Aerospace Corporation
Space-Based Radar System Architect
Chantilly, VA · Contract
No sponsorship$129k-$250kDetected 2 days ago
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About the role
- The Future Architectures Department within GIO seeks a Space-Based Radar System Architect (Project Engineer/Senior Project Engineer - Signal and Image Processing).
- Your work will directly influence budget and acquisition decisions for the next generation GEOINT space architecture.
- For a Senior Project Engineer role, you must also work within Aerospace and across programmatic boundaries to enable Aerospace contributions to the GEOINT and Future Architectures enterprise.
Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate domain experts from Aerospace's Engineering Matrix organization to perform design trades at the payload, vehicle, and constellation level in the evaluation of future GEOINT architectures for performance, user requirements satisfaction, and mission utility
- Ability to lead multi-disciplinary technical teams and integrate their results into decision-driving products
- Experience developing visualizations using modeling and simulation software to depict constellations and architectures
- Prior experience working in an engineering matrix that supports program office and customer senior leadership
- Deliver Results
Requirements
- Bachelor's OR Advanced degree in mathematics, physics, electrical engineering or related technical discipline
- A minimum of 6 years of experience post-bachelor degree
- Technical experience in architecture modeling, orbital mechanics, and space systems
- U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
- A minimum of 12 years of experience
- Strong understanding of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems
- In addition to the above, the minimum requirements for the Senior Project Engineer - Signal & Image Process Engineering include:
- It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:
- Advanced degree in engineering, science, mathematics, or related field
- Strong understanding of GEOINT architectures, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Moving Target Indication (MTI)
Compensation
- The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
- Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
- Flexible spending accounts
- Education assistance programs
- Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge and skills.
Company info
- Program Office experience working directly with contractors, SETA, and government customers
- 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.
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
- This position requires a current and active TS/SSBI/SCI security clearance along with a polygraph, which is issued by the U
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