INTELLIGENCE ANALYST

Igniters operate in the world’s most demanding environment. We are self-motivated, mission-driven, and relentless in solving the Warfighter’s hardest problems. We move fast, think differently, and execute with precision to tackle high-stakes challenges across AI/ML, space and missile defense intelligence, EMSO, advanced analytics, and programmatic domains. As an employee-owned SDVOSB headquartered in Huntsville, AL, our team delivers mission-critical impact for the Army, Air Force, Space Force, MDA, NASA, DIA, and FBI. Ignite exists to outpace the threat and deliver results that matter in the moments that count.

We are seeking a driven, detail-oriented Intelligence Analyst to join our team supporting NOVASTAR in Dayton, OH. This position is expected to be onsite.

Responsibilities

• Identify commercial and non-state actors and trends that impact the space domain, and author one to three finished intelligence products per fiscal year.
• Understand the National Intelligence Priorities Framework (NIPF) and the key intelligence questions the team answers in production.
• Integrate multi-source information from classified and unclassified systems to support understanding of financial, supply chain, space services, and related trends.
• Assist with investigations into foreign payloads by making quick-turn assessments of foreign entities and their capabilities and motivations.
• Identify key resources, frameworks, and technologies that could compete with U.S. interests in the space domain, such as advancements in commercial AI processing, launch capacity, or communications systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM, Intelligence Studies, or a related discipline.
• Must have an active TS/SCI Security Clearance or the ability to obtain one.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and be able to obtain and hold an active Security Clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience in assessing adversarial threat systems in air or space systems.
• Financial analysis background, with supply chain, foreign contracts, or research funding experience.
• Legal background in law, space law, or business law.
• Cultural or language fluency in foreign nations with commercial space systems.
• Experience using OSINT or publicly available information (PAI), with familiarity with the target-language online landscape.
• Experience preparing briefs and briefing leadership.
• Prior military experience a plus.