Management and Program Analysis

Space Training and Readiness Command • Vandenberg AFB, CA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The United States Space Force at Vandenberg SFB in Lompoc, California, is seeking a senior Program Analyst for Space Delta 1 within the Space Training and Readiness Command. The position is classified at the NH-04 level, equivalent to GS-14/15, and supports warfighting readiness, operational doctrine, and advanced space training in contested and degraded operational environments.

The Program Analyst serves as a senior advisor to the Space Delta 1 Commander and STARCOM leadership, connecting defense strategy with fiscal execution and leading the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) lifecycle. The role includes authoring and defending Program Objective Memorandums (POMs), Basing Action Reports (BARs), and Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) submissions to secure capabilities across Space Domain Awareness, command and control, MILSATCOM, and cyber integration. It also oversees service acquisition lifecycles and supports the Space Force Strategic Basing process.

The position has full supervisory authority over an integrated Total Force team of military personnel, civilian professionals, and industry partners. The successful candidate will synthesize operational requirements into executive decisions, build consensus across USSF, Air Force, and Joint Staff structures, and foster an agile, mission-focused organization. The role requires extensive knowledge of DoD resourcing systems and executive leadership in joint military-civilian environments. The employee must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret with SCI security clearance.
• Knowledge of DoD PPBE and Department of the Air Force policies, procedures, and schedules for developing Program Objective Memorandums, Budget Estimate Submissions, and Financial Plans.
• Knowledge of methods for preparing budget forecasts, cost projections, financial exhibits, unfunded requirements justifications, POM narratives, offsets and disconnects, reclamas, and issue papers.
• Knowledge of Space Force program goals and objectives, operational events and milestones, and methods for evaluating planning actions against actual events.
• Knowledge of the Space Force Strategic Basing process, including the Basing Request Review Panel, Strategic Basing Executive Steering Group, and Space Force Corporate Structure.
• Knowledge of the relationships among Space Force entities involved in planning and executing military operations and evaluations, and how PPBE supports them.
• Knowledge of Space Force installations and Total Force interactions, including Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve.
• Ability to supervise and unify military and civilian personnel in a joint defense environment.
• Ability to travel by military or commercial aircraft for temporary duty assignments, approximately 15 days per year.
• Ability to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis if required.
• Willingness to relocate if required by a permanent STARCOM basing decision.

Nice To Haves

• Direct, proven experience authoring POMs to secure funding and writing BARs to justify and defend program capabilities.
• Executive leadership experience in joint military-civilian environments.
• Strong executive communication, consensus-building, adaptability, and emotional intelligence.
• Experience overseeing service acquisition lifecycles and translating national security goals into funded, executable programs.

Responsibilities

• Advise the Space Delta 1 Commander and STARCOM leadership on strategy, resourcing, and mission requirements.
• Lead the full Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) lifecycle.
• Author and defend Program Objective Memorandums (POMs), Basing Action Reports (BARs), and Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) submissions.
• Secure mission-essential capabilities across Space Domain Awareness, command and control, MILSATCOM, and cyber integration.
• Oversee service acquisition lifecycles and support the Space Force Strategic Basing process.
• Exercise supervisory authority over an integrated Total Force cadre of military personnel, civilian professionals, and industry partners.
• Synthesize complex operational requirements into defensible executive decisions and build consensus across USSF, Air Force, and Joint Staff corporate structures.
• Develop and support budget forecasts, cost projections, financial exhibits, unfunded requirements justifications, POM narratives, offsets and disconnects, reclamas, and issue papers.
• Support planning and execution of military operations and evaluations, including assessment of planning actions against operational events.
• Handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations.
• Travel on temporary duty assignments as required.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package for employees and their families.
• Disabled veteran leave may be available to eligible federal employees hired on or after November 5, 2016, with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed