Microelectronics Project Engineer

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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.

The Advanced Research and Engineering (AR&E) subdivision leads Aerospace support to the R&D portfolio of a major intelligence agency. AR&E is looking for a Microelectronics Project Engineer (Microelectronics / Semiconductor Engineering - Project Engineer / Sr. Project Engineer) to leverage expertise across the corporation to research, develop, and demonstrate next generation space electronics technologies in support of this influential customer. In this role, you will have the opportunity to impact the direction of this National Security Space portfolio, advising the customer on the advancement of critical technologies spanning cross-phenomenology overhead intelligence systems, the ground and communications enterprise, and the effective utilization of autonomy and machine learning.

Work Model

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

What You'll Be Doing

Managing systems analysis, modeling and simulation, and technical assessment activities across the customer portfolio.

Leveraging Aerospace experts across the corporation to scope, direct, and integrate technical analysis in support of research and development of new technologies and systems for overhead intelligence collection and processing.

Evaluating the impact of new concepts, technologies, and CONOPs on the national security space architecture.

Providing rigorous technical analyses to inform government decisions on future technology and demonstration system investments.

Interfacing daily with mid-level government officials, SETA, and contractor personnel as part of a small team in a fast-paced environment.

Occasional travel, up to 10% of the time.

What You Need to be Successful

Minimum Requirements for the Project Engineer - Microelectronics / Semiconductor Engineering :

Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, mathematics, or a related technical field.

6 or more years of experience with microelectronics design, fabrication, assembly, testing, or applications after bachelor's degree.

This position requires a current and active TS / SBI / SCI security clearance and polygraph, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

In addition to the above, the minimum requirements for the Sr. Project Engineer - Microelectronics / Semiconductor Engineering :

10 years of relevant experience after bachelor's degree.

Experience in technical project management, scoping projects, and leading inter-disciplinary teams.

Ability to be proactive, think strategically, and anticipate needs.

How You Can Stand Out

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

Advanced degree in science, engineering, mathematics, or a related technical field.

Direct experience with government or commercial space systems.

Familiarity with other space-relevant technology areas such as :

Radio frequency (RF) remote sensing components, architectures, signal processing, and advanced techniques including photonics.

Optical remote sensing.

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 :

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