US Space Force Operational Requirements, Strategy, Policy, and Staffing SME

Sigmatech; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Sigmatech, Inc. in Arlington, VA, is seeking a Space Control SME to support the US Space Force in strategy, force structure, and programmatic analyses.

The role requires leading studies, coordinating with DoD stakeholders, and delivering briefings and analytic products to senior leadership. Qualified candidates have a Master’s degree with 15+ years of relevant experience (or a Bachelor’s with equivalent background), TS clearance, and deep knowledge of space architectures and DoD processes.

Qualifications

• TS clearance with SCI eligibility required.
• Experience supporting DoD/IC staffs.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Understanding of space systems and DoD budget processes.

Responsibilities

• Support Force Structure Assessment activities for USSF Space Control capabilities.
• Analyze Orbital, Electromagnetic, and Cyberspace systems to support force structure requirements.
• Assess USSF programmed force and identify gaps across DOTmLPF-P.
• Coordinate Space Control-focused Mission Area Working Groups with HQ and field commands.
• Advocate USSF positions through DoD documents and forums.
• Develop strategic resourcing narratives and briefings, including congressional testimony.
• Prepare reports and decision-support products on Space Control topics.
• Interface with DoD offices and Joint staffs as required.
• Advise senior leadership on planning classified activities supporting USSF global mission.
• Support operational strategy, doctrine, policy, and guidance development.
• Generate recommendations for new programs and approaches.
• Manage accounts on multiple networks and ETMS2 to track actions.
• Support access administration for classified programs.

Skills

TS Clearance with SCI eligibility

Experience supporting Service HQ or Do

Interpersonal, organizational, oral &

Space capabilities & architectures

DoW space architecture familiarity

Excellent writing skills

Lead studies and brief senior leaders

DoW requirements, acquisition & budget

Education

Master’s Degree + 15 years experience or Bachelor's with appropriate background

Experience with DoD operational systems (GPS, SBIRS, Space Control)

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US Space Force Operational Requirements, Strategy, Policy, and Staffing SME

Sigmatech, Inc. is seeking a Space Control SME to support the US Space Force (USSF) Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Strategy, Plans, Programs, and Requirements in carrying out and executing strategic planning, long-range resource allocation, developing, directing, and conducting Force Structure activities necessary to complete the USSF Program Objective Memorandum (POM). This position will support the Director, Force Structure Division within the Space Control Branch. This position will perform duties at the customer site in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities

• Support Force Structure Assessment activities for the USSF’s programmed Space Control Capabilities.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis of Orbital Warfare, Electromagnetic Warfare, and Cyberspace Warfare systems, programs, investments, capability dependencies, and force structure requirements to support timely delivery of critical capabilities to the Joint Force.
• Perform assessments of the USSF’s Programmed Force and identify gaps across Doctrine, Organization, Training, materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, Facilities, and Policy (DOTmLPF-P).
• Support coordination for Space Control-focused Mission Area Working Groups and facilitate horizontal and vertical coordination across the USSF Headquarters, Field Components, operational units, acquisition organizations, and other stakeholders.
• Advocate USSF positions through various DoD documents and forums.
• Develop strategic resourcing narratives and incorporate them into briefings, speeches, congressional testimony, responses to inquiries, statements, articles, and engagements.
• Prepare reports, responses to queries, justifications, background papers, and decision support products addressing technical, operational, and programmatic aspects of Space Control capabilities and force structure topics.
• Interface and perform Space Force strategy and plans-related analysis and support with the Office of the Secretary of War, and the offices of the Joint Staff, Department of the Air Force (to include the Secretary of the Air Force and Air Force Staffs), Field Commands, and other Joint, Service, and international allies and partners organizations, as required.
• Advise senior leadership in planning, developing, and coordinating classified activities in support of USSF’s global mission.
• Support deliberate planning process and development of operational strategy and doctrine. Assist in developing policy, guidance, and orders to USSF Field Commands. Identify and analyze concepts and technologies for investment.
• Generate recommendations for new programs, policies, doctrine, strategies, studies, and approaches.
• Manage accounts on multiple Information Technology networks across multiple classification levels, and the Enterprise Task Management Software Solution (ETMS2) system, to ensure action items are appropriately tasked, tracked, and closed in a timely manner.
• Support additional collateral duties supporting classified program access administration, including maintaining access records, coordinating access requests / read-ins / read-outs / roster updates, and working with appropriate security and program offices to ensure access actions are completed in accordance with applicable guidance.
• Perform data analytics to assess and provide feedback on the capability development artifacts for each program within the space control mission portfolio.

Experience and Skills

Required Skills

• TS Clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Experience supporting Service HQ or DoW Agency or IC staffs.
• Demonstrated interpersonal, organizational, oral presentation, and executive writing skills.
• Familiarity with civil, commercial, and international space capabilities and architectures.
• Familiarity with the DoW space architectural analysis.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of space enterprise to include DoW requirements, acquisition, and budgeting processes and applicable Defense Space guidance and policy.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, lead, and execute studies or projects and outbrief results to senior leadership.

Preferred Skills

• Pentagon knowledge and understanding of Pentagon organizations.
• Knowledge and familiarity with current Defense Department efforts in space.
• Experience evaluating USSF and other DoW or NRO space systems.
• Staff experience supporting DoW agencies within the past 3 years.
• Familiarity with ETMS2 and/or or other HQ staffing tools.

Required Education/Experience

• Master’s Degree plus a minimum of 15 years of experience in an Operations, Engineering, Scientific, Data Science, Software Programming, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Analysis, Policy, or Planning field, or equivalent experience/responsibility. Bachelor’s degree considered with the appropriate background and experience.
• Experience and understanding of design, development, and/or operations of one or more DoW operational system such as: Global Positioning System (GPS), Space-based Infrared System (SBIRS), Space Control, Space C2, Spacelift, ground-based missile warning radars, protected and un-protected Satellite Communications, Space Based environmental Monitoring, Space Domain Awareness.

Preferred Education/Experience

• Master’s degree in Aerospace or a STEM field.
• 15+ years’ experience in an Ops, engineering, scientific, analysis, policy, or planning field related to Defense Space.
• HQ AF/SAF staff experience within the past 3 years.
• Experience with space system acquisitions.