Specialist, Technical Support Engineer (COMSAT Analyst / Planner)

L3Harris Technologies•Colorado Springs, CO

2d•$63,500 - $117,500•Onsite

About The Position

L3 Harris Technologies Inc. is seeking an experienced Technical Support Engineer to join our team in supporting the WSOTS II Contract. This position provides operations and planning support services to the Commercial C-SSE. The Commercial Satellite Communications (COMSATCOM) Planner will perform Watch Office operations and worldwide Regional SATCOM support center (RSSC) COMSATCOM planning to the Commercial C-SSE and all users of COMSATCOM. This position will be based at a government facility in the Colorado Springs area.

Requirements

Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
One (1) year of relevant experience or education in communication principles and SATCOM theory.
Three (3) years of operational experience with Commercial or Military SATCOM systems.

Nice To Haves

One (1) year of relevant experience with the SATCOM apportionment planning and allocation processes taking into consideration all ground, space, and control networks, and operational control of sub-networks for apportioned SATCOM resources.
Military experience or working in a military environment desired.
Relative knowledge of intelligence capabilities, processes, and tasking mechanisms necessary to support Government efforts for performance Of SATCOM Interference tasks.
Experience developing, planning, operating, controlling, and/or managing military or commercial SATCOM systems and software.
Experience with DoD Teleports and Gateways
Experience with Service Teleports and Gateways
Experience with Commercial Teleports and Gateways
Experience with Satellite Communications Operations Centers and/or Watch Offices
Experience with Mobile user Objective System (MUOS)
Experience with Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)
Experience with MILSTAR/AEHF
Experience with Commercial SATCOM satellites and constellations
Experience with Commercial SATCOM planning and management software
Experience with Joint SATCOM Management and Planning System (JSMPS)
Experience with Joint Integrated SATCOM Tool (JIST)
Experience with Joint SATCOM Management Enterprise (JSME)
Experience with Enterprise Management and Control (EM&C)
Experience with SATCOM Ordering, Management & Situational Awareness Tools (SOMSAT)
Experience with Joint Spectrum Interference Resolution (JSIR)
Experience with Satellite Database - Management Tool (SDB-MT)

Responsibilities

Provide planning, definition, implementation, and operational management of global COMSATCOM communications systems to yield more effective and flexible global SATCOM support.
Provide planning services for transmissions management, control and coordination for all Commercial frequency spectrums to include all Commercial SATCOM systems in use.
Employ an integrated systems approach to assist with properly developing, implementing, testing, planning, and managing SATCOM.
Support SATCOM Operational Manager (SOM) and Consolidated SATCOM Systems Expert (C-SSE) functions as described in CJCSI 6250.01 Series.
Support on-orbit and future SATCOM systems, SATCOM System Experts, and day-to-day operational management of DOW-owned and leased SATCOM resources to provide authorized users with global SATCOM support as operations and evolving requirements dictate.
Provide technical analysis to support DOD COMSATCOM operations and planning, management, and control activities.
Provide supportability analyses for planning and managing requirements for users and payload requirements, encompassing legacy to future systems and requirements.
Enter information needed in SATCOM Database Management Tool (SDB-MT), Joint Satellite Communications Management and Planning System (JSMPS), Joint Integrated SATCOM Tool (JIST), successor systems, and related documents.
Assist with coordination activities with CCMDs and other SATCOM users to assess availability of Commercial SATCOM requirements to support current and future operations, OPLANs, CONPLANs, and optimization of SATCOM resources for priority missions.
Assist with development of new operational management, planning, and control systems tools.
Assist with trend analysis activities and operational deficiency assessments in support of COMSATCOM operations and management.
Provide assistance with COMSATCOM constellation health and welfare monitoring activities.
Provide assistance with mitigation, resolution, and recovery from satellite anomalies.
Provide EMI support to mitigate, resolve, and recover from COMSATCOM interference and support EMI resolution and coordination activities.
Maintain contingency plans to optimize the COMSATCOM constellation.
Provide technical input in support of constellation reconfiguration activities.
Review all COMSATCOM priorities and prepare inputs to priority monitoring list to military monitoring and geographic location resources in order to protect highest priority SATCOM networks.
Advise and assist with revising plans, policies, and documentation to account for future changes in COMSATCOM and Commercial satellite payload requirements in support of operational decisions.
Perform per-iodic review of instructions for current applicability and accuracy as changes occur to the space segment, control segment, and terminal segment and orders providing oversight and direction to the COMSATCOM COI.
Post, edit, and maintain content on the CFSCC SPACE SATCOM website and SATCOM planning tools in support of the COMSATCOM mission.
Provide COMSATCOM subject matter expertise and document findings.