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Nutanix

Radar Enterprise Systems Engineer

Nutanix, Virginia, Minnesota, United States, 55792


The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation’s 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, you’ll 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 National Systems Group serves as the technical advisor to the Intelligence Community and its mission partners involved in the collection and distribution of national and tactical intelligence, including electronics programs, advanced technologies, ground and communications, imagery programs, and systems engineering and launch.

Within the National Systems Group, the Systems Engineering & Launch Division (SELD) is seeking a motivated Radar Enterprise Senior Project Engineer to lead Aerospace contributions to the GEOINT Enterprise Capability Area for the customer's Systems Engineering Directorate, Office of Chief Engineer. The

Radar Enterprise Systems Engineer (Senior Project Engineer – Enterprise Systems Engineering)

contributes to Aerospace activities for end-to-end architecture, engineering and integration of the customer’s leading-edge space and ground Radar programs.

Work Model

This is a full-time position based in Chantilly, Virginia, which requires 100% onsite work.

What You’ll Be Doing

Deliver emerging architectures for the customer’s Systems Engineering Directorate Radar Portfolio Manager, including the following services:

Development, evaluation, and maturation of Radar architecture concepts

Integration of existing, planned, and emerging systems towards optimal resilient and assured Radar architectures

Identification, coordination, and mitigation of system, enterprise, and joint Radar risks with emphasis on leveraging Aerospace engineering reach-back to address emerging risks

Prototype development and deployment of Digital Engineering solutions to enhance design and evaluation of Radar architecture solutions

Development and delivery of enterprise and system Radar performance assessments to track and influence acquisition and operations readiness

Planning and execution of system verification, validation, and test (VV&T) concepts, including exploration of innovative concepts for Radar VV&T

Develop broad views of needs and expanding capabilities to drive customer (National Systems Group) and community-wide (Defense Systems Group and Space Systems Group) architecture, acquisition, and integration.

Influence collaboration and coordination across Aerospace acquisition office leaders and Aerospace engineering reach-back to develop solutions for enterprise issues and apprise Aerospace senior corporate leadership on customer challenges and related Aerospace accomplishments.

What You Need to be Successful

Minimum Requirements -

Senior Project Engineer- Enterprise Systems Engineering:

Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, mathematics, or an appropriate technical discipline.

Minimum 12 or more years of increasingly responsible professional engineering/scientific experience.

Relevant technical, programmatic, and engineering Radar domain experience.

Experience within multi-disciplinary systems engineering and/or program management environments, including the ability to work across architectural, engineering, and analytic domains and across all phases of development, design, and system acquisition.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with senior customer leadership and successfully function within mixed teams comprised of senior government, FFRDC, and CAAS/SETA personnel.

Willing to travel [occasionally to work location or customer site/ domestically/internationally] approx. 10%

of the time.

This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance and polygraph, 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:

An advanced degree in an appropriate technical discipline.

Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering concepts, methods, and practices.

Knowledge of Aerospace engineering reach-back capabilities and experience with identifying tasks and managing engineering reach-back support.

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 other—the 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 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

ieo.mailbox@aero.org . You can also review

Know Your Rights : Workplace Discrimination is Illegal, as well as the

Pay Transparency Policy Statement .

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