Space Enterprise Coordinator

Peraton

$104K — $166K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years relevant experience or 9 years in lieu of a degree.
  • Strong background in high-tempo space operations involving varied military and civilian entities.
  • Expertise in orbital mechanics and space surveillance systems.
  • Active TS/SCI clearance with an adjudicated Polygraph is mandatory.
  • 6+ years experience with astrodynamics tools (STK, ASW, ATLAS).
  • Background in supporting and leading space domain missions within the Intelligence Community.

Responsibilities

  • Synchronize communication and procedural workflows across various operations centers.
  • Maintain situational awareness and operational continuity enterprise-wide.
  • Develop effectiveness metrics, assess risks, and coordinate with IC and DoD stakeholders.
  • Coordinate training and exercises for national operations centers and mission ground stations.
  • Implement strategic planning by anticipating future threats and operational requirements.
  • Document Weekly Activity Reports to track significant enterprise statuses and progress.
  • Facilitate testing and integration of new technologies with existing space protection missions.

Benefits

  • Work in a full-time role at a government facility in Vandenburburg, CA.
  • Opportunity to travel frequently to various operations centers and ground segments.
  • Collaborative environment with military and civilian leadership.
  • Involvement in critical national security program operations.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

As the Space Enterprise Coordinator for a national security program conducting 24/7 Space Warfighting operations, you will synchronize communication, procedural workflows, system integration and training efforts across operations centers, mission ground stations (MGSs), commercial resources and other partnered agencies. As a space defense mission and system subject-matter expert (SME), you will facilitate the rapid adoption of developing system tools and align network capabilities to maximize a total-enterprise force response to meet rising challenges within the space domain.

A successful candidate will frequently travel and liaise with DoD, IC and supporting commercial community staff and leadership to assess mission protection readiness, best practices, and identify potential risks to assure informed program management and customer decision-makers. The ability to manage training and coordinate participation in cross-organizational exercises from both tactical and operational perspectives with advanced knowledge of specialized Indications and Warning (I&W) tools is fundamental to this position. Additionally, you will maintain knowledge of current task orders, space events, systems & mission needs and programmatic goal timelines serving as a SME focal point for the program, customer and related system development contracts while ensuring strategic plans are implemented as intended.

Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with Strategic Plans DivisionandMission Protectiontoensure approvedtask orders are implemented as intended acrosscustomerenterprise
  • Maintainenterprise wide-situational awarenessandoperational picturecontinuity
  • Measureeffectiveness & performancecriteriadevelopment; assess riskand predictperformanceand coordinate with IC and DoD stakeholders
  • Coordinate training and exercise eventsfor national operations centers and MGSs
  • Synchronize planningefforts; ensureCourse of Action (COA) andTactics, Techniques, and Procedure (TTPs)meet mission protection needsthrough training,exercisesand test checkout
  • AssessCollection Managementprioritization andmission impactdriveimprovedefficiencies
  • Liaisewithoperations centers and enterprise-wideleadership;lead briefings,facilitatetours
  • DocumentWeekly Activity Reports (WARs) trackingsignificant enterprisestatusesand progressions
  • Facilitatetesting & integration efforts asnew technologieslink with all space protection missions
  • Support strategic planning andanticipatefuture threats and operational requirements
  • Frequentlytravel to partnered operations centers (CONUS, multiple sites within program) andground segments
  • Work full-time on-site at a government facility in Vandenburburg, CA

***This position iscontingentupon award of contract**

Qualifications

Required:

  • Minimum 5years ofprior relevant experience with bachelors degree(BS); 9years ofrelevant experience inlieu of degree,3 years of relevant experiencewith MSdegree or, 0 years of relevant experience with aPHD in related field
  • Experience working in high-tempo space operational environment with contractors and government officials (both military and civilian) of all ranks and leadership levels
  • Understanding and prior applied knowledge of orbital mechanics and space surveillance systems
  • Active TS/SCI clearance withadjudicatedPoly

Preferred:

  • Experience working in high-tempo space operational environment with contractors and government officials (both military and civilian) of all ranks and leadership levels 6+ years experience with STK or other astrodynamics systems (i.e.ASW, ATLAS, SPADOC and/or available I&W tools)
  • Experience working withinIntelligence Communitysupportingspace domain missions
  • Experience supervising personneland/or leading relevant ops teams
  • ExperienceinPlanning, (i.e.Joint Operational Planning & Execution System (JOPES), CCMD/Joint Staff planning process,JointSpecialTechnicalOperationsormanagingteamexecution ofJointDoD and IC plans and
Target Salary Range$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individuals experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

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