Senior Systems and Capability Integrator

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 National Systems Group serves as the technical advisor to the Intelligence Community and its mission partners involved in the collection and distribution of national and tactical intelligence, including electronics programs, advanced technologies, ground and communications, imagery programs, and systems engineering and launch.

The National Geospatial Programs (NGP) subdivision is the trusted technical and programmatic advisor to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and key mission partners across the entire GEOINT lifecycle. This is your opportunity to lead at the forefront-directly influencing NRO and NGA ground architectures while driving innovation that delivers resilient, mission-ready solutions. Join a team where your expertise matters, your ideas shape national security, and your impact is felt across acquisition strategies, political landscapes, and operational realities.

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site in Springfield, Virginia.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading and assisting with the acquisition, refactoring, and integration of geospatial intelligence ground systems, to include introduction of capabilities to support new use cases.
• Collaborating with Aerospace subject matter experts, government, and SETA across the GEOINT enterprise to close end-to-end missions
• Working closely with the Government to define project scope and technical deliverables.
• Identifying skillsets and expertise needed to accomplish technical Government requests.
• Building partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist with providing clear and sufficient direction to software development teams to minimize project delays.
• Working across the Intelligence Community (IC), Department of Defense, (DoD) and multiple agencies to enable integration of GEOINT data and capabilities.
• Assisting and advising the Government on geospatial intelligence budget planning and programming.
• Providing independent and objective analysis on ground systems architectures, geospatial intelligence actions, documents, strategies, plans, and issues.

What You Need to be Successful

Minimum Requirements for the
Senior Project Engineer-Systems Engineering - Acquisition and Systems Engineering

• Bachelor's degree in applicable STEM areas or other relevant disciplines.
• At least ten (10) years of increasingly responsible experience in engineering or technical capacity
• Experience in systems engineering and systems integration.
• Ability to lead multi-segmented, disbursed and multidisciplinary teams to accomplish a common objective.
• Experience providing and leading analysis of GEOINT TCPED tech stacks.
• Knowledge of cloud architectures.
• Willing to travel domestically approx. 10%.
• This position requires a current and active TS/SCI security clearance and polygraph, 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 relevant field
• Proven experience and expertise in geospatial intelligence collection systems, operations, and intelligence analysis.
• Proven experience with developing approaches to accomplish strategic objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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)

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%,…