Odyssey has an exciting new opportunity providing Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) supporting the US Space Force mission to defend National Security Interests in Space as a Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Radar Systems Acquisition Logistician providing support as a member of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) program team in Space Systems Command (SSC), System Delta 85 (SYD 85).

SYD 85 is the U.S. Space Force organization responsible for developing and delivering resilient space capabilities supporting Battle Management, Command, Control, Communication, and Space Intelligence (BMC3I). SYD 85 synchronizes acquisition efforts for critical space system capabilities and works together with Combat Forces Command (CFC) Mission Deltas to improve mission readiness.  

Odyssey Systems provides A&AS support to the Government in five areas: Product Support, Sustainment Engineering & Sustainment Management, Technical Order Management, Technical User Interface, and System Design, Engineering, and Integration.  These tasks are executed laterally with USSF SSC/SZB depot and development contractors and with SDA stakeholders.

This is a full-time position at 2424 Garden of the Gods Road in Colorado Springs, CO with the potential for 1-2 days of tele-work per week at the discretion of the government.

An A&AS contractor is a knowledgeable and trusted advisor to the Government Program Office. As an SDA Radar Systems Acquisition Logistician, you will support the Government Program Manager and provide Advisory and Assistance Services across a wide range of Integrated Logistical Support (ILS) tasks for the Ground Based Optical Sensor portfolio.  Your Advisory Services to the Government include analyzing system technical characteristics and operational employment scenarios to ensure systems developed are operationally suitable and planning for, acquiring, or developing the full range of support items required to operate, maintain, and sustain complex systems. Systems Acquisition Logisticians plan for system maintenance, training support, supply support, tools and test equipment, technical data, and packaging, storage, handling, and transportation. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Support government system program office as subject matter expert in the application of the 12 Integrated Support Elements applied to the development of new systems.
• Identify specific requirements for money, manpower, materiel, facilities, and services needed to support programs
• Apply knowledge of the acquisition lifecycle and product support planning during each phase and possess the ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative project team
• Apply familiarity or experience accomplishing a Logistics Health Assessment (LHA) and knowledge of the DoD Product Support Manager Guidebook; apply experience with defense acquisition management processes in accordance with the DoD 5000 series instructions
• Develop, maintain, and coordinate life-cycle sustainment plans (LCSPs) and other logistics planning documents; review and provide input during development of system design documentation to include technical requirements documents (TRD); capability description documents (CDD); capability production documents (CPD); interface control documents (ICDs); and system specifications
• Provide logistics expertise to government product support managers at technical interchange meetings (TIMs), design reviews, provisioning conferences, in-process reviews, test readiness reviews, event scheduling, internal staff meetings, integrated product team (IPT) and working group meetings
• Provide support to make determinations and develop appropriate scope of support for Real Property Installed Equipment (RPIE)
• Provide relevant revisions, and reviews for product support documents including reliability, maintainability and availability reports, level of repair analysis reports, provisioning analysis, technical orders, and drawings to ensure compliance with current policies and regulations
• Provide relevant input for acquisition planning activities, including writing and reviewing contract statements of work and proposals
• Provide relevant input to acquisition planning activities, upgrades and modifications and studies and interface with contractor logistics support personnel and product support integrators
• Travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations upon government direction
• Other duties as required/requested by the Government and within scope of the S3 contract

Citizenship:  Must be a US citizen

Minimum Qualifications:

Clearance:  Must hold an active Secret clearance, and be eligible to obtain a DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance

Education:  High School Diploma

Years of Experience:  12 years of directly relevant experience with proper certifications, 5 of which must be in the DoD, OR,

• BA/BS degree and 8 years of experience in Integrated Logistics Support (ILS), 4 of which must be in the DoD

Other Qualifications:

• Experience executing ILS support for DoD Acquisition programs
• Self-starter: ability to receive broad guidance and objectives and independently decompose them into detailed, actionable tasks; ability to adjust in a fluid environment
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and team building skills with demonstrated ability to build consensus in a government/contractor team environment
• General understanding of DoD Space Operations and Space Systems

Preferred Qualifications:

Clearance:  Active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance, agreeable to polygraph

Certifications:  Defense Acquisition University (DAU), Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Program Management, PMP, or equivalent

Additional Information:

Location:  Work is performed at 2424 Garden of the Gods Road in Colorado Springs, CO.

Travel:  Up to 15% to CONUS and OCONUS locations upon Government direction

Remote, Onsite, or Hybrid:  Hybrid – potential for 1-2 days per week of tele-work at the discretion of the Government

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