Senior Communications Architecture Analyst

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. EED spans the capability lifecycle from concept and architecture design to performance assessment to application of space and space-enabled capabilities.

The Communication and Ground Architectures Office (CGAO) within the Integrated Performance Subdivision (IPS) consists of a team dedicated to delivering modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) solutions to answer new and emerging government and commercial customer needs. We conduct modeling and performance assessments of complex communication, network, and ground architectures, scheduling and resource allocation algorithms, and mission management strategies. 

Work Model:

This full-time position requires 100% onsite work in El Segundo, CA, Chantilly, VA, or Colorado Springs, CO.

What You’ll Be Doing 

• Lead small teams to produce analysis driving recommendations for research, development, and acquisition decisions for legacy and emerging customer communication and ground architectures

• Independently translate customer needs into project objectives and provide technical evaluations

• Perform end-to-end (E2E) performance evaluations and analysis-of-alternatives (AoA) using in-house or internally developed analysis tools

• Serve as a technical mentor to junior staff in one or more department focus areas

• Develop and present timely and technically accurate presentations and reports that clearly communicate analysis results to technical leads, management, and customers

• Support development and sustainment of the organization’s analysis and simulation tools and capabilities

What You Need to be Successful 

Minimum Requirements:

Engineering Specialist

• B.S degree in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, systems engineering, mathematics, or a related discipline from an accredited school

• 8 or more years of industry experience

• Professional experience with space-related modeling, communication/ground architectures, data network modeling, scheduling algorithms and logistics, or mission management

• Proficiencywith one or more software languages that may include Python, C++, or MATLAB

• This position requires a current and active TS/SCI security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance

In addition to the above, the minimum requirements for Senior Engineering Specialist include:

• 12 years of increasingly responsible engineering experience

• Demonstrated technical leadership, personal accountability, and adaptability to changing customer expectations

• Knowledge in one or more of these specific national security space or intelligence mission areas: communication and ground infrastructures, signals intelligence, geo-spatial intelligence, space surveillance, navigation systems or space protection

How You Can Stand Out 

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

• Graduate degree in one of the fields of study mentioned above

• Significant experience in one or more of the functional/mission areas listed above

• Knowledge of Intelligence Community or US Department of Defense business practices, acquisition policies, or space mission portfolios