Model: 100% onsite or hybrid; Chantilly, Colorado Springs, El Segundo, Huntsville.
What You'll Be Doing

• Help instill technical discipline across the newly established DID. This includes the stand up of new engineering forums and processes that seek to balance engineering rigor with rapid capability deployment as well as encouraging the adoption of various SE best practices among team members where appropriate.
• Support requirements management. Create, solicit, validate, model, trace, and prioritize capability-level requirements across DID. Ensure capability-level requirements are decomposed and allocated to DID pillars and that dependencies are understood. Once requirements are baselined and assigned, track progress and conduct verification as needed.
• Support schedule management. Ensure that all DID projects have executable schedules and trace back to requirements. Devise an integrated master schedule that incorporates all projects and allows the team to identify and understand dependencies so that schedule executability can be routinely assessed and monitored.
• Support configuration management. Devise and help execute a configuration management governance structure and process that allows for recording and tracking of the DID technical baseline as well as managing any changes to it on an ongoing basis.
• Support financial management. Monitor budget and actual costs incurred across DID and recommend adjustments (e.g., reallocations and reprioritizations) as needed to ensure balanced execution of DID resources across the portfolio of projects. Ensure that unfunded requirements are captured, tracked, prioritized, and presented to leadership on a timely basis.
• Assist with the communication of programmatic status to leadership. Help create and brief cost, schedule, and performance status at periodic program management reviews to the DID General Manager and other senior Aerospace leaders.

• Support outreach activities. Engage with Aerospace and government customers to understand their needs and help them gain awareness of how DID can assist them.

What You Need to be Successful
Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in STEM or other technical discipline
• 6 or more years of increasingly responsible professional engineering/scientific experience, including multi-disciplinary systems engineering and/or program management environments.
• Strong organizational skills to effectively prioritize demands from many different sources
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with a knack for fostering collaboration and working relationships across multiple constituencies, both internal and external to Aerospace
• Effective communication skills, to include the ability to explain complex concepts clearly and concisely
• Problem-solving aptitude
• 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.

How You Can Stand Out
It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

• Advanced degree in STEM or other technical discipline
• Strong knowledge of systems-of-systems (SoS) engineering and architecting and model-based system engineering (MBSE)
• Experience with Agile framework and Jira
• Familiarity with digital engineering concepts and technologies
• Extensive knowledge of the breadth and depth of ETG's technical capabilities and customers
• Current DoD TS and SSBI/SCI Clearance

We 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.
(Min - Max)
$117,300 - $175,900
Pay Basis: Annual
Leadership Competencies
Our 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:

• Operate Strategically
• Lead Change
• Engage with Impact
• Foster Innovation
• Deliver Results

Ways We Reward Our Employees
During your interview process, our team will provide details of our industry-leading benefits.
Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type. A few highlights include:

• 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

We 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.
Equal Opportunity Commitment
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