Senior EW Capability Gap Strategist

IGNITE; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

IGNITE is seeking an experienced EMSO operator to support DoD EW programs across DoW and EMSO forums. The role requires a TS/SCI clearance, a bachelor’s degree, and at least 10 years of EMSO experience. Proficiency with MS Office and a strong capability in operations analysis and testing are essential.

The position emphasizes independent learning, proactive program development, and readiness to contribute to high-stakes defense initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI Clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 10 years’ EMSO operator experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience in operations analysis and capabilities development, testing, certification, or equivalent processes.
• Ability to work independently, self-learn new systems, and support program development and feedback cycles.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and assess DoW EW capabilities against adversary threats to identify operational gaps.
• Develop and recommend EW capability gap solutions for DoW agile frameworks.
• Support strategy, concept, and plan development to mitigate EW gaps and integrate EW into joint exercises and modeling & simulation.
• Represent the JEC in DoW and EMSO forums, working groups, and planning sessions.
• Advise on EMS operations, EMI mitigation, spectrum management, and assess operational risk.
• Produce technical documentation, reports, and briefings per contract deliverable requirements.
• Independently explore and self-learn new EMSO programs; perform software testing and gather user feedback.

Skills

Clearance: TS/SCI

Independent worker

Self-learning

EMSO operations experience

Operations analysis

Capabilities development

Testing & certification processes

Program feedback cycles

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

IGNITE is seeking an experienced EMSO operator to support DoD EW programs across DoW and EMSO forums. The role requires a TS/SCI clearance, a bachelor’s degree, and at least 10 years of EMSO experience. Proficiency with MS Office and a strong capability in operations analysis and testing are essential.

The position emphasizes independent learning, proactive program development, and readiness to contribute to high-stakes defense initiatives in a fast-paced environment.