Operations Lead - Mission Protection

Peraton

9h•Onsite

About The Position

The Operations Lead is a procedural and technical expert on systems performing Indications and Warnings (I&W) functions in defense of critical space assets and is responsible for enabling Battlespace Awareness and Mission Protection teams conducting 24/7 operators to succeed in a Space Warfighting domain. As the senior supporting Battlespace Awareness (BSA), you will maintain certification and readiness for BSA position and guide the development of Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) and assist in course of action (COA) planning in support of mission protection. The successful candidate will maintain awareness on high-interest threat activity and support analysis, planning, training and exercise activities as an expert in space threat capabilities and orbital mechanics. Mission protection responsibilities include monitoring I&W systems, reporting threat risks and asset system operational statuses, critically analyzing threat pattern of behaviors, and identifying and mitigating intelligence gaps in adversary capabilities. The Operations Lead will work continuously to ensure existing and developing system tool capabilities are expediently integrated in current operational procedures, training materials and job aids. Additionally, the lead must understand system workflows, mission impacts during times of degradation and have the ability create temporary procedures for continuity of operations. This position is contingent upon award of contract

Requirements

12+ years of combined experience working in space defense operations and/or space operations requiring flight safety or I&W system tools (i.e., STK, ASW, DPS, DSS, MPS) with Bachelors; 16 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree; 10+ years relevant experience with MS in related Engineering or technical fields; 7 years of relevant experience with a PhD
Experience demonstrating applied knowledge of orbital mechanics, conjunction assessment or related satellite operations
Experience with STK, DSS, SPADOC, ATLAS or ASW systems
Active TS/SCI with adjudicated Poly

Nice To Haves

14+ years of combined prior space operations experience working as an orbital analyst, flight safety analyst, BSA, or satellite mission planner at a ground station
2+ years assigned National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) or partnered IC organizations
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 surveillance resources
Prior space launch custody and/or maneuver processing experience
Understanding of command structure, command authority and warfighting doctrine
Prior experience tasking space surveillance resources and processing space events
Experience advising and collaborating with military and civilian leaders
Prior experience leading operational teams and managing projects

Responsibilities

Maintain certification in 24/7 crew position (BSA) and continue proficiency on applicable system tools (i.e., Systems Tool Kit (STK), and other I&W tools)
Development TTPs, COAs and work to improve thresholds for checklist entry criteria
Assist system integration efforts of latest I&W software tools and capabilities, guide alerting and entry criteria thresholds as a mission subject-matter-expert
Report on operations capabilities, system degradation, latencies and statuses that may impact the mission
Detect threat activity and maintain accurate terrestrial and space catalog databases
Routinely create reports, products and brief leadership daily and ad hoc for ongoing space events of interest
Analyze various satellite state position data sources, make pattern-of-life based assessments and report on vulnerabilities to mission assets
Prioritize and execute collection tasking using available asset resources
Participate in real world and exercise space event planning and execution efforts
Maintain Awareness of current high-interest terrestrial and space-based activity affecting space domain
Perform contingency tasks; initiate personnel recalls (when directed) and establish operations loops
Identify any system or intelligence gaps and assumptions that may pose a risk to mission success and report, manage and mitigate those risks
Work full-time on-site at a government facility in Colorado Springs, CO