Jobs at The Aerospace Corporation

Leads electronic supplier development by assessing supplier capabilities, managing quality and capacity performance, implementing improvement plans, and supporting hardware transitions from development to production. Partners with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to resolve supplier issues, improve throughput, reduce lead times, increase yield, and ensure regulatory compliance. The role is remote in the U.S. with approximately 25% domestic travel, occasionally increasing to 50%.

Design and develop gas turbine engine components and mechanical solutions from concept through production support. Responsibilities include NX-based CAD modeling, engineering analysis, weight optimization, tolerance stack-ups, GD&T, design for manufacturing, cost estimation, product presentations, and collaboration across engineering, analysis, manufacturing, testing, and certification teams. The role also mentors junior engineers and supports aerospace product development in a hybrid Phoenix environment.

Lead flight controls development programs from proposal and planning through certification, customer delivery, and closeout. Manage technical scope, cost, schedule, quality, risks, and deliverables while serving as the primary engineering interface for customers and stakeholders. Coordinate multidisciplinary Systems, Software, Hardware, Safety, Certification, Manufacturing, and Quality teams. Support proposals and customer engagements, ensure compliance with aviation certification processes, and mentor project engineers.

Develop, review, edit, and standardize technical publications supporting turbofan engine programs. Collaborate with engineering and cross-functional teams to validate technical information, ensure regulatory and style compliance, translate complex concepts into clear documentation, and improve publication processes and efficiency.

Leads AI strategy, teams, and production-scale machine learning initiatives. Responsibilities include establishing MLOps practices, integrating AI technologies, guiding build-versus-buy decisions, delivering intelligent solutions, implementing governance and responsible AI, and driving adoption across products and enterprise platforms. The role requires cross-functional leadership, technical expertise in machine learning and advanced AI methods, stakeholder influence, mentoring, and delivery of measurable business outcomes.

Manages government and commercial contracts, including preparation, review, amendments, renewals, negotiations, compliance, records, audits, and performance monitoring. Advises business and supply chain leaders on contract terms, coordinates with legal and finance teams, supports customer and regulatory audits, and trains cross-functional staff on contracting matters.

Lead advanced electro-mechanical actuation system programs from development through qualification and production transition. Define scope, schedules, budgets, resources, and deliverables; manage EVM, risks, requirements, cost, and change control. Analyze program performance and financial metrics, ensure portfolio goals are met, lead proposals, maintain operating systems, and mentor integrated program teams. The role supports aerospace and defense customers and requires collaboration with cross-functional engineering and business teams.

Supports aerospace repair and overhaul manufacturing engineering by optimizing processes, improving quality, resolving technical issues, maintaining manufacturing documentation, and developing repairs for complex mechanical components. The role collaborates with production, quality, design, and maintenance teams to meet cost, quality, and delivery objectives while applying Lean, Six Sigma, CAD, ERP, and GD&T knowledge.

Authors, reviews, edits, and standardizes technical publications supporting turbofan engine programs. The role collaborates with engineering and cross-functional teams to validate complex technical information, ensure regulatory and style compliance, improve documentation processes, and deliver accurate, user-friendly aerospace content. This hybrid Phoenix position requires substantial technical writing or publications experience, attention to detail, and the ability to translate engineering concepts clearly.

Leads aerospace repair and overhaul projects for military and commercial aircraft components. Coordinates cross-functional teams, suppliers, engineers, technicians, and test teams; manages schedules, budgets, quality, risks, technical requirements, stakeholder communication, and return-to-service support. Requires experience in an FAA Part 145 repair station or aerospace manufacturing environment, technical expertise, project management knowledge, and willingness to travel up to 10%.

Leads end-to-end supply chain projects from planning through execution and monitoring. Manages project risks, timelines, budgets, stakeholder communication, process improvements, KPI analysis, and digital solution implementation. Collaborates cross-functionally to improve procurement, planning, logistics, inventory management, efficiency, and cost optimization while ensuring compliance with company policies and regulations.

Leads aerospace customer business and sales growth across assigned accounts, developing executive and technical relationships, expanding pipeline and aftermarket contract penetration, identifying competitive displacement opportunities, and closing short- and long-term revenue opportunities. Manages direct reports, sponsors large-scale projects, coordinates sales support, aligns teams, and supports strategic organizational planning. Travel up to 30% may be required.

Provides strategic HR leadership to senior business leaders, focusing on workforce planning, organizational design, talent movement, performance management, engagement, and organizational change. Leads workforce analytics initiatives covering census, cost trends, and HR effectiveness while advising leaders and driving continuous improvement across the HR function.

Provides engineering and operational support for aerospace navigation, inertial sensing, and hardware-system projects. Responsibilities include coordinating project plans, milestones, purchase orders, proposals, export classifications, quality compliance, employee onboarding, software access, data-package tracking, lab inventory, property records, licensing, and capacity information. The specialist also assists with technical issue resolution, documentation, process improvements, and engineering team efficiency.

Oversee health, safety, and environmental engineering programs, ensuring regulatory compliance and integration of HSE practices into business operations. Lead HSE engineers, specialists, and support staff; develop strategies, manage budgets, collaborate with stakeholders, and promote a strong culture of workplace safety and environmental responsibility.

Maintains, troubleshoots, modernizes, and expands aerospace production and developmental test equipment, stations, simulators, and rate tables. Supports production, customer service, and software engineering teams by resolving hardware and software issues, upgrading Windows systems, improving vibration test setups, tracking calibration, documenting corrective actions, and maintaining test readiness. The role requires hands-on electronic troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, cross-functional communication, and practical problem-solving in a regulated aerospace environment.

Leads complex aerospace engineering projects from concept through completion, managing schedule, budget, quality, technical challenges, and cross-functional collaboration. The role supports development and deployment of propulsion, auxiliary power, and aircraft power systems, while driving continuous improvement and optimizing system performance for commercial and defense customers.

Leads logistics analytics and systems projects across transportation, warehousing, inventory, and integrated supply chain operations. Translates operational problems into process, data, and technology solutions; develops SQL analyses, Tableau dashboards, and Python automation; and improves KPI visibility, cost, productivity, service, and data integrity. Coordinates requirements, testing, training, change management, stakeholder communication, and benefits tracking across Logistics, IT, Finance, and external providers.

Develop and enhance qualified auto-test generation tools for DO-178B/C environments. Responsibilities include interpreting product requirements, understanding design models and simulations, debugging and resolving technical issues, adding features, supporting users, contributing to design discussions, and collaborating with global teams and partners. The role requires strong C# and C++ development, algorithm and data-structure knowledge, analytical problem-solving, and effective communication.

Designs and validates advanced RF and microwave hardware subsystems for radar, electronic warfare, and missile applications up to 40 GHz. Leads RF engineering teams, performs requirements compliance analysis and simulations, oversees product integration, supports production transition, leads proposals, and develops labor estimates. Requires technical leadership, project guidance, and experience with linear, nonlinear, and electromagnetic simulations.