Operational Requirements Analyst - Space Domain Awareness (SDA)

Operational Requirements Analyst - Space Domain Awareness (SDA)

KBR is seeking a US Space Force (USSF) Operational Requirements Analyst, Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Subject Matter Expert (SME) to work at the Pentagon.

The Operational Requirements Analyst will support the USSF Headquarters Staff, office of the Chief of Strategy and Resourcing (CSRO), Directorate of Space Requirements (S5R). The USSF is a military service that organizes, trains, and equips space forces in order to protect U.S. and allied interests in space and to provide space capabilities to the joint force. USSF responsibilities include developing Guardians, acquiring military space systems, maturing the military doctrine for space power, and organizing space forces to present to our Combatant Commands. The Directorate of Requirements is responsible for developing and integrating Joint Space Requirements for the DoD.

The Candidate will:

• Interface and perform duties to support the Service integration with the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS).
• Participate in the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) process, to include attending Functional and Joint Capabilities Boards (FCB/JCB) as the USSF representative.
• Author, edit, review, staff and assess capability development products such as Initial Capabilities Documents (ICDs), Capability Developments Documents (CDDs), CDD Annexes, Rapid Prototyping Requirements Documents (RPRD), and Space Force Requirements Documents (SFRD).
• Advise senior leadership in planning, developing, and coordinating capabilities development process actions with the CSRO.
• Synthesize data analytics to assess and provide feedback on the capability development artifacts for each program within your requirements branch.

Required:

• Demonstrated understanding of Space enterprise to include DoD requirements, acquisition, and budgeting processes and applicable Defense Space guidance and policy.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, lead and execute requirements projects and outbrief results to senior leadership.
• Experience with or knowledge of ground-based radar and optical telescopes, space-based sensors and data analysis platforms that use artificial intelligence and machine learning.
• Examples of SDA platforms include the Maui Optical Telescope, the Space Fence space surveillance system, Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR), Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP), the EO/IR Weather System Geostationary (EWS-G1), etc.
• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent, plus 2+ yrs. applicable experience in Service, COCOM, and/or Joint Capabilities development.
• Must have an active DoD TS/SCI clearance.

Desired:

• Master's degree in relevant field.
• 5+ years experience in an Ops, engineering, scientific, analysis, policy and/or planning field related to Defense Space
• Experience working space, ISR and Combatant Command priorities (requirements, acquisition, funding, etc)
• HQ AF/SAF/Joint staff experience within the past 3 years
• Experience editing Joint Requirements documentation
• Experience with space system Acquisitions
• Experience with staffing tools such as: Task Management Tool (TMT), Knowledge Management/Decision Support (KM/DS)

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.