Space Futures Analyst & Editorial Lead

Ignite Now; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ignite Now in Huntsville, AL seeks a Futures Analyst and Editor to develop the future operating environment for the United States Space Force. You will work with cross-disciplinary SMEs to produce high-impact, decision-ready papers.

You will lead strategic writing and editorial tasks, translate complex findings into clear narratives, and apply advanced analytic methods to support decision makers in a space domain context.

Qualifications

• Expertise in analytic tradecraft, rigorous methodology, and persuasive national security writing.
• Presents decision-oriented, operationally relevant products defensible at Space Force and IC levels.
• Located in Huntsville, AL.

Responsibilities

• Author original analytic papers on future operating environment topics, emerging technologies, strategic competition, and operational implications.
• Edit and refine papers produced by team members to ensure clarity, rigor, logic, and decision relevance.
• Translate complex technical, statistical, and operational findings into clear, concise, persuasive narratives.
• Query authors to constructively resolve ambiguity, strengthen arguments, and eliminate unsupported assertions.
• Prepare papers suitable for publication, formal briefing, and integration into the Future Operating Environment.

Skills

Strategic writing

Editorial leadership

English editing

Data visualization

Analytic tradecraft

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Ignite Now in Huntsville, AL seeks a Futures Analyst and Editor to develop the future operating environment for the United States Space Force. You will work with cross-disciplinary SMEs to produce high-impact, decision-ready papers.

You will lead strategic writing and editorial tasks, translate complex findings into clear narratives, and apply advanced analytic methods to support decision makers in a space domain context.