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The Enterprise Effects Division (EED) drives integration of Aerospace's strategic capabilities across the national space enterprise. The divisionleveragesa broad array of engineering disciplines against a dynamic portfolio of programs, customers, and national challenges. EED spans the capability lifecycle from concept and architecture design to performance assessment to application of space and space-enabled capabilities.

As part of the Enterprise Design Subdivision (EDS), the Portfolio Analysis Department (PAD) drives responsive and comprehensive trades in customer portfolios. Working closely with corporate program offices, PAD delivers portfolio decision insights that expand options for senior leaders and accelerates delivery of end effects. PAD integratestechnicalexpertise, system analysis, and design capabilities from across the corporation.TheAssociateDirector of the Portfolio Analysis Department willsupport the director tolead these efforts, build partnerships with customers, and ensure the team is staffed with top talent to solve complex challenges.

Work Model:

This full-time position requires 100% onsite work inEl Segundo CAorChantilly VA.

WhatYou'llBe Doing:

Support the director in developingthe vision and direction for the department to execute and enhance corporate capabilities that inform our customers' architecture, systems-of-systems, and enterprise decisions.

EnsurePortfolio Analysis Department and related corporateactivities fullyleverageexpertisefrom across Aerospace,incorporating best practices inenterprise systems engineering.

Assist in the management ofthe department, including staff performance reviews, resource allocation, and personnel management, and recommend performance improvements, career development, personnel actions, and awards.

Serve asacontact for program office inquiries, frame problems, develop implementation plans, and identifyappropriate personnelbased onexpertise.

Foster a culture of innovation and collaboration,maintainrobust relationships with peer organizations, and lead multi-discipline analyst teams.

Identifynew partnerships for future portfolio analysis growth in customer impact.

Coordinate and manage complex technical tasks among customers, ensuring quality and accuracy of work products.

Recruit, onboard, and develop staff through performance management, mentoring, and coaching.

Collaborate with subdivision leadership to cultivate an effective national organization.

Lead technical activities, organize project teams, and execute a variety of architecture conceptualization, assessment, analysis, and portfolio analysis activities.

What You Need to be a SuccessfulAssociateDirector, Portfolio Analysis Department

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, physics, operations research, mathematics, or a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and equivalent technical experience

Typically 10 or more yearsdemonstratedexperience leading engineering studies and analysis teams, managing/coordinating complex technical tasks among team members, and translating customer needs into actionable tasks for analysts

Demonstratedleadership of multidisciplinary teams involving system design,acquisitionand/or operations in one or more of the following areas: space systems, ground systems, launch systems, or operations

Experience in hiring, supervising, mentoring, and inspiring staff

Proven ability toinitiateand lead project teams, develop project plans,identifyhigh-impact deliverables, and manage schedule commitments

Exceptional time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and to lead cross-functional teams

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to present methods and results effectively

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, adapt quickly to change, manage ambiguity, anddemonstrateinitiative under pressure

Ability to travelapproximately 15-25% of the time

This position requires a current and active TS/SCI clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government, and the ability to pass a CI Polygraph. U.S. citizenship isrequiredto obtain a security clearance.

How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

A graduate degree or extensive work experienceinrelevant fields

Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE), digital engineering, system of systems engineering, and/or enterprise systems engineering/architecting

A reputation for expanding the knowledge and/or application of systems-of-systems engineering and architecting discipline, literature, tools, and processes

Prior experience with related Aerospace architecting and design capabilities (CDC, PDST, MBSE, Digital Engineering), or experience with portfolio management tools and processes

Experienceleveragingor integrating commercial capabilities/services into space mission architectures

Experience collaborating with multiple Aerospace program offices and customers

Strong interpersonal networks within Aerospace and customer organizations

Strong connections and working experience with the National SecuritySpaceCommunity

Experience withor supporting the acquisition ofspacecraft, payloads, ground systems, launch systems, missile systems, nuclear weapon systems, and/oraircraftsystems

A proven ability toestablishand maintain effective working relationships with contractors, customers, and corporate staff

Experience leading or managing a geographically distributed team, including remote employees