Engineering Manager - Data-Driven Algorithms and Research Section
Company: The Aerospace Corporation
Location: Chantilly
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
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.
Job Summary A trusted partner. A national resource. A leader in
national security space. We are The Aerospace Corporation. A team
that takes pride in our readiness to solve some of the most complex
technical challenges in existence. With challenges spanning
government to commercial, you'll have the unique opportunity to
work on projects that are evolving our nation's space and launch
capabilities. We all share a common passion and aspiration - to
serve a mission much bigger than ourselves. When you join our team,
you'll be part of a rare collection of thought leaders and
game-changing innovators. Are you ready to launch your
career?Information Systems and Cyber Division (ISCD) staff couple
the latest in information system technologies, such as elastic
compute clouds, containerization, microservices, real-time
operating systems, and visualization frameworks, with expertise in
cyber security, software architecture, software engineering,
process improvement, software development, data science, and
machine learning to deliver responsive, resilient, high-performance
software intensive systems to our IC, DoD, and civilian
customers.Responsibilities The Data Science and Artificial
Intelligence Department (DSAID) seeks a creative and enthusiastic
Engineering Manager to lead a diverse team of engineers, data
scientists, and programmers with a passion for researching,
prototyping, understanding, and building AI and data enabled tools
across the space enterprise. We are a growing, innovative, and
collaborative department that makes meaningful contributions across
National Security Space (AF, NRO, etc.), and Civil and Commercial
customers (NASA, MDA, DHS, commercial space, autonomous vehicles,
etc.).The Engineering Manager will manage a team specializing in
Data-Driven Algorithms and Research, with connections to: Data
Science, Applied or Theoretical Machine Learning, Deep Learning,
Deep Reinforcement Learning, Physics Inspired ML, Classification
Systems, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, and
Computer Vision. An ideal candidate is a community-focused leader,
takes initiative, is focused on enabling teams to develop advanced
technologies and frameworks, and can lead and provide technical
guidance on a variety of efforts spanning internally funded R&D
to direct customer support for mission-critical space systems. A
focus of their role is to provide technical and career development
for early career staff members, while keeping department leadership
informed regarding needs and trends.This role will be able to be
performed in either Chantilly, VA, El Segundo, CA, or Colorado
Springs, Utah, and can have some Hybrid Remote consideration as
well.What You'll Be Doing
- Primary technical functions include:
- Lead technical teams, contribute to technical tasks
- Coordinate with program offices to determine tasking, report
progress, resolve technical issues, and ensure project
success.
- Assign responsibilities to engineering and support personnel to
achieve requirements
- Propose technical efforts, including task planning, scheduling,
and labor estimates
- Provide recommendations to customers for budget planning
- Primary managerial functions include:
- Develop and manage early career technical staff
- Recommend staffing needs, reassignments, transfers,
terminations, performance improvements, career development, and
promotional actions
- Hire and onboard technical staff, determined by
department/corporate hiring plans
- Monitor and evaluate processes, techniques, and performance of
teammates
- Review documentation and delivery of services to customers,
suggest improvements
- Ensure team compliance with security monitoring, processes, and
corporate policies
- Report activities, accomplishments, and recommendations to
management and staff
- Additional functions may include (guided by Engineering
Manager's career development goals):
- Participation in inter-organizational technical exchanges, team
building, and education
- Find opportunities for additional, expanded, or new business.
Aid in the evaluation and pursuit of new business
opportunities
- Connect with customers to improve tasking coordination and
understand mission needs
- Manage and contribute to internal research and development
activities, coordinate corporately across organizations and with
strategic focus areas
- Implement more effective and efficient processes
- Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones
may be assigned as neededWhat You Need to be Successful Minimum
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree from an accredited program in Computer
Science, Computer Information Systems, Electrical or Computer
Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related field(s)
- Typically, eight or more years of experience with increasing
responsibility in professional engineering or scientific subject
areas.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively organize and lead technical
teams
- Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn and apply new technical
skills
- Demonstrated written and oral communication skills, with
ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships
with customers and management/staff across organizations
- Experience with at least two different programming languages
(e.g. Java, Python, C/C++), including familiarity with machine
learning and deep learning libraries in Python
- This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a
security clearance, which is issued by the US government. U.S
citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance
- Some travel may be requiredHow You Can Stand Out It would be
impressive if you have one or more of these:
- An advanced degree from an accredited program in Computer
Science, Computer Information Systems, Electrical or Computer
Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related field(s)
- Experience with and understanding of The Aerospace
Corporation's customer perspectives and needs across the four
program offices, including civil, commercial, and government
customers
- Peer reviewed publication record in the following fields: Deep
Learning, Computer Vision, Reinforcement Learning, Dynamics, Pure
or Applied Mathematics
- Experience creating effective data visualizations and user
interfaces and communicating results
- Active security clearanceWe offer a competitive compensation
package where you'll 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)$122,952 - $202,011 - $281,070Ways 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 respectWe 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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