Senior Specialist, Systems Engineering (Space Domain Awareness Planner)

L3HHCM20•Schriever AFB, CO

5d•$92,500 - $171,500•Onsite

About The Position

The SDA Planner will play a vital role in supporting the National Space Defense Center’s (NSDC) Protect and Defend mission by integrating, analyzing, and coordinating space domain awareness operations. This role requires collaboration across various Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) organizations to develop mission plans, generate operational orders, and produce Integrated Sensor Support Plans (ISSPs) to enhance space situational awareness and mission execution.

Requirements

Requires strong knowledge of job area. Typically viewed as having a specialty within discipline. May have broad knowledge of project management.
Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
Active TS/SCI clearance with ability to obtain a Counterintelligence Polygraph.
Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to work in a dynamic environment.
Ability to work in a High Operations /Stress environment with constant change to intel plans.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with Space Force organizations such as Field Commands, Service Component Commands, Delta’s, Operational Centers, and Tactical squadrons.
Proven leader in Space Operations.
Objective thinker, problem solver with ability to execute challenging tasks to completion.
Experience in planning, organizing, and directing teams.
Experience with System Tool Kit (STK) level 2.
Experience with Space Domain Characterization & Control System (SDCCS) application.

Responsibilities

Collaborate across DoD and IC organizations to develop mission plans, generate orders, and produce ISSPs to support SDA and space defense operations.
Provide detailed briefings and reports on the operational space environment, emerging threats, and recommend courses of actions to senior leadership and decision-makers.
Generate plans for launches, Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) missions, On-orbit Conjunctions, and special taskings as directed by senior leadership.
Facilitate and lead cross-division working groups within the NSDC to develop mission plans, operational orders, and ISSPs supporting the Protect and Defend mission.
Generate detailed operational plans and tasking orders to tactical units.
Ability to support Tier 1 Exercises.
Stay updated on emerging threats, technologies, and intelligence methodologies.