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US Space Force Operational Requirements, Strategy, Policy, and Staffing SME

Sigmatech · Arlington, VA · 1 mo ago
On-siteOTHRFull-time

About the Role

Sigmatech, Inc. is seeking an operational requirements SME to support the US Space Force (USSF) Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Strategy, Plans, Programs, and Requirements in carrying out and executing strategic planning, long‑range resource allocation, developing, directing, and conducting programming activities necessary to complete the USSF Program Objective Memorandum (POM). This position will support the Director of Strategic Engagement who is responsible for developing and integrating strategic narratives necessary to communicate and advocate the USSF resource allocation plan, program objective memorandum, strategies, concepts, requirements, and partnering to internal and external stakeholders. The role will be performed at the customer site in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities

  • Advocate USSF positions through various DoD documents and forums.
  • Integrate resource management inputs and prepare presentations and correspondence to support strategic objectives.
  • Develop strategic resourcing narratives and incorporate them into briefings, speeches, congressional testimony, responses to inquiries, statements, articles, and engagements.
  • Advise the CSRO on congressional liaison and engagement, legislative advocacy, legislative coordination, and other programs affecting CSRO issues and priorities.
  • Interface and perform Space Force strategy and plans‑related analysis and support with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, Department of the Air Force (including the Secretary of the Air Force and Air Force Staffs), Field Commands, and other joint, service, and international partners as required.
  • Support the Joint Integration and Operational Capability Development Divisions with development of Service policy, guidance, oversight, and priorities for the Service's capability development process, ensuring Service integration with the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS).
  • Author, edit, review, and assess capability development products such as Initial Capabilities Documents (ICDs) and Capability Development Documents (CDDs).
  • Advise senior leadership in planning, developing, and coordinating classified activities in support of USSF's global mission.
  • Support deliberate planning processes, development of operational strategy and doctrine, and assist in developing policy, guidance, and orders to USSF Field Commands.
  • Identify and analyze concepts and technologies for investment.
  • Support coordination of sensitive planning activities within the department, with interagency, and Congressional arenas.
  • Generate recommendations for new programs, policies, doctrine, strategies, studies, and approaches.
  • Manage accounts on NIPRNet & SIPRNet and the Task Management Tool to ensure action items are appropriately tasked, tracked, and closed in a timely manner.
  • Demonstrate understanding of the Space enterprise, including DoD requirements, acquisition, budgeting processes, and applicable Defense Space guidance and policy.
  • Plan, organize, lead, and execute studies or projects and brief results to senior leadership.
  • Perform data analytics to assess and provide feedback on capability development artifacts for each program within the space mission portfolio.

Required Experience and Skills

  • TS clearance with SCI eligibility.
  • Experience supporting Service HQ, DoD agency, or intelligence community staffs.
  • Strong interpersonal, organizational, oral presentation, and executive writing skills.
  • Familiarity with civil, commercial, and international space capabilities and architectures.
  • Familiarity with DoD space architectural analysis.
  • Excellent writing skills.

Preferred Skills

  • Knowledge of Pentagon organization and understanding of Pentagon processes.
  • Familiarity with current Department of Defense efforts in space.
  • Experience evaluating USSF, other DoD, or NRO space systems.
  • Staff experience supporting DoD agencies within the past three years.
  • Familiarity with TMT or other HQ staffing tools.

Required Education and Experience

Master’s degree plus a minimum of 15 years of experience in an operations, engineering, scientific, data science, software programming, artificial intelligence, machine learning, analysis, policy, or planning field, or equivalent experience/responsibility. A bachelor’s degree may be considered with the appropriate background and experience.

Experience and understanding of design, development, and/or operations of one or more DoD operational systems such as Global Positioning System (GPS), Space‑based Infrared System (SBIRS), Space Control, Space C2, Spacelift, ground‑based missile warning radars, protected and un‑protected satellite communications, space‑based environmental monitoring, or space domain awareness.

Preferred Education and Experience

Master’s degree in aerospace or a STEM field.

15+ years of experience in an operations, engineering, scientific, analysis, policy, or planning field related to defense space.

Recent (within the past three years) HQ/AF/SAF staff experience.

Experience writing Joint Requirements documents.

Experience with space system acquisitions.

Keywords

Space

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