The Aerospace Corporation

Business Analyst

• Lead execution of market research and company viability assessments aligned with program office strategic direction
• Define and refine assessment approaches and evaluation criteria for commercial solution integration across diverse government mission architectures
• Conduct competitive landscape analysis and develop market intelligence briefings and reports informing portfolio-level recommendations
• Advise customers up to senior leadership on market and business risks associated with integrating commercial solutions into national capabilities
• Lead industry studies identifying unique features, advantages, and challenges of service provider offerings
• Own integrated portfolio decision-support products combining technical, business, financial, and acquisition considerations
• Lead engagement with national space enterprise customers, commercial vendors, and industry partners
• Track and analyze emerging commercial space trends, innovations, and market shifts
• Mentor junior analysts and build organizational capability in commercial solution and market assessment methodology
• Oversee multiple concurrent assessment efforts, ensuring quality, consistency, and alignment with customer objectives

Senior Market & Business Analyst, Space Industry

Engineering Manager

• Architect, develop, and deploy AI-driven software capabilities and systems to customer mission networks
• Design and build AI-driven software with technical leaders to support mission operations
• Integrate AI capabilities by leveraging cross-department resources to deliver end-to-end solutions
• Champion innovation and drive technical direction by establishing priorities and overseeing hands-on execution
• Serve as the department's technical focal point and partner with the AI subject matter expert on AI-driven software deliveries, integrations, and emerging technologies
• Identify and execute AI-driven software integration opportunities with leadership, translating strategic vision into technical solutions
• Conduct line management functions including staffing, mentoring, establishing technical direction and standards, allocating staff support, administrative duties, and communicating with upper management on technical and programmatic issues
• Manage a team of 6–10 developers, providing technical guidance, reviews, and hands-on problem-solving support
• Contribute to recruiting and hiring efforts to build technical talent

Software Engineering Manager

Engineer

• Lead and oversee the systems engineering and integration life cycle, including hardware development, analysis, operation, hazard reviews, anomaly resolution, requirements verification, re-flight assessments, and flight acceptance testing
• Perform architectural and technical studies for NASA customers, focusing on mobility mechanisms
• Provide subject matter expertise to formulation and testing teams
• Oversee and coordinate project activities, meetings, and technical, cost, schedule, and risk tasks
• Support assessment of engineering design concepts and architectures
• Perform systems engineering, integration, and test activities
• Support system-level trade studies, concept of operations definition, and requirements definition and verification
• Travel as required to customer sites and technical conferences and meetings

Senior Spacecraft Mechanisms Engineer

Full-stack Engineer

• Participate in the software design and implementation of a simulated space system
• Develop prototype software in Python, Java, and C for simulated space and ground elements
• Participate with an interdisciplinary team in ongoing research or technical programs with academic collaboration partners
• Apply standard techniques and procedures to carry out prescribed scientific and/or engineering tasks
• Receive training and mentorship

Software Engineering Intern

• Participate in the software design and implementation of a simulated space system
• Develop prototype software in Python, Java, and C for simulated space and ground elements
• Participate with an interdisciplinary team in ongoing research or technical programs with academic collaboration partners
• Apply standard techniques and procedures to carry out prescribed scientific and engineering tasks
• Work within the Information Systems and Cyber Division to deliver software-intensive systems for Intelligence Community, DoD, and civilian customers
• Receive training and mentorship

DevOps Engineer

• Develop and sustain advanced services for a Kubernetes-based PaaS, including Coder workspaces, Kueue batch scheduling, Knative serverless, and Crossplane control planes
• Manage production on-premises and cloud Kubernetes environments, including deployment, upgrades, patching, performance tuning, capacity planning, and backups/disaster recovery
• Perform frequent full security patching across all Kubernetes infrastructure layers while maintaining high uptime
• Own and engineer production AWS and Kubernetes services
• Identify and independently resolve full Kubernetes stack engineering problems
• Ensure real-time telemetry analysis for space launch partners including SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, and Blue Origin
• Provide after-hours Kubernetes infrastructure troubleshooting support during launch events
• Support scientists and engineers running applications in Kubernetes
• Provide Linux expertise and troubleshooting
• Evaluate and test new products and technologies
• Use code to enhance and automate operations
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary platform and infrastructure teams, rocket scientists, and engineers to support national space assets

Kubernetes Site Reliability Engineer

• Develop and sustain advanced services for a Kubernetes-based Platform as a Service
• Manage production Kubernetes in on-premises and cloud environments, including deployment, upgrades, patching, performance tuning, capacity planning, and backups/disaster recovery
• Perform frequent full security patching across all Kubernetes infrastructure layers while maintaining high uptime
• Own and engineer production AWS and Kubernetes services
• Identify and resolve full-stack Kubernetes engineering problems independently
• Ensure real-time telemetry analysis for space launch partners including SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, and Blue Origin
• Provide after-hours Kubernetes infrastructure troubleshooting during launch events
• Support scientists and engineers running applications in Kubernetes
• Provide Linux expertise and troubleshooting
• Evaluate and test new products and technologies
• Use code to enhance and automate operations
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary platform and infrastructure team supporting national space assets

Data Scientist

• Develop and execute machine learning and data science experiments in natural language processing, computer vision, time series analysis, reinforcement learning, and related domains
• Test, experiment with, and deploy ML-powered systems
• Evaluate technologies and data science models for scalable and resilient mission-critical applications
• Collaborate with teams of various sizes to deliver features and products
• Present written and verbal results to customer stakeholders
• Reinforce an environment of learning and progress with team members and others

Systems Engineer

• Apply standard techniques and procedures to carry out prescribed scientific and/or engineering tasks
• Participate with an interdisciplinary team in ongoing research or technical programs with academic collaboration partners
• Participate in engineering studies, performance assessments, and/or market research
• Research challenge problems, test hypotheses, prototype new approaches, and/or prove concepts
• Prepare and present technical information to disseminate findings, guidance, and technical information to a broad audience
• Participate in a software systems and acquisition team supporting space-related customers
• Receive training and mentorship

Software Systems Engineer, Acquisition Intern

• Perform software and hardware development for cloud-related rapid prototyping activities
• Research and experiment with state-of-the-art software and hardware technologies
• Manage Linux systems to provide SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS capabilities
• Implement DevOps technologies to streamline development, testing, build, and deployment of applications
• Leverage Kubernetes and cloud services from AWS, Microsoft Azure, and/or GCP
• Investigate emerging cloud technologies for current and future implementation by space-domain customers
• Work on multiple projects over the summer across different customers, focus areas, and tools
• Receive training and mentorship from cloud and software development subject matter experts
• Learn about projects, tools, and technologies used across the enterprise

Cloud Solutions Engineer, Site Reliability – Intern

Cloud Solutions Engineer – Site Reliability Undergrad Intern

Solutions Engineer

• Align Aerospace risk management techniques and team efforts during manufacturing and test phases
• Optimize customer support team engagement in AI&T to enable informed customer decisions
• Position Aerospace systems engineering and AI&T teams to address gaps in contractor efforts, document recommendations, close actions, and report to the customer
• Lead non-conformance and major technical issue response teams
• Direct supporting subject-matter experts in design evaluation, testing, and analyses
• Consolidate input and provide recommendations for root cause and corrective action efforts
• Support development and execution through architectural realization, design development, and CONOPs maturation
• Collaborate with government customers and SETA counterparts on integrated assessments and technical recommendations
• Generate periodic written reports and presentations for customers and Aerospace management
• Observe and assess spacecraft assembly, integration, and test activities in the factory
• Provide in-factory MA/QA assessments, including audits, failure review boards, and non-conformance process compliance
• Ensure Aerospace works as one team across internal program interfaces for cross-cutting activities
• Ensure customers understand how best to employ Aerospace resources

Spacecraft Integration Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

• Provide trajectory design and optimization for hypersonic/high-speed systems, missiles, interceptors, and reentry vehicles
• Conduct missile system and missile defense engagement simulation and performance analysis
• Perform multi-domain mission design for systems transiting orbital and atmospheric regimes
• Determine constrained optimal control for vehicles with aerodynamic and/or propulsive forces
• Evaluate contested space missions, including threat assessment, vulnerability analysis, and system resiliency improvement
• Develop CONOPS, explore TTPs, and integrate operational constraints for space, near-space, and reentry systems
• Develop new capabilities using optimal control, flight mechanics, and algorithm development for stand-alone services and integration-ready submodules
• Conduct algorithm and software research and development to maintain the modern internal tool base
• Apply external tools such as ASSET, GPOPS-II, SNOPT, POST, OTIS, Copernicus, GMAT, and EMTG where appropriate
• Support cislunar and exploration-class trajectory optimization and dynamical systems theory applications
• Analyze time-dependent Traveling Salesman Problems and Facility Location Problems
• Perform reentry risk and range safety assessments
• Conduct astrodynamics analysis, including orbit propagation and maneuver design/optimization
• Provide operational support for launches, spacecraft deployment/transfer, anomaly resolution, and emerging events
• Design and optimize maneuvers and orbits for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations with complex constraints
• Design and optimize trajectories for launch vehicles and spacecraft operating in LEO, MEO, HEO, GEO, and other Earth-centric regimes
• Support customers across defense, intelligence, civil, and commercial organizations while collaborating with engineering partners

Senior Multi-Domain Trajectory Design Engineer

• Represent the Cross-Mission Effectiveness Department as a technical authority in areas of expertise
• Work with cross-mission integration-focused program offices and customers to translate program needs into modeling, simulation, and analysis solutions
• Independently plan and contribute to technical analysis projects
• Understand, model, and analyze enterprise-level integrated missions
• Use and contribute to the development of in-house and commercial/government-off-the-shelf engineering analysis tools and analysis products
• Develop and deliver timely and technically accurate presentations and reports
• Mentor junior staff members and contribute to a learning environment where ideas and feedback are shared
• Travel occasionally as required

Modeling, Simulations, and Analysis Engineer

• Provide flight mechanics expertise for cislunar missions, multi-objective traveling-salesman trajectory sequence generation, facility location optimization, and trans-atmospheric flight design
• Support customer flight mechanics analysis, research, and development requests
• Develop simplified and high-fidelity multi-body orbital mechanics solutions
• Design and optimize impulsive and low-thrust trajectories
• Analyze Traveling Salesman and Facility Location Problems
• Perform astrodynamics analysis, including orbit and covariance propagation and maneuver design and optimization for orbit transfer, station keeping, disposal, and reentry events
• Develop CONOPS and TTPs and incorporate operational constraints into space and near-space system design
• Use optimal control theory, flight mechanics, and computer science/algorithm development to create customer capabilities and integrable submodules
• Conduct research and development and build new flight dynamics tools and features
• Use external tools such as ASSET, SNOPT, Copernicus, GMAT, EMTG, CasADi, and Heyoka
• Collaborate on maneuver and orbit design and optimization for rendezvous and proximity operations
• Design and optimize trajectories for launch vehicles and spacecraft operating in LEO, MEO, HEO, XGEO, and interplanetary environments
• Collaborate with engineering partners and support defense, intelligence, civil, and commercial customers

Senior Market & Business Analyst, Space Industry

Software Engineering Manager

Senior Spacecraft Mechanisms Engineer

Software Engineering Intern

Software Engineering Intern

Kubernetes Site Reliability Engineer

Kubernetes Site Reliability Engineer

Data Scientist

Software Systems Engineer, Acquisition Intern

Cloud Solutions Engineer, Site Reliability – Intern

Cloud Solutions Engineer – Site Reliability Undergrad Intern

Spacecraft Integration Engineer

Senior Multi-Domain Trajectory Design Engineer

Modeling, Simulations, and Analysis Engineer

Emerging Mission Flight Dynamics Engineer