SN Weather Systems Sustainment SME

Odyssey Systems has an exciting new opportunity providing Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) supporting the US Space Force mission to defend National Security Interests in Space as a Space Sensing (SN) Weather Systems Sustainment SME supporting the Space System Command’s System Space Sensing System Delta 810 Space/Terrestrial Environmental Analysis & Resource Branch (SSC SYD 810/ETS).

SSC SYD 810/ETS integrates SN operations with current SN programs of record, networks, and Command and Control (C2) data exploitation and dissemination systems and is responsible for sustainment of existing ground-based weather systems including Ionospheric Ground Sensors (IGS), Solar Electro-Optical Network (SEON), Space Weather Analysis & Forecast System (SWAFS), Military Assistance to the Space Environment (mase), talon 6a, COSMIC II, and Electric Charged Particle sensor (ecp).

Odyssey Systems provides A&AS support to the Government in five areas: Product Support, Sustainment Engineering & Sustainment Management, Technical Order Management, Technical User Interface, and System Design, Engineering, and Integration. These tasks are executed laterally with USSF SSC/SZB depot and development contractors and with SN stakeholders.

This is a full-time position at 1055 N Newport Rd, Colorado Springs, CO with the potential for 3-4 days of telework per week at the discretion of the government.

An A&AS contractor is a knowledgeable and trusted advisor to the Government Program Office. As an SN Weather Systems Sustainment SME you will support the Government Space Program Manager and provide Advisory and Assistance Services across a wide range of Program Management and science tasks for the entire branch. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Review and provide technical evaluation of vendor proposals for sustainment, contractor re-competes, upgrades and modifications
• Coordinate, review and provide input to and comments during the development of system design documentation including technical requirements documents (TRDs), capability description documents (CDDs), capability production documents (CPDs), interface control documents (ICDs), and system specifications
• Coordinate, review and provide input into documentation for the space weather programs such as Security Classification Guide, agreements, requirements, etc.
• Support the Government at technical interchange meetings (TIMs), design reviews, test readiness reviews, internal staff meetings, Integrated Product Team (IPT) meetings, working groups, and informal meetings, interfacing with prime contractor program management and technical personnel
• Organize and support working group meetings across multiple organizations; research, provide recommended solutions and/or resolve questions, issues, and risks identified in IPT meetings; develop and provide recommended actions to the Government Program Management team and to Portfolio and Division senior management; coordinate with prime contractors, depot contractors, and Government functional teams
• Provide program oversight support to the Government team; prepare briefings, reports, and informational analyses in support of the Division’s programs; identify and prepare consolidated lessons learned reports from applicable related programs
• Travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations upon government direction
• Other duties as requested by the Government and within the constraints of the S3 contract

Minimum Qualifications:

Clearance: Active Secret clearance, able to obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance

Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, program management, or a science field

Years of Experience: 4 years of directly relevant experience performing program management activities within an Air Force, Space Force, DoD, Intelligence, or Missile Defense Agency Acquisition organization

Certifications: None required

Other Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and team building skills with demonstrated ability to build consensus in a government/contractor team environment
• General understanding of DoD Space Operations and Space Sensing Systems

Preferred Qualifications:

Clearance: Active DoD Secret clearance, agreeable to polygraph

Education: BA or BS

Years of Experience: 10 or more years of experience with 4 or more years of experience performing program management activities within an Air Force, Space Force, DoD, Intelligence, or Missile Defense Agency acquisition organization

Certifications: None required

Additional Information:

Location: Work is performed at 1055 N. Newport Rd in Colorado Springs, CO.

Travel: Up to 25% to CONUS and OCONUS locations upon Government direction

Remote, Onsite, or Hybrid: Remote with monthly to quarterly visits depending on work

Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.

This position is filled through continuous recruitment and will remain open until a sufficient pool of applications has been received.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, Tricare supplement, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, employee assistance program, learning and development benefit, paid time off, and holidays.

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