Environmental Monitoring Science and Technology Lead

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Job description

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Location: COLORADO SPRINGS , CO , US

Date Posted: 2021-11-26

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Specialty Engr

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

Description:

Make a difference for national security by joining a team of dedicated professionals in El Segundo, CA who assist the U.S. Space Force and Space Force in developing and deploying the next generation of satellites and ground systems for missile warning (MW) and space-based environmental monitoring (SBEM). These systems alert senior military officials when missile launches occur around the globe, as well as enable global naval vessel and troop movements by providing mission-critical weather data to ensure safe passage.

Our Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) team has an immediate need for a Systems Engineer to act as our Environmental Monitoring (Weather) Science and Technology (S&T) Lead with experience in Department of Defense (DoD), NOAA/NASA, and Commercial Weather Space-Based and Weather Ground systems. Candidate will provide SE&I support to the Environmental Monitoring (EM) Capability

Area Integration Lead to assess current and future EM architecture and program requirements for the Space Systems Command Portfolio Architect's office (SMC/ZA). Candidate needs experience with space and ground systems, broad application of the systems engineering disciplines, and the systems engineering lifecycle.

Major duties of the position include :

• S&T Planning for terrestrial weather and space environment mission areas.
• Supporting system trades and analysis of DoD, commercial and allied capabilities to determine most cost effective architecture to deliver EM mission capabilities to the warfighter.
• Managing technical and programmatic interdependencies, identifying disconnects within these programs and between integration products (schedules, risks, contracts, etc.), developing action plans to address disconnects
• Supporting the development of acquisition-related briefings, plans, papers, and other documentation in support of customer decision-making.
• Leading space and ground technical baseline change investigations to ensure each program meets system and architecture requirements.
• Developing products for risk boards, including setting meeting agendas, coordinating with meeting presenters, compiling risk briefings, and producing meeting minutes.
• Collaborating with prime contractors, other team contractors, government civilians, and members of the U.S. Space Force.
• Collaborates with personnel executing technology applications verifying and validating their
• user-defined thresholds, standing up of virtual community effects demonstration and display platform to reach users for evaluation globally.
• Coordinates and consults with a broad community of researchers at national labs, industry, and academia for applicable technologies and manages and maintains roadmaps for sensors, models, applications, and decision aids.
• Coordinates forums and working groups for defining requirements, entry and exist criteria, and execution and evaluation of technology.

Qualifications

Required Experience

Baccalaureate degree and fourteen plus (14+)years Atmospheric or Environmental Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics or related scientific field ; Master's degree and twelve plus (12+) years Atmospheric or Environmental Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics or related scientific field ; PhD and nine plus (9+) years Atmospheric or Environmental Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics or related scientific field

• Demonstrated system engineering and integration experience with space, ground, operations and sustainment segments of DoD, NOAA/NASA, and Commercial Weather Space-Based and Weather Ground systems with a proven delivery record.
• Prior experience with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), DoD and Commercial Weather satellite programs to include: Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) and Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES-R).
• Candidate should have experience with space and terrestrial Weather systems, ground and space system acquisition, and system engineering experience.
• Experience leading systems engineering activities in the development, transition to operations, operations and sustainment of complex satellite systems.
• Experience writing and delivering technical documents and briefings.
• Demonstrated experience working with Space Force/DoD customers in an acquisition environment.
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, and organizational skills.

Clearance

Must have an Active Top Secret Clearance

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Target salary range: $155,001 - $165,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
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