Program Analyst

Astrion$150K — $175K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Experience in space systems acquisition, systems engineering, and operations with a knowledge of DoD acquisition processes.
  • USAF/USSF Corporate Science and Technology maturation experience preferred.
  • Master's Degree in a related STEM field (Engineering or Mathematics).
  • 10+ years of relevant experience in space systems.
  • Ability to perform all functional duties independently.
  • Current Top Secret Security Clearance, SCI eligible.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate future space and missile Systems of Systems and Families of Systems to link materiel solutions to warfighter needs.
  • Create and assess enterprise and scenario-based roadmaps.
  • Perform assessments of technology needs, threats, and gaps.
  • Provide cross-enterprise architecting analysis and integration for rapid decision support in modernization.
  • Create and synchronize SoS policy processes across multiple space programs.
  • Assist in project management by tracking performance and schedule development.
  • Support analysis of capability gaps to derive necessary technology solutions.

Benefits

  • Full-time position in a leading-edge sector.
  • Opportunity to define the future of space operations.
  • Experience with innovative technologies like AI to enhance data analysis.
  • Engage with cross-enterprise collaborations with major defense research organizations.
  • Impactful work that supports national security objectives.
Full Job Description
Overview

PROGRAM ANALYST

LOCATION:El Segundo, CA

JOB STATUS:Fulltime

CLEARANCE:TS/SCI Eligible

TRAVEL:As Needed

SALARY: $150K-$175K

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Program Analyst/Senior Space Systems Engineer to join theTask Force Futures Team, Space Systems Integration Office (SSIO), Space Systems Command (SSC), Los Angeles AFB, El Segundo, CA.

As a member of the Task Force Futures Team, you will play a critical role in developing, advancing, and delivering system-of-systems space capabilities in support of national security objectives. This is an opportunity to define the future of space operations, shape enterprise requirements, perform mission engineering, and drive science and technology investments across USSF mission portfolios.

You will contribute to Development Plans for USSF core and enterprise functions that bridge future warfighter capability needs to a plan foracquiring materiel solutions.

You will also create a roadmap of activities and technology maturation processes that guide requirements and acquisition efforts.

You will have opportunities to learn and use innovative tools, such as Artificial Intelligence, to analyze data and create work products.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

  • Experience in supporting space systems acquisitions, systems engineering, and operations; must be knowledgeable of DoD acquisition processes
  • USAF/USSF Corporate Science and Technology maturation experience
  • Master's Degree in a related STEM field (i.e. Engineering or Mathematics)
  • 10+ years of relevant experience
  • Ability to track/perform all functional duties independently
  • Current Top Secret Security Clearance, SCI eligible

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

  • Experience using AI Tools to analyze and develop data
  • Demonstrated proficiency with management of tactical and strategic communications, marketing, and development of work products
  • Exceptional customer relationship management highly desirable

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Evaluation and assessment of future space and missile Systems of Systems (SoS)and Families of Systems (FoS) at the cross-enterprise level, linking materiel solutions to warfighter capability needs in new combinations
  • Create and assess systems, enterprise, and scenario-based roadmaps
  • Perform assessment of technology needs, threats and gaps
  • Provide cross-enterprise architecting analysis, engineering best practices, andenterprise level integration to provide highly integrated space enterprise capabilitiesto the warfighter and rapid decision quality support for key modernization orrecapitalization decisions
  • Create and synchronize the enterprise SoS policy and processes tosupport SSC mission across multiple space programs
  • Assist government managers in the management of projects and taskings bydeveloping and tracking performance and schedule
  • Support technology development to improve the number of successful technologyplans and the eventual investments and projects that meet technology needs
  • Support analysis of capability gaps or shortfalls and what technology needs may bederived or evident in that problem area; work products include rationale, anapproach to investigate or develop courses of actions as proposals the Science andTechnology (S&T) community should assess
  • Technical support includes engineering evaluation of technology performance (technical performance measures), the maturation timelines (the roadmap), and the criteria and mechanisms to transition the technology to acquisition programs/sponsors
  • Assist the development of strategic S&T partnerships with mission partners suchas Air Force Research Lab, SpaceWERX, MIT/Lincoln Labs, Space DevelopmentalAgency, Space Rapid Capabilities Office, etc.
  • Conduct and support overall planning for technology management activities
  • Support the management of USSF S&T within DAFI 61-101
  • Work to establish and monitor Capability Collaboration Teams (CCTs); invigorate the transition planning processes; and work with the community to increase the transition of selected technology solutions
  • Define clear, justifiable, and traceable S&T priorities for the USSF, aligning them with future force design andstrategicguidance to ensure focused S&T investment in critical capabilities
  • Understand and baseline the status of all USSF S&T investments and explain their reach back to objective force capabilities to inform funding recommendations on investments and divestments

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