
Engineering Manager - Emerging Simulation and Integration Section
Colorado Springs, COFull-time$134–201K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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The Aerospace Corporation seeks an Engineering Manager to lead its Emerging Simulation and Integration Section, developing and integrating simulation technologies into modeling and simulation workflows. The role leads distributed teams, engages government customers, coordinates strategy across sections, mentors developers, and supports recruiting and organizational growth. The position is full-time and requires 100% onsite work in Chantilly, Colorado Springs, or El Segundo.
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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. 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, data science, Artificial Intelligence, process improvement, and software development to deliver responsive, resilient, high-performance software intensive systems to our Intelligence Community, DoD, and civilian customers. The Modeling and Simulation Computing Department (MSCD) consists of a team dedicated to ground-breaking software solutions and capabilities for government and commercial customer needs.We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Emerging Simulation and Integration Section (Engineering Manager - Modeling & Simulation and Cloud Computing Architecture). We enable detailed and complex modeling, analysis, optimization, and visualization of satellite orbits, system architectures, and engineering trade-spaces to provide customer decision support for the future of space. Work Model This is a full-timepositionin Chantilly, VA, Colorado Springs, CO, or El Segundo, CA, which requires 100% onsite work. What You'll Be Doing: * Leadership & Team Management * Lead geographically distributed teams of developers researching, prototyping, and integrating emerging simulation technologies into existing modeling and simulation workflows, leveraging cloud-native platforms and architectures to accelerate deployment, through workload management, performance assessment, mentoring, and staff development * Customer Engagement & Business Development * Develop relationships with Aerospace Program Offices and US Government customers toidentifyopportunities, deliver innovative and extensible modeling and simulation software solutions, and prioritize business development, capability awareness, and long-term customer engagement * Strategic Coordination & Execution * Partner with department management to synthesize and execute organizational strategic vision across multiple sections, coordinating cross-functional teams and cross-divisional partnerships to ensure bench depth and career growth opportunities * Capability Development & Training * Mentor junior developers on best practices for evaluating and integrating emerging technologies, software architecture design, requirements development, and workflow integration, ensuring the technical quality of staff work products * Organizational Enablement * Drive staff retention, recruiting, hiring, and onboarding while pursuing organizational enablers including compute infrastructure and clearance portfolios to ensure long-term organizational health What You Need to be Successful MinimumRequirements: *Bachelor's degree in applicable STEM areas *6 years of applicable professional or educational experience *Demonstrated experience leading development teams, coordinating complex technical tasks among team members, and translating customer needs into viable instructions for developers * Demonstrated ability to initiate and complete tasks, learn new technical approaches, and interact effectively with a broad range of organizations *Experience evaluating, prototyping, or integrating emerging modeling and simu ation technologies, such as AI/ML-enhanced simulation, novel visualization frameworks, digital engineering tools, cloud-native deployment architectures, or next-generation architecture analysis methods *Proficiency in one or more of the department's core computer languages such as C++ or Python *Experience leveraging software configuration management and collaboration tools in team environments (Bitbucket, Jira, GitHub, or similar) *Experience in the use and maintenance of PC or UNIX platforms, and associated software *Prior experience working in an engineering matrix that supports Aerospace program office personnel or similar *Willing to travel occasionally to corporate or customer locations to support efforts as needed *A current and active TS/SCI security clearance. How You Can Stand Out It would be impressive if you have one or more of these: *Advanced degree in Computer Science, Software Engineeringor a related STEM degree *Previousmanagement experience including staff recruitment and development, performance management, conflict resolution, organizational planning, and resource management *Extensive experience with successfully developing new capabilities for analysis tools, workflows, or related efforts *Knowledge and understanding of corporate policies, practices, and organizational structure *Knowledge of Intelligence Community and U.S. Department of Defense business practices and programs 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) $134,200.00 - $201,300.00Pay 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 various 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 equalopportunity employer. 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,geneticinformation, marital status, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, physical disability, medical condition, mental disabi
How this job compares
Set against the 5,264 open Engineering Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$134–201K/yr
- Colorado median$142–231K/yr167 salary ranges
- US median$148–253K/yr4,195 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $168K, is 13% below the Colorado median midpoint ($192K) — in the middle half of Engineering Manager salary ranges in Colorado.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 181 open Engineering Manager jobs in Colorado and 5,264 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Colorado
- Deloitte18 open
- Lockheed Martin13 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Engineering Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (4,656 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,482 of the 5,264 open Engineering Manager jobs (47%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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