Flight Safety Lead

Peraton•Fort Belvoir, VA

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About The Position

Peraton is looking for a Fight Safety Technical Lead to support a national security program space warfighting mission based in Springfield, VA. As the Flight Safety Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing the vital task of ensuring all program and partnered space -based asset s are protected and forewarned against on-orbit collision risks and ground system threats (i.e., laser, RF jamming) . The Flight Safety (FS) Lead is a subject matter expert in conjunc tion analysis (CA) that leverage s their depth of knowledge in orbital mechanics & FS tools to execut e the mission while unceasingly integrat ing new tool s that build upon current capabilities to driv e improved efficiencies and reduce risk . As the technical lead managing highly specialized activities , you will function as an expert hands-on tr aining resource for team members performing both op eration s and integration - focused tasks. Additionally, a successful candidate will d evelop solution s , lead meetings and support collaboration efforts in ad herence with policy, senior leadership and in synchronization with all mission elements (i.e., Inte l ligence , Strategic Plans, Special Programs, Mission Protection and Current Operations) , detached operations centers and partnered agencies .

Requirements

Minimum of 1 2 years of combined experience working in flight safety ( conjunction assessment ) and /or space operations requiring flight safety system tools ( i.e., STK, ASW ) with BA/BS; 1 6 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree; 1 0 years relevant experience with master’s degree in related STEM field; 7 years of experience w / PhD in related STEM ( Aerospace , Mech anical , Systems or Software e ngineering desired )
2+ years’ experience with A strodynamics Support Workstation ’s (ASW) SuperCo mbo tool or STK Level 2 certification in lieu of SuperCombo experience
2+ years’ prior National Reconnaissance Office (N RO) experience
Advanced oral & written communication skills
Active TS/SCI with adjudicated CI Poly
US Citizenship
This position is contingent upon award of contract

Nice To Haves

14+ years of combined prior experience working as a flight safety analyst, orbital analyst, battlespace awareness operator , or satellite mission planner at ground station
SME -level understanding of orbital mechanics , flight safety tools and mission applications
Advanced knowledge of foreign / domestic space & ground threat capabilities and space surveillance networks with prior experience in tasking space sur veillance resources
3+ years ’ working in systems engineering role or similar testing and integration experience
Prior space launch custody and /or maneuver processing exper ience
Ability to read and understand logic of scripts writ ten in Bash and Python language s
Prior experience tasking space surveillance resources , maintaining custody of foreign RSOs
Experience advising and collaborating with military and civilian leaders
Prior experience leading operational teams and managing projects

Responsibilities

Lead flight safety meetings, attend collaborative planning, exercise and system development & integration meetings as needed
Execute command shell (Bash) and Python scripts through GUI & c ommand prompt s , troubleshooting as needed within Linux OS in classified network en vironments
Ability to perform routine RSO asset ephemeris against terrestrial locations and secondary RSOs (i.e., SuperCombo runs) and ad hoc runs in response to non-corporative maneuvers
Screen satellite positions (i.e., t wo-line-elements (TLEs) , s tate v ector and e phemeris formatted sources ) for pre & post launch assessments and hypothetical or planned burn ephemeris against known threat s and on-orbit conjunction risk s; disseminate results
Develop improved tactics, technics, and procedures (TTPs) for flight safety operations
Task traditional & non-traditional sensor assets , as required , to reduce RSO covariance and increase P robability of Collison (PoC) accuracy for collision avoidance decision-making
Operate orbit propagating software expertly , navigate GUIs , understand required field inputs and reporting criteria to deliver products to owner/operator and customer
Provide advanced training to team and assist in the job training (OJT) as needed to uphold team knowledge standards and increase system competency
Participate in exercise planning and scenario execution for scheduled events
Work with engineering team to report bugs, system deficiencies and advocate for software enhancements on developing systems to improve mission success
Maintain and improve flight safety operational checklists, job aids and procedures
Ensure all critical 24/7 flight safety mission tasks are performed ; direct and implement contingency and back-up procedures during system or facility outages