Radar and Electronic Warfare Threat Specialist Apply
The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nations space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, youll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.
At Aerospace, we are committed to providing an inclusive and diverse workplace for all employees to share in our common passion and aspiration to carry out a mission much bigger than ourselves.
The Strategic and Global Awareness Directorate (Project West Wing) provides technical intelligence analysis and research for a broad range of national security space and intelligence community customers. The Enterprise Threats (ET) team works to provide unique, timely and independent assessments and counsel pertaining to current and future threats to the use of space as well as the effectiveness of strategic deterrents.
Join us and actively contribute to a high-performing team bringing to bear technical skills to characterize the fast-evolving field of space threats and its implications to U.S. national security space. Participate in a wide range of technical activities, work with technical intelligence, analyze threats to space programs, and influence customer decisions on important national security space topics.
In support of these responsibilities, experience in radar and electronic warfare analysis are of particular interest.
Work Model
This position is 100% onsite at the Los Angeles Air Force Base.
What Youll Be Doing
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive awareness and understanding of current and developing threats to current and future U.S. national security space and nuclear deterrence systems, architectures, and missions. This position will emphasize the radar and electronic warfare domains; however, other global threats of interest include, but are not limited to, orbital and ground-based kinetic energy, directed energy, and electronic warfare systems; navigation warfare; supply chain attacks; sabotage; signals intercept; nuclear; cyber; conventional; and non-conventional threats.
- Perform detailed analyses on phased array, bistatic, and other radar signals, tracking and imaging systems, and terrestrial and space domain awareness systems and capabilities.
- Form teams with other Project West Wing colleagues and engineering group staff to perform accurate in-depth research, detailed modeling, or other multi-disciplinary engineering analysis required to complete tasks.
- Proactively identify, articulate, and understand the possible impact of key threat issues to Space Systems Command, the Air Force Nuclear Weapon Center, and other government customers; advocate for research tasks to address key national security counterspace and nuclear deterrence issues at both the strategic and tactical levels.
- Build and maintain relationships with other Aerospace colleagues and intelligence community and national security space organizations to facilitate the exchange of information and data, and maintain and enhance products and processes to ensure the relevance of the groups analyses.
- Protect and maintain the organizations reputation for integrity and unbiased, independent, high-quality analysis.
- Gather, assimilate, process, and analyze a wide variety of open source and other forms of data and information; apply intelligence analysis, scientific, and/or engineering methods to draw conclusions and extrapolate answers to both specific and general scientific and technical threat intelligence questions.
- Prepare high quality technical reports and deliver briefings to audiences ranging from peers to high-level government decisionmakers.
- Assist in identifying, acquiring/developing, and leveraging analytical tools and date capture techniques.
- Travel as required to contractor locations, government facilities, and other Aerospace offices.
What You Need to Be Successful
Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
- At least a bachelors degree in a relevant scientific, engineering or mathematics discipline is required.
- Eight or more years of experience in relevant technical disciplines such as radar and electronic warfare is required.
- Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and creative problem solving.
- Strong demonstrated written and oral communication skills are required to collaborate with peers and customers and generate deliverable products.
- Proven ability to establish and maintain effective interpersonal and working relationships with various levels of corporate staff, peers, management, program offices, customers, and contractors.
- Demonstrated initiative and strong technical leadership skills, with proven ability to work with and build teams.
- The ability to travel is required.
- This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a top secret security clearance and SCI access, which is issued by the U.S. Government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
- Must have or be eligible for a Top Secret clearance and SCI access.
How You Can Stand Out
It would be impressive if you have one or more of the following:
- Significant exposure to threat and/or risk analysis and the intelligence, national security space, and strategic deterrence communities is desirable, as is experience in cognitive electronic warfare and radar systems, AI/ML, and modeling using either established tools or creating new physics-based capabilities.
- A graduate-level degree in an appropriate STEM discipline.
- Current TS/SCI is strongly preferred.
We offer a competitive compensation package where youll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge and skills.
(Min - Mid - Max)
$103,000 - $137,950 - $172,600 Pay Basis: Annual Leadership Competencies
Our leadership philosophy is simple: every employee, regardless of level and role, can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace, our commitment is our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure that we have a strong pipeline of future leaders, we want individuals who:
- Operate Strategically
- Lead Change
- Engage with Impact
- Foster Innovation
- Deliver Results
Ways We Reward Our Employees
During your interview process, our team will provide details of our industry-leading benefits.
Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type. A few highlights include:
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
- Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
- Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
- 401(k) Plan Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
- Flexible spending accounts
- Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
- Relocation assistance
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
- Education assistance programs
- An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
We are all unique, from diverse backgrounds and all walks of life, yet one thing bonds all of us to each otherthe belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.
Equal Opportunity Commitment
The Aerospace Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We believe that a diverse workforce creates an environment in which unique ideas are developed and differing perspectives are valued, producing superior customer solutions. 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 youre 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
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