Sensor Operator - Diego Garcia

Discover this great opportunity in our Diego Garcia international location. Bring your expertise and collaborative skills to make an impact toward military defense and the safety of sailors by supporting this critical mission.

Serco supports the U.S. Space Force as a prime for their Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) contract to manage and obtain metric observations of specific objects daily. You will help maintain the sensors, support equipment, and the facility that houses them at Detachment 2, Naval Support Facility in Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). This mission is vital to keeping existing satellites safe and providing critical information to organizations launching new satellites.

You will help operate and maintain three (3), one-meter telescopes equipped with highly sensitive digital cameras. You’ll respond to Government tasking to obtain metric observations of specific objects daily.

Responsibilities

• Complete and maintain certifications from company-provided Optical Sensor operator training.
• Perform sensor operations, area searches, and other sensor support tasks.
• Accomplish Higher Headquarters taskings and reporting requirements issued by JSpOC in the Consolidated Tasking List (CTL) and associated updates.
• Accomplish mission scheduling before the start of the operational period by identifying taskings to be accomplished during the operational period: routine and special metric taskings, SOI signature gathering, and raw video collection.
• Schedule observation attempts to provide time separation within weather, equipment, and tasking constraints based on collection requirements.
• Perform manual scheduling, special sensor settings, and other special techniques.
• Complete 100 percent of SOI-tasked objects each month; maintain workload data on number and frequency of SOI taskings.
• When directed by JSpOC, accomplish CalSat tracking at specified frequencies with each available sensor.
• Perform required post-mission activities, including maintaining any applicable operations logs, recorded data, and workload data.
• Document operations, security events, equipment status, authorized software changes, shift changes, changing of the Zulu day, and any other significant events in an operations log.
• Complete sensor and mount calibrations in accordance with GEODSS Technical Orders (TOs).
• Perform assignments relative to the implementation, operation, and maintenance of equipment and facilities requiring knowledge of communications equipment/procedures and the ability to operate radio/communications equipment, sensors, and other consoles, computers, recording instrumentation, and other instrumentation and/or equipment peculiar to the GEODSS system.
• Complete initial and monthly recurring training and maintain certification for operations positions. Complete Government and corporate ancillary training.
• Perform operational checkout and pre-mission preparations for systems and equipment.
• Comply with all security procedures for Operations Security (OPSEC) and Communications Security (COMSEC).
• Assist electronic technicians in the daily operational and performance checkout of equipment and systems.
• Provide coordination and controls resources including recording media, safety, and security in support of the site mission.
• In time of crisis, support other services to increase the security and well-being of the site.
• Assist with maintaining site operations procedures.
• Assist other Space Sensor Program sites as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• An active DoD Secret clearance
• U.S. Citizenship with valid U.S. passport
• High School Diploma or GED
• 1 year of relevant work experience
• The ability to work shift work due to the 24/7 work environment
• The ability to successfully pass a physical/medical exam, a background check, and drug screen prior to travel to Diego Garcia

Preferred Qualifications

• An active Top Secret clearance

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Robust vacation and sick leave benefits, and flexible work arrangements where permitted by role or contract
• 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages that can be purchased, including pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Employee Assistance Plan

Pay

The salary range for this position is provided as a general guideline and represents a good faith estimate across all experience levels. Actual base salary will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the scope of the role, relevant experience, job-related knowledge, education and training, key skills, and geographic market considerations. For roles available in multiple states, the range may vary to reflect differences in local labor markets. In addition to base salary, eligible positions may include other forms of compensation such as annual bonuses or long-term incentive opportunities.