Enterprise Ground Technical Agent

Location

El Segundo, CA | United States

Job description

Stellar Solutions is focused on solving the most complex aerospace systems engineering problems, from national security to space exploration, across commercial and government sectors. The motto and vision of Stellar Solutions is “Meet a customer’s critical needs while fulfilling our dream jobs.” A woman-owned small business founded by Celeste Ford in 1995, Stellar Solutions, Inc. has been providing high impact engineering services, end-to-end technical expertise and creative solutions to significant national and international customers for over 27 years. 

Stellar Solutions is seeking a talented professional who can provide enterprise level strategic technical support. The contractor team shall assist the Cross Mission Integration Office with technical and visionary expertise that informs ground segment investments, and enhances space architectures from mission specific stovepipes to a common enterprise ground framework utilizing automation and services as a basis for capabilities. This will entail but is not limited to collaboration with other space agencies, organizations, and services at SAP classification levels, analyzing mission needs, exploring implementation of standards where practicable, evaluation of technology solutions, performing systems trades, conducting pertinent studies, and contributing to reviews and products that inform investment and integration of cross mission solutions for the space ground segment and associated capabilities.

This role supports the Space Systems Command (SSC) Space Systems Architect Systems Engineering and Cross Mission Integration Office. The ideal candidate would already have a TS/SCI (or be TS/SCI eligible) and experience with ground systems used for satellite telemetry, tracking, ad commanding (TT&C). (20 years of experience overall)

Responsibilities  

include building and coordinating acquisition strategies, technical reports and briefings to include business and policy analysis. This role involves working closely with assigned government and contractor teams that may be augmented based upon the actions in work. The applicant may support discussions and analysis of organizational strategies and initiatives as well as long-term goals and issues to address in deliverables. The applicant may also will organize face-to-face meetings and teleconferences and review technical and programmatic documentation related to assigned taskings.

Tasks include but not limited to support the JHU/APL team:

• Creating and supporting initiatives that capture the as-is ground architecture, coordinate should-be ground architectures, and execute a continuous strategy that closes the gap between the two.
• Coordination with scientific community to identify ground associated technology insertion points and capability “waves” pertaining to the ground segment
• Participate in highlighting decision criteria, defining risk, and instilling a process for continuous evaluation of technology opportunities
• Support and participate in coordination with multiple services, agencies, and organizations – both civil and military – to discover standardized requirements and interfaces for Ground systems and associated capabilities where practicable
• Assist the Government team to continuously shape its Cross-Mission Strategies that document desired outcomes for multi-mission Enterprise solutions
• Coordinate with the Government’s Operational Command and Control (C2) team in the development of vignettes and use cases that discover capability gaps in the space enterprise.
• Assist supporting programs pursuing enterprise solutions by executing analysis, discovery, and studies tat benefit the progression of their efforts.

Successful applicant will organize face-to-face meetings and teleconferences and review technical and programmatic documentation related to assigned missions.

Work will primarily be conducted in Los Angeles, California, but travel may be required

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Engineering or STEM1 or equivalent work experience
• 20+ years of experience in Government acquisition
• U.S. Citizen with Top Secret/SCI clearance
• Must be familiar with US Air Force and Space Force Acquisition reporting on Cost, Schedule, and Performance
• Experience working with Higher Headquarters, other military Services and support agencies, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and Congressional engagements
• Be familiar with digital engineering and system engineering tools to generate strategic reports and recommendations

Desired Qualifications:

• SSC and ground segment experience
• Ability to obtain SCI 

The typical pay range for this part-time position is USD $96,000 - $108,000 per year, total package. Individual pay is determined by many factors including work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual performance bonus, retirement plan and other benefits (all included as part of package).

Index:

1. EGTA: Enterprise Ground Technical Agent
2. CMI: Cross Mission Integration
3. SSC: Space Systems Command
4. TS/SCI: Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information
5. TT&C: Telemetry, Tracking, and Commanding
6. JHU/APL: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
7. C2: Command and Control
8. STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
9. DoD: Department of Defense
10. SAP: Special Access Program
11. USAF: United States Air Force
12. CMMI: Capability Maturity Model Integration
13. DoDI: Department of Defense Instruction
14. GA: Ground Architecture
15. SCI: Sensitive Compartmented Information

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