Senior Analyst, Technical Integration - Orbital Warfare - Clearance Required

Senior Analyst, Technical Integration - Orbital Warfare - Clearance Required

Job Locations US-CO-Colorado Springs

Job ID

2024-11959

of Openings

Category

Engineering

Overview

LMI is seeking a Senior Analyst, Technical Integration - Orbital Warfare in the Crystal City, VA or Colorado Springs, CO area.

LMI is a consultancy dedicated to powering a future-ready, high-performing government, drawing from expertise in digital and analytic solutions, logistics, and management advisory services.

We deliver integrated capabilities that incorporate emerging technologies and are tailored to customers' unique mission needs, backed by objective research and data analysis.

Founded in 1961 to help the Department of Defense resolve complex logistics management challenges, LMI continues to enable growth and transformation, enhance operational readiness and resiliency, and ensure mission success for federal civilian and defense agencies.

LMI has been named a 2022 #TopWorkplace in the United States by Top Workplaces! We are honored to be recognized as a company that values a people-centered culture, and we are grateful to our employees for making this possible!

The qualified applicant will support the Space Warfighting Analysis Center's (SWAC) Force Design Integration Office (FDIO) in Crystal City, VA (or Colorado Springs, CO) with an expectation of travel to and from the Pentagon roughly twice per week and infrequent travel outside and capital region (approximately twice per year).

The applicant will support SWAC Force Design technical analysis with focus on orbital warfare (kinetic and non-kinetic) through collaboration with SWAC Programs, independent analysis, and development of integrated decision support products which articulate SWAC space system Force Design recommendations to meet joint warfighting needs.

Responsibilities include ensuring strategic guidance, joint needs, operational scenarios, and operating concepts are integrated into SWAC analysis at multiple classification levels.

Additionally, the qualified candidate will support USSF decisions for resourcing, policy and requirements development, acquisitions, and operational planning based on FD recommendations.

The applicant must have a technical depth and breadth of space capabilities with an understanding of complex analysis and industry capabilities and best practices, and must be capable of translating USSF capabilities into the joint context to allow for joint integration.

Position requires CI Poly.

Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities :

Interface with DAF, USSF, and USSF Field Command technical experts and staffs

• Articulate technical FD recommendations to USSF / HQ, Joint communities, and Mission Partners
• Support transition of FD recommendations into USSF and joint Requirements documents, foster thorough joint approval process, and provide a technical basis for acquisition strategy development
• Engage joint, service, and Mission Partners to understand, document, and maintain operational needs & requirements for ingestion into FD analysis
• Support development of investment priorities based on FD recommendations and integration into annual USSF Program Objective Memorandum (POM) budget
• Assist in the set up and execution of Force Design Conferences
• Capture and recommend force design dependencies and opportunities (joint, intelligence community, industry, international and other government organizations)
• Support high-visibility capability efforts (ex. SECAF's Operational Imperatives)

To successfully execute the above duties and responsibilities, the applicant should have soft skills such as :

• Ability to quickly create decision quality materials for senior leaders
• Understanding complex technical issues and produce recommendations for a wide audience
• Have the experience and expertise to turn technical / engineering elements into requirements that will drive acquisition activites
• Applying critical thinking in complex and dynamic organizational environments
• Having strong communication skills (technical writing, developing presentations, etc.)

Qualifications

Required :

• Bachelor's Degree (STEM Master's Degree desired)
• 10+ years space operations or space acquisition experience
• 4+ years Joint operational planning, integration, or requirements development experience (desired)
• 5+ years of commercial / civil space experience (desired)
• Experience with space design and / or architecture development including satellite ground systems
• Experience with and knowledge of DoD, IC, and commercial organizations
• Experience working in SCI / SAP environment (highly desired)
• Top Secret / SCI and Special Access Required eligibility (required)
• CI Poly within last 10 years

Target salary range : $114,108 - $203,112. Final compensation will be determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to your skills, experience, education, and / or certifications.

The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation.

Individual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and security clearances.

LMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. LMI is committed to the fair treatment of all and to our policy of providing applicants and employees with equal employment opportunities.

LMI recruits, hires, trains, and promotes people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, disability, age, protected veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application process, please contact [email protected]

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You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

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