Weapon System Requirement SME

About the role

Our client is seeking two senior Requirements Subject Matter Experts to support a high-visibility U.S. Space Force (USSF) mission at the Pentagon focused on weapon-system infrastructure and basing. This is current, mission-critical work: the infrastructure and basing decisions made in this role directly affect how quickly and reliably the Space Force can field, sustain, and operate the systems the warfighter depends on. You will work where programs meet installations, turning mission needs and system architectures into the facility, site, and basing requirements needed to bed down new capabilities. That includes site activation and integration for space ground systems, strategic basing actions, range and launch infrastructure planning, and facility requirements documentation, including MILCON. You will also help shape How Those Infrastructure Requirements Are Prioritized And Funded, partnering with senior stakeholders across headquarters, program offices, operational commands, and installation and base operating support providers, including Base Operating Support-Integrator (BOS-I) organizations. Ideal candidates bring space-domain credibility, hands-on experience fielding systems at the installation level, and the judgment to turn ambiguous, high-stakes problems into traceable, actionable plans.

Job Location: Arlington, VA - Hybrid Remote

Responsibilities

• Lead site activation and installation integration planning for new space system beddowns, coordinating facility, power, communications, security, and mission support requirements with installation, civil engineering, and BOS-I stakeholders.
• Develop, prioritize, and document facility and construction requirements tied to program fielding, and support the path to funding, including MILCON
• Support Air Force and Space Force strategic basing actions and range or launch infrastructure planning, from site evaluation through basing decision.
• Lead the development, validation, prioritization, and traceability of weapon-system infrastructure and basing requirements.
• Translate mission concepts, system architectures, readiness needs, and sustainment dependencies into actionable infrastructure requirements.
• Assess infrastructure gaps, inform basing decisions, and guide cross-functional teams through complex actions from definition to resolution.
• Facilitate senior-level working sessions and deliver clear, decision-ready products while strengthening repeatable requirements processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and eight or more years of relevant Federal Government Or Department Of War Experience In Requirements Development, Capability development, infrastructure planning, basing, or related mission support.