Systems Director - Sensors and Intelligence Integration

The Defense Systems Group (DSG) provides analysis-based decision support to senior leaders on space architectures, policy and strategy, development planning, system of systems engineering, and threat reduction to help shape the future space missions across the national security space (NSS) enterprise. DSG is unique at Aerospace as it not only directly supports major customers, including US Space Force, U.S Space Command, Air Force Materiel Command, and senior leadership at the Pentagon, but also provides a broad range of services and support across the national space enterprise, maintaining vertical responsibilities with customers but also horizontal, matrixed responsibilities across the corporation. DSG also assists the Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) in the conception, design, acquisition, launch and operations of satellite, launch vehicle, ground control, and range systems. 

As the Systems Director of the Sensors and Intelligence Integration Department, you will lead a team that performs analyses of enterprise performance, identifies key risks, issues, and gaps in space-enabled mission threads, and influences decision makers at all levels of the Space Systems Integration Office (SSIO) and the broader national security space enterprise. Your team will collaborate closely with other departments in the Space Architecture and Integration Division (SAID) of DSG as well as with partners from across SSC, NRO, MDA, and the operational community to generate analytically grounded enterprise-level policy, acquisition, and execution recommendations that maximally enable national security space missions and capabilities. 

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility in El Segundo, CA. 

What You’ll Be Doing 

• Leading a team of technical staff responsible for integrating space sensor and intelligence systems-of-systems and delivering key mission capabilities to customers and end users 

• Surveying processes, products, and data flows, identifying high-information nodes, and resolving friction points to improve connectivity, resilience, and speed of department processes and products 

• Engaging across program offices and technical functions to identify complex problems, communicate challenges, and coordinate products and solutions 

• Developing and managing relationships with internal and external customers and contractors to maintain and enhance the department’s impact, visibility, and reputation 

• Managing department functions including hiring staff, aligning tasks with skillsets and growth areas, enforcing corporate policies and practices, conducting performance appraisals, reporting significant progress and challenges to leadership, and recognizing outstanding performance and growth 

• Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned as needed 

What You Need to be Successful 

Minimum Requirements Systems Director - Enterprise Systems Engineering: 

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program in engineering, science, mathematics, or an equivalent technical field 

• Ten or more years of experience in architecture, design, acquisition, test, integration, and/or operation of space systems 

• Proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of contractors, customers, and corporate staff 

• Experience with Aerospace and government customer organizational structure, leadership, and technical points of contact 

• Proven ability to develop sustainable processes and deliver impactful outcomes in a fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous environment  

• Willing to travel up to approximately 15% time 

• Active top secret with sensitive compartmented information (TS/SCI) security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. 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: 

• Master’s or PhD degree from an accredited program in engineering, science, mathematics, or an equivalent technical field 

• 5+ years of progressive management experience leading teams that deliver impactful technical outcomes in space systems-related disciplines 

• Prior experience leading organizations requiring coordination across disciplines and/or matrixed technical support 

• Prior Aerospace management experience 

• Active top secret security clearance with SCI and SAP accesses