Sentinel Program Office - Senior Project Engineer
Hiring Locations:
California
2310 E. El Segundo Blvd., El Segundo, CA 90245
200 S. Los Robles Ave. Suite 150, Pasadena, CA 91101
Vandenberg Space Force Base
806 13th St. Bldg. 7015, Vandenberg SFB, CA 93437
Utah
Hill Air Force Base
6002 Wardleigh Rd Bldg. 1578, Ste. 200, Hill AFB, UT 84056
Colorado
7250 Getting Heights Colorado Springs, CO 80916
18300 E. Crested Butte Avenue (STOP 49), Buckley SFB, CO 80011
Peterson SPACE Force Base
150 Vandenberg St., Suite 1105, Peterson SFB, CO 80914
New Mexico
2155 Louisiana Blvd. #5000, Albuquerque, NM 87110
2301 Buena Vista Dr. SE, Ste 1100, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Kirtland Air Force Base
3548 Aberdeen Ave SE Bldg 413/Rm 118, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117
Texas
2525 Bay Area Boulevard, Ste. 600 Houston, TX 77058
2101 NASA Road One Johnson Space Center M/C NQ112 Houston, TX 77058
Nebraska
Offutt Air Force Base
101 Nelson Dr. Offutt AFB, NE 68113
Alabama
5030 Bradford Drive, Building 1 Suite 220, Huntsville, Alabama 35805
Ohio
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
4180 Watson Way Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433
Florida
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
15385 Samuel C Phillips Parkway Building 44410, Room 1060, Cape Canaveral, FL 32920
Maryland
7850 Walker Drive, Suite 300 Patriot Business Park, Greenbelt, MD 20770
1335 East-West Highway SSMC1 6200 Silver Spring, MD 20910
4231 Suitland Road #1225 Suitland, Maryland 20746
Virginia
14745 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151
4851 Stonecroft Blvd, Chantilly, VA
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.
The Defense Systems Group (DSG) provides analysis-based decision support to senior leaders on space architectures, policy and strategy, technology development, warfighter capability enablers, systems integration, defense industrial base, and threat reduction to help shape existing and future space missions across the national security space (NSS) enterprise. DSG is unique at Aerospace as it not only directly supports major customers, including the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Space Command, Air Force Materiel Command, and senior leadership at the Pentagon, but also provides a broad range of technical support across the national space enterprise, maintaining vertical responsibilities with customers’ portfolios as well as horizontal, matrixed responsibilities across the corporation. Additionally, DSG provides deep technical expertise to the Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) in the conception, design, acquisition, launch and operations of satellite, launch vehicle, ground control, and range systems.
The Nuclear Operations Directorate has an immediate opening for a Senior Project Engineer to support the Sentinel Program Office in the Flight Systems, Command Systems or Reentry Systems Integrated Product Teams. The Sentinel Program is developing the next generation of land based strategic deterrent for the Air Force. In this position you will function as a technical advisor to the Government supporting the development of the embedded weapon system software and firmware. This includes requirements definition, review and assessment of technical issues, review of all aspects of design, analysis, and testing.
The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility at Hill AFB, Utah.
What You’ll Be Doing
Work independently to provide direct, on-site support to the Sentinel Program Office Integrated Product Teams that support flight systems, command systems, and reentry vehicle systems software and firmware.
Provide timely feedback on the technical correctness and completeness of contractor delivered software and firmware requirements, architecture, and design documentation and source code to ensure viability and sustainability of mission critical weapon systems.
Provide the Program Office with subject matter expertise on challenging technical issues such as the improvement of weapon system reliability, cyber security, safety and nuclear surety.
Support Program Office weapon system acquisition activities such as source selection and contract modifications.
Support Program Office initiatives to provide oversight of contractor software and firmware development activities and to achieve ownership of the technical baseline.
Support the Program Office by engaging with the contractor and subcontractors in systems engineering technical reviews, including System Requirements Review, Preliminary Design Review and Critical Design Review.
Conduct special studies and analyses of challenging technical issues and write technical reports that assist the Program Office to make timely decisions.
Provide front-line engagement to Sentinel leadership up to and including O-6/GS-15 level.
Coordinate reach-back activities with the Aerospace Engineering Technical Group (ETG) workforce located in El Segundo CA and other Aerospace locations as required.
Incorporate systems engineering principles to support the development of the Sentinel weapon system and associated subsystems.
Provide technical support and assessment through participation in technical interchange and working group meetings.
Present technical and project status briefings to management and customers.
What You Need to be Successful
Minimum Requirements for Sr. Project Engineer – Software Architecture and Systems Software Engineering:
Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline.
12 or more years of industry or USAF experience
Experience and expertise in embedded software or firmware development.
Willingness to travel domestically approximately 25%.
Ability to obtain to obtain and maintain a security clearance, 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:
Experience with developing contract proposals or negotiating contract modifications.
Relevant experience with operational flight program development of aircraft, ICBM, or other airborne weapon systems, using an embedded real time operating system.
Experience with FPGA or ASIC design or verification using Universal Verification Methodology or Electronic Design Automation tools.
Experience with 6DOF modeling and simulation.
Experience with Agile software development and source code management tools.
Utilization of systems engineering software tools such as Cameo, DOORS, etc. for the decomposition and evaluation of requirements.
Active Top Secret clearance and willingness to maintain it
Current SAP access or ability to obtain it.
Master’s or Ph.D. degree from an accredited program in STEM field
Experience working with the government and support contractors
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)
$151,300.00 – $226,900.00
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.
