Senior PNT Policy Analyst

SAIC; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC, located at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, seeks a Senior Policy Analyst to support the DoW CIO (C3I) and the PNT Enterprise portfolio. The role involves high-quality analysis of GPS, PNT, and NAVWAR issues for senior decision makers, with travel to PNT meetings as required.

The candidate will bring extensive DoD staff experience across OSW, Joint Staff, and the Services, including GPS acquisitions and budget reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years related experience.
• Master's degree with 8+ years related experience.
• PhD or JD with 5+ years related experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, track, and complete taskings on PNT programmatic and acquisition issues.
• Monitor, track, and complete taskings on PNT funding issues, PNT POM, and budget builds.
• Monitor relevant defense planning guidance and capability program guidance.
• Monitor NDAA and Armed Services Committees tasks related to PNT.
• Lead development and submission of mitigating critical vulnerabilities.
• Support PNT meeting preparations and execution as required.

Skills

Time management

Multi-tasking

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD or JD

Job description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Policy Analyst to provide support to the DoW CIO (C3I). The successful candidate will support the DoW Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Enterprise portfolio, providing high-quality analysis and assessments of emerging GPS, PNT, and NAVWAR issues for senior DoW CIO decision makers. Work will be performed at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Monitor, Track, complete taskings on PNT Programmatic and Acquisition issues
• Monitor, Track, complete taskings on PNT Funding issues, PNT POM, and Budget builds
• Monitor, Track, complete taskings on defense planning guidance and capability program guidance
• Monitor and determine NDAA and Armed Services Committees' taskings related to PNT
• Lead the development and submission of Mitigating Critical Vulnerabilities
• Support all PNT meeting preparations and execution as required
• Travel to PNT related meetings and conferences as required
• Support Deputy Director and Director of PNT as required
• Address all other tasks as assigned

This position is 5-days per week in the Pentagon with working hours as 0800-1630.

Bachelors and ten (10) years or more of related experience; Masters and eight (8) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and five (5) years or more experience.

Active TS/SCI Clearance

Knowledge of the PNT Enterprise and Navigation Warfare.

Strong Pentagon or equivalent staff experience across OSW, Joint Staff and the Services (3+ years).

Experience with GPS Acquisitions, Presidential Budget Reviews, RDT&E or DOT&E as they relate to GPS. Experience as a GPS Program Element Monitor (PEM) is ideal. (Experience with other large military satellite systems like MILSATCOM, MILSTAR, and SIBRS is acceptable).

Knowledge of Space Operations, with an understanding of how space systems function e.g. 3 segments, RF C2 links, challenges with ops, sustainment, and modernization.

Knowledge of Space systems; Satellites; Satellite Communication, and test range.

Effective manager of multi-tiered workload. - Impeccable time management and multi-tasking skills.