SATCOM Planning SME

Job Title: SATCOM Planning SME

Work Location: Schriever SFB, CO

Clearance: Current/Active TS+

Education: Bachelor's degree in, or 12 years of experience with, Communications or Engineering related field

Experience: minimum 5 years

Travel: Occasional

Job Listing Number: 22-018/CO22002

LCAT: Planning SME

Overview: The United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) J36 requires support for optimizing USSPACECOM's global SATCOM employment to meet Combatant command, Service, and Agency (CC/S/A) and International Partners (IP) needs. In this position you will be assisting with strategic global SATCOM planning to support SATCOM resource allocation for apportionment, deployment, implementation and coalition plans; conducting integrated system-level planning and coordination for all SATCOM systems in support of strategic and global operations including intelligence, commercial, and allied SATCOM resources; providing technical expertise to assist in developing SATCOM policies and procedures, apportionment plans, constellation deployment plans, satellite positioning and repositioning plans, and supporting government implementation processes; and participating in meetings and joint conferences as approved by the Government for review and revalidation of all current and future SATCOM requirements.

Specific Duties:

• Apportionment and Allocation: support all SATCOM apportionment planning and allocation processes for ground, space, and control networks; operational control of sub-networks for apportioned SATCOM resources; network apportionment planning and allocation process for all SATCOM spectrums
• Satellite Positioning and Repositioning: provide technical expertise in the development of SATCOM policies and procedures, apportionment plans, constellation deployment plans, satellite positioning and repositioning plans, and satellite disposal plans.
• Support and attend USSPACECOM Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC), Functional Capabilities Board (FCB), and other meeting as required

Qualifications:

• Active current TS+ clearance
• 12+ years of relevance experience, or education in communication principles and theory in SATCOM, access processes, and related communication and computer systems specified below
• Five plus years of relevant experience with, or education in, communication principles and theory in SATCOM access process and experience with at least five of the following communications and computer systems:
  • Milstar
  • Enhanced Polar System (EPS)
  • Milstar Communications Planning Tool-Integrated (MCPT-I)
  • Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF)
  • Time Distribution Sub-system Pre-processor (TDSSP)
  • Fleet Satellite Communications System (FLTSAT)
  • Joint MILSATCOM Network Integrated (JMINI)
  • Integrated Broadcast Services (IBS)
  • Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)
  • Ultra-High Frequency Follow-on (UFO)
  • Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)
  • Global Broadcast System (GBS)
  • Joint SATCOM Management and Planning System (JSMPS)
  • Joint Integrated SATCOM Tool (JIST)
• Experience in a system engineering field with a specialization in computer science, information technology, or electrical engineering
• Experience in strategic global SATCOM planning processes to support SATCOM resource allocation for apportionment, deployment, implementation, and coalition plans; conducting integrated system-level planning and coordination for all SATCOM systems, provide technical expertise to assist in developing SATCOM policies and procedures, apportionment plans, constellation deployment, satellite positioning and repositioning plans, and supporting government implementation processes
• Experience in planning and evaluating network definitions on the Milstar Mission Planning Element (MPE), JMINI, JSMPS, and JIST
• Experience with scheduled upgrades and apportionment and allocation

To apply to this position please go to www.s4inc.com and click on Careers to complete and an employment application and to upload your resume.

S4 Inc. offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package with 401(k), and universal time off. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans/Disabled. S4 participates in the E-Verify employment verification program. Candidate selected must be able to obtain and maintain the security clearance required by the contract at all times

If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and need a reasonable accommodation to apply to a position, please contact Michelle Sweeney, HR Manager, by phone at (781) 273-1600 or by email at accommodation@s4inc.com.

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