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Space Control and Awareness Department Section Manager

Job in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, 80509, USA
Listing for: The Aerospace Corporation
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-15
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Operations Manager
  • Management
    Operations Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Within EED’s Mission Operations Subdivision, the Space Control and Awareness Department (SCAD) plays a key role in advancing space domain awareness (SDA) by providing threat assessment, satellite tracking, position, navigation and timing (PNT) and orbit determination to ensure threat awareness and satellite positioning in space.
** We are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a new section within the department focused on space control and space domain awareness support.
** In this leadership role, you will guide a team in these areas by evaluating threat evaluations, directed energy effects, threat and satellite detection and assessment, orbit determination, and position, navigation and timing.

Approximately eight years of practical professional or educational experience.

Demonstrable project leadership experience with the ability to initiate and steer team efforts.

Excellent time-management skills with the capability to handle multiple concurrent projects. Excellent interpersonal skills and leading from the front to influence technical, customer, and enterprise service organizations.

Willingness and ability to travel domestically, as needed.

Technical experience aligned with the focus areas of the Space Control and Awareness Department.

Prior leadership experience in mentoring, project management, conflict resolution, organizational planning, or resource management.

Experience in a dynamic environment that involved developing new technology and executing research initiatives.

Experience in developing or leveraging analysis software that integrates computational techniques with department functions.
* 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
*** Right Place
*** The Aerospace Corporation has over 26  nationwide, which allows us to build a workforce that will nurture the best ideas, and generate the most novel innovations and solutions to our nation’s toughest space enterprise challenges.
*** Right Path
*** Aerospace covers all stages of the space lifecycle, from concept to operations. We believe our people are our most valuable resource and that’s why we propel our employees forward in their careers through ongoing education, training, and .
*** Right Purpose
*** We can all serve a  much greater than ourselves, and at Aerospace that is exactly what we do. By hiring the industry’s most preeminent scientists and engineers, Aerospace advances emerging technologies that protect some of the most critical missions on Earth and above it.

Return to the .Aerospace employees working in organizations with technical responsibilities are required to obtain a Security Clearance.  U.S. citizenship is required for those positions.
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