General Manager - Communications and Navigation Capabilities Division

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.

We are seeking a General Manager to lead, integrate, and deliver Aerospace technical expertise to the Space Systems Command (SSC) Program Executive Officer (PEO) for the MILSATCOM and PNT mission areas.

The General Manager will lead the Communications and Navigation Capabilities Division (CNCD) and will report to the Vice President, Defense Space Acquisition (VP, DSA).

The CNCD General Manager will lead a major customer facing organization, providing acquisition leadership across a broad MILSATCOM and PNT portfolio of programs, delivering technical expertise and enterprise engineering and integration efforts across multiple space, ground, and user segments, as well as networks required to enable these critical national capabilities for our warfighters.

This organization supports all aspects of the acquisition life cycle to include operations and product sustainment and has direct collaborative engagements with a broad industry and DoD stakeholder community for threat assessments and mitigation, architecture planning, research and technology investments, international partnerships, and incorporation of commercial capabilities into the hybrid warfighter architecture.

This geographically diverse team is primarily located at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, CA but has personnel located at Peterson Space Force Base, Schriever Space Force Base, and contractor facilities in Denver, CO and El Segundo, CA.

Work Location

This is an onsite full-time position based in El Segundo, CA located at this time, on Los Angeles Air Force Base.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Provide strong leadership for division, developing and implementing division vision, strategy and objectives. Also includes setting expectations and direction, mentoring, providing feedback, succession planning, and coaching aimed at developing an agile and effective management team and technical staff.
• Role model Aerospace core values and leadership competency attributes with our workforce, customers, and mission partners.
• Establish trusted relationships with key senior leaders in within the immediate customer organization as well as across SSC, SpOC, and other relevant DoD stakeholder organizations.
• Lead from the front to influence customers and stakeholders to drive toward resilient integrated architectures that leverage commercial capabilities, international partnerships, and strategies for rapid fielding of capability.

This role will require the leader to drive change to the status quo and question past ways of doing things.

• Position Aerospace to provide the highest value products to help our customers solve their most difficult problems.
• Work effectively with other FFRDCs and UARCs in support of our customers meeting mission objectives.
• Work across the general manager cadre to build and maintain strong collaborative, mission-driven relationships between the engineering and technology groups and the corporate program offices.

What You Need to Be Successful

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM or related discipline.
• 14 years of progressively demonstrated management and technical experience in space systems acquisition and program management.
• Demonstrated ability to build high performance multi-disciplinary teams with a solution-oriented and enterprise mindset that considers strategic, operational, cultural, and financial factors.
• Proven ability to develop / maintain trusted partnerships and rapport with senior government officials and corporate executives from diverse organizations, including contractors.
• Strong business and financial acumen with constructive and proactive methods for problem solving. Ability to make time-critical mission success decisions with incomplete or ambiguous data.
• Demonstrated success as a relationship builder and collaborator across multiple organizations, complex problem solver, deep critical thinker, and mentor.
• Strong executive presence with effective communication skills with diverse audiences.
• Occasional travel is required.
• This position requires an Active Top-Secret Security Clearance with SCI Access. US Citizenship is required.

How You Can Stand Out

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

• Advanced graduate technical and / or business degree.
• Experience in MILSATCOM and PNT mission areas.
• Experience in space operations.
• Experience with integration of commercial capabilities for military use.
• Demonstrated ability to manage large portfolio across multiple mission domains.
• Significant role influencing senior leadership.

We 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 - Max)

$260,000 - $325,000Pay 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 other the belief that we can make a difference.

This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.