Logistics Management Specialist, SSC/MD8/8STS

Space Systems Command; Colorado; Remote; USD 92,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Space Systems Command in Colorado Springs, CO seeks a Logistics Management Specialist to lead cradle-to-grave lifecycle logistics for space systems. You will coordinate supply, maintenance, procurement, and QA across functional areas to sustain fielded systems and meet milestones.

The role requires strong analytical and written/oral communication skills, with occasional extended hours during exercises or contingencies. Telework is available.

Qualifications

• Experience planning and executing cradle-to-grave logistics.
• Ability to coordinate supply, maintenance, procurement and QA activities.
• Strong communication and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, implement, and coordinate lifecycle logistics for Space Systems.
• Monitor milestones and performance criteria across departments.
• Coordinate tasks for funding, contracting, and support requirements.

Skills

ILS expertise

Lifecycle logistics

Data analysis

Oral & written communication

Tools

MS Office

ERP/databases

Job description

Logistics Management Specialist, SSC/MD8/8STS

Key Responsibilities

The United States Space Force (USSF) Peterson SFB, Colorado Springs, CO is searching for a Logistics Management Specialist to support SSC/MD8/8STS (NH-0346-03, GS 12/13 equivalent). Description: Employee may be required to work extended or other than normal duty hours to include evenings and weekends and may be subject to recall.

Incumbent may be required to report to work during base exercises, contingencies, or emergency situations and overtime/comp time/credit hours may be required to accomplish assigned duties. Serves as the focal point for planning, management, and coordination of life cycle logistics support for a space system or subsystem.

Responsible for planning, managing, implementing, executing and coordinating the total cradle-to-grave life cycle logistics support for assigned systems or subsystems, integrating separate functions of supply, maintenance, procurement, and quality assurance into logistics activities required to sustain system fielding. Manages, monitors, evaluates, and coordinates ILS plan implementation. Manages and monitors acquisition projects throughout their execution.

Monitors functional and supporting organization compliance with milestones and performance criteria. Coordinates and integrates taskings needed for execution from different functional organizations. Work schedule as determined per mission: Traditional or AWS or Flexible. Ideal Candidate: Considered a functional/technical expert by others in the organization; is regularly sought out by others for advice and assistance.

Knowledge of a principles, concepts, procedures, standards, and techniques of Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) sufficient to plan and execute a complex and difficult product support program; and to apply new developments to issues for which previous techniques are frequently inadequate.

e, sustainment and disposal; to include the identification and correlation of specific requirements for money, manpower, material, facilities, and services needed to support the program; and to develop and analyze data to determine logistic objectives and goals, identify support requirements (including funding, contract development, and other technical support requirements), and establish relationships between the participants involved in deploying the plan.

Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, clearly, concisely, with technical accuracy and to use computers and a variety of software programs and databases. Gather and analyze a variety of program information, make sound judgments concerning program progress, and effectively communicate recommendations orally and in writing to higher organizational management and contractors. Key Skills and Abilities: 1.

Key Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of a principles, concepts, procedures, standards, and techniques of Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) sufficient to plan and execute a complex and difficult product support program; and to apply new developments to issues for which previous techniques are frequently inadequate. 2.
• Knowledge of the missions, roles, function, organizational structures, and operation of the Department of the Defense, and other entities that govern, interface with, and/or influence the systems acquisition and sustainment process and integrated life cycle management. 3.
• Ability to plan, analyze, and coordinate a system or portion of a major system's acquisition and transfer into operational use, sustainment and disposal; to include the identification and correlation of specific requirements for money, manpower, material, facilities, and services needed to support the program; and to develop and analyze data to determine logistic objectives and goals, identify support requirements (including funding, contract development, and other technical support requirements), and establish relationships between the participants involved in deploying the plan. 4. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, clearly, concisely, with technical accuracy and to use computers and a variety of software programs and databases. Gather and analyze a variety of program information, make sound judgments concerning program progress, and effectively communicate recommendations orally and in writing to higher organizational management and contractors.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Space Systems Command, Department of the Air Force.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $91870 – $142022/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-13.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.

Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government