Apogee Enterprises, Inc

COMSAT Analyst

Apogee Enterprises, Inc$90K — $100K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • US citizenship required
  • Must maintain a Secret level clearance
  • High School Diploma or equivalent, Bachelor's preferred
  • 8 years of relevant experience, or 2 years with a degree
  • Familiarity with Joint operations and USSPACECOM organization
  • Experience with DISA, Commercial SATCOM, or RSSC desired

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute operating concepts to protect COMSATCOM systems
  • Support systems engineering studies and simulations
  • Engage with the COMSATCOM Community of Interest for EMI monitoring
  • Maintain situational awareness of COMSATCOM capabilities
  • Assist in government planning and requirements for COMSATCOM
  • Revise plans to address EMI operations and management
  • Coordinate with Combatant Commands for SATCOM resource optimization
  • Develop strategies for geolocation and mitigation of EMI threats
  • Document trends and reports on EMI events for Commercial SATCOM
  • Integrate detection capabilities into a COMSATCOM common operational picture

Benefits

  • Full-time position with onsite work at Peterson SFB
  • Opportunity to engage with military operations and technology
  • Involvement in critical national defense initiatives
  • Potential for collaboration with the intelligence community
  • Chances to influence the future of SATCOM operations
Full Job Description
Overview

Apogee is seeking a COMSAT Analyst to provide Engineering and Analytical support to the US Space Command (USSPACECOM). Support includes planning, definition, implementation, and operational management of global communications systems to yield more effective and flexible global SATCOM support.

 

Program: The Department of Defense’s SATCOM Enterprise is essential to global military operations and all U.S. Space Command missions, providing secure, resilient communications across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. It integrates Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) and Commercial Satellite Communications (COMSATCOM), combining DoD-owned and commercial assets to ensure worldwide connectivity. This “system of systems” includes satellites, ground stations, and gateways, enabling mission-critical coordination in any environment. Together, these capabilities deliver the communications backbone for joint force operations and national defense. 

 

This is a full-time opportunity located at Peterson SFB in Colorado Springs, CO.

Responsibilities
  • Provide assistance with developing, coordinating, and executing operating concepts to protect and defend COMSATCOM systems
  • Provide support for systems engineering studies, analyses, and activities, and provide support to simulations and activities to define and optimize system interoperability, security, and standardization
  • Engage with the COMSATCOM Community of Interest to support EMI monitoring, detection, identification, reporting, characterization, and geographic location for current and emerging electronic warfare threats to SATCOM systems
  • Support activities to maintain situational awareness of COMSATCOM capabilities available for EMI monitoring, detection, characterization, and geolocation that can be employed effectively for military operations. Provide support to analyze new capabilities to monitor, detect, characterize, and geolocate EMI in support of Space Operations
  • Assist with the Government's planning and requirements definition for COMSATCOM systems and assessing satellite movements, reconfigurations, and operational impacts on current and future operations and plans related to EMI effects on COMSATCOM operations and management
  • Assist in the Government's revision of plans, policies, and documentation to account for EMI operations and management requirements in support of Government operational decisions
  • Provide support for coordination activities with Combatant Commands and other SATCOM users to assess availability of SATCOM resources to support operations and optimization of SATCOM resources in response to EMI activities and events
  • Provide support to develop strategies to identify, characterize, geolocate, and mitigate non-hostile and hostile EMI in collaboration with the intelligence community and other COIs to ensure freedom of action in the space domain
  • Document and provide statistical trends and reports on EMI events related to Commercial SATCOM
  • Provide support to integrate detection and characterization capabilities into a COMSATCOM/EMI common operation picture (COP), facilitating SATCOM spectrum situational awareness, streamlining identification and reporting processes, and improving COMSATCOM interference resolution services
  • Assist in the development of CONOPS, CDD, and CPD; and provide analysis, engineering, and administrative support for Annual Joint SATCOM Working Groups
Qualifications

Minimum Experience:

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen Clearance: Must have at time of application and be able to maintain a Secret level clearance.Education: HS DiplomaYears of Experience: 8 years of experienceAdditional Experience:

  • Familiarity with Joint processes, operations, and commands
  • Familiarity with the USSPACECOM organization is desired
  • Previous experience with DISA, Commercial SATCOM, or RSSC is desired

Preferred Qualifications:Education: Bachelor's Degree in place of the experience requirement above Years of Experience: 2 years of experience 

 

Additional InformationLocation:  Onsite at Peterson SFB

 

Pay RangeUSD $90,000.00 - USD $100,000.00 /Yr.

About Apogee Enterprises, Inc

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. is a leading provider of glass solutions, services, and technologies. The company offers glass products, including architectural glass, such as energy-efficient windows, curtain walls, storefronts, and entrances; and glass coatings for commercial buildings. It also provides glass fabrication services, such as cutting, tempering, laminating, and insulating glass units production; and project management services. The company serves the commercial construction and renovation markets, as well as the residential market. Apogee Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Learn more about Apogee Enterprises, Inc
Size
5,500 employees
Market Cap
$976.8 million
Industry
Net Income
$69.7 million
Founded
1949
5 Year Trend
+3.3%
Revenue
$1.2 billion
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