Aerospace Corporation
DIRECTOR - Space Object Risk Department
Chantilly, VA · Director · Full-time
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About the role
- The Mission Operations Subdivision seeks a Director for our Space Object Risk Department (SORD).
- Full-time position, minimum four days per week onsite based in Chantilly, VA; Colorado Springs, CO; or El Segundo, CA.
Responsibilities
- Formulate business strategies alongside Engineering and Technology Group partners in critical domains such as collision and electromagnetic risk assessment, debris forensics, space traffic management enterprise modeling, and cataloging process improvement
- Drive excellence across launch and on-orbit risk assessment, debris event analysis and forensics, long-term debris environment evolution, and disposal/reentry analysis
- Collaborate across organizations to integrate space object risk assessment with flight dynamics, mission operations, and multi-disciplinary systems analysis
- Drive business development and capture planning for organizational growth in core department areas
- Lead workforce development including recruiting, hiring, mentoring, and retention strategies
- Manage department resources including staffing, facilities, and classified IT infrastructure
- D emonstrated success building partnerships across organizations
- Exceptional communication skills to influence senior government officials, regulatory bodies, industry partners, and internal stakeholders
- Position department as the technical authority in space object risk assessment and partner with customers to deliver innovative solutions
Requirements
- What You Need to be Successful (Minimum Requirements)
- Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, physics, mathematics, statistics, or related STEM field
Compensation
- 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.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
- Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
- Flexible spending accounts
- Education assistance programs
- Develop and execute strategic vision for a multi-location department managing 30+ technical staff and managers
Company info
- When you join our team, you'll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators.
Equal opportunity
- Commitment
- The Aerospace Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, color, religion, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, physical disability, medical condition, mental disability, or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. If you're an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by email at peoplemangmnt.mailbox@aero.org. You can also review Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal.
- The Aerospace Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, color, religion, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, physical disability, medical condition, mental disability, or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Aerospace employees working in organizations with technical responsibilities are required to obtain a Security Clearance
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