The Aerospace Corporation seeks an Emerging Mission Integration Lead (Principal Engineer) to drive strategic integration of cislunar space capabilities for national security. The role involves developing corporate strategy, shaping future cislunar infrastructure capabilities, leading cross-functional teams, engaging with senior government customers, and serving as an external thought leader on cislunar matters. The position requires 13+ years of experience leading strategic space initiatives and current Top Secret/SCI clearance.
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.
The Enterprise Effects Division (EED) drives integration of Aerospace's strategic capabilities across the national space enterprise. The division leverages a broad array of engineering disciplines against a dynamic portfolio of programs, customers, and national challenges, spanning the capability lifecycle from concept and architecture design to performance assessment to application of space-enabled mission effects.
This position initially focuses solely on cislunar space but may pivot to address additional emerging national security space missions as needs evolve. Cislunar space, the region beyond geostationary altitude encompassing the Earth-Moon gravitational system, represents a strategically significant frontier for national security.
As the Emerging Mission Integration Lead (Principal Engineer), you will play a foundational role in helping government leadership establish an enterprise architecture for cislunar capabilities. This position centers on security-focused equities while integrating across the cislunar enterprise to position the U.S. Government for mission success. This is a ground-floor opportunity to shape an emerging domain.
As the Engineering and Technology Group (ETG) lead for cislunar integration, you will engage across policy, doctrine, technology, and research and development to drive progress in this strategically critical domain. You will provide technical and strategic leadership to shape cislunar infrastructure and mission capabilities across Aerospace, industry, and U.S. and allied partners. You will also collaborate with Aerospace's internal teams leading lunar exploration support to ensure alignment across the corporation's cislunar and lunar portfolios.
Reporting within the Enterprise Integration Solutions Office (EISO) within EED, you will drive integration across multiple stakeholders for the national space enterprise and partner with executive champions to advance the corporate strategy for cislunar space and execute associated Technical and Strategic Investment Priorities.
Work Model: 4 or more days per week on-site in Chantilly, VA; El Segundo, CA; or Albuquerque, NM.
The grade-based pay range for this job is $185,200 to $277,800 annually. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, and skills.
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