The Senior level Space Sensing ground position provides acquisition system support to the United States Space Force, Space Systems Command (SSC), Space Sensing (SN) program office.  The SSC/SN mission is to deliver persistent space sensing for all-domain awareness to deter, defend, and win. Primary mission areas are resilient missile warning, missile tracking and missile defense space and ground; advanced technology innovation and prototyping, survivable overhead persistent infrared; environmental monitoring and tactical surveillance. Areas of support are to the customer program managers for the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) program.

Job Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Support contracting actions, Statement of Work (SOW) writing, competition analysis, and operations acceptance at Buckley Space Force Base.
• Support in the execution of resilient space sensing architectures, acquisition documents, technology demonstrations and product development to ensure compliance with technical requirements on the contract.
• Provide technical acquisition and program planning in evaluation of space sensing program solicitation technical documentation, System Engineering Plan, Integrated Master Plan, Integrated Master Schedule, and contract deliverables for compliance with DoD and SSC policies, guidance, and instructions.
• Assess whether acquisition plans, acquisition strategies, capability documents, and solicitation documents are accurately reflected in the technical aspects of the programs as defined in the system engineering plans and technical requirements documents, compliance standards and all applicable management plans.
• Analyze space and ground system program plans, current development, test and evaluation, upgrades, operations and sustainment, and program requirements in compliance with applicable Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force and SSC instructions.
• Ensure contract technical requirements are performed and in compliance with for space, payload, and ground systems.
• Participate in formal program reviews.
• Provide findings and updates to Space Sensing leadership and assist with briefings up the leadership chain.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience with Major Command level organizations and processes to include a working level knowledge of requirements generation, Planning Programing Budget and Execution and concept development.
• Experience developing initial test plans for smaller non-Acquisition Category programs getting operational acceptance highly desired .
• Familiarity with Space System Command (Formerly Space and Missile Systems Center) procedures highly desired
• Excellent and detail-oriented organizational, interpersonal, and communications skills highly desired
• Advanced-level competency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook highly desired
• Must have an active and transferrable DoD Top Secret security clearance with current investigation at the required level.  Must be able to maintain the required clearance.

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