Hiring: Space Enterprise Commercial Portfolio Optimization Leader Company: The Aerospace Corporation Location: Chantilly, VA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 11:15:04 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : C, C++, MATLAB, Python About the job Required Skills: •Work Model: This position is 100% onsite at Chantilly, VA or Colorado Springs, CO. This position also offers a Hybrid work model with up to one day per week of remote work as business needs allow. •Leading teams of skilled analysts to conduct technical deep dives, trade studies, and assessments to satisfy project objectives and tasks •Independently and collaboratively providing subject matter expertise to program offices and government customers in the areas of space architecture design and optimization, trade space exploration, and portfolio analysis •Coordinating and organizing analysis efforts using modeling and simulation capabilities to capture both business and technical needs for enhancing national architectures with commercial portfolios •Planning and executing studies, providing technical insights to customers, and supporting recommendations for customer research, development, and acquisition decisions •Helping to sustain, develop, grow, and deploy simulation and analysis capabilities to support new functional areas for an expanding customer base •Supporting workforce development by assisting management with long-range planning, business development, resource acquisition, recruiting, training, and mentorship Qualifications: •What You Need to be Successful •B.S. degree in aerospace, astronautical, or mechanical engineering, physics, operations research, mathematics, or a related field of science or engineering •6 or more years of relevant and progressive professional or academic experience •Significant history of consistent contribution to multiple substantial technical analytical or development projects through their successful fruition •History of leading teams delivering substantial technical analyses or development efforts in support of customer-driven projects •Background in one or more of the following: optimization techniques, orbital mechanics, satellite constellation performance modeling, or satellite orbit access analysis •Knowledge of Python, C, C++, Matlab, or another programming language •Willing to support occasional travel domestically •This position requires a Current or Active TS/SCI •How You Can Stand Out Compensation: •$120,800 - $181,100 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!