Sep 12
Top Secret/SCI
Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
Aerospace and Aviation
Co Spgs, CO (On-Site/Office)
PAY: $115,000 - $162,000
JOB SUMMARY: MCSG is seeking an Operations Research Analyst (ORA) to serve as a Lessons Learned Specialist for the 392nd Combat Training Squadron’s (392 CTS) United States Space Force (USSF) Exercise Team at Schriever SFB, CO. This team supports the 392 CTS-led USSF exercises (e.g., SPACE FLAG (SF), POLARIS HAMMER (PH), Flashpoint, and SKIES series). These exercises are designed to prepare Guardians to execute operations in a realistic contested, degraded, and operationally limited (CDO) environment against a thinking and determined adversary. The ORA Lessons Learned Specialist will conduct an in-depth analysis of the results of 392 CTS-sponsored exercises to identify opportunities for continuous process improvements, inform USSF operations, training, and acquisition processes, and facilitate requirements generation for STARCOM’s future training capabilities. Location: Schriever SFB, CO.
PRIMARY DUTIES:
Develops, implements, and maintains the 392 CTS USSF Exercise Lessons Learned (LL) and Continuous Process Improvement programs.
Establishes liaisons with internal and external lesson learned stakeholders to leverage best practices, procedures, and techniques to accommodate data and information collection.
Develops and implements data collection methods (e.g., exercise assessments, surveys, and data analysis) for 392 CTS-led exercises.
Captures, analyzes, and reports observations and lessons learned identified during the design, planning, and execution of USSF exercises, Flashpoint events, and mission-focused events to inform and advise various levels of stakeholders on exercise outcomes and lessons learned.
Recommends changes and improvements in the 392 CTS’s USSF exercise design, planning, execution, and assessment functions.
Participates in STARCOM’s annual and quarterly ECT meetings.
Attends USSF exercise-related meetings as requested by the Government.
Supports hot wash debriefs and after-action report development after each USSF service-level exercise, Flashpoint event, or mission-focused event.
Prepares event-related documents (i.e., trip reports, exercise planning/execution products, after-action reports, lessons learned, meeting minutes) within contractual time frames.
Carries out other tasks as directed by contract leadership required to ensure 392 CTS mission success.
REQUIREMENTS:
7 years of space experience.
Experience in data collection, analysis, and interpretation, with the ability to derive actionable insights from large datasets.
Experience with tools used for exercise planning and reporting (e.g., Joint Lessons Learned Information System (JLLIS), Joint Training Information Management System (JTIMS), Joint Master Scenario Events List (JMSEL)).
This position requires limited travel (less than 4-5 weeks/year).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
5 years of experience in operations research, data analysis, or lessons learned programs.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: 7-15 years of experience working in or for DoD organizations.
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION: Bachelor’s degree preferred from an accredited institution.
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Top Secret/SCI clearance with Special Access Program (SAP) eligibility.
JOB SUMMARY: MCSG is seeking an Operations Research Analyst (ORA) to serve as a Lessons Learned Specialist for the 392nd Combat Training Squadron’s (392 CTS) United States Space Force (USSF) Exercise Team at Schriever SFB, CO. This team supports the 392 CTS-led USSF exercises (e.g., SPACE FLAG (SF), POLARIS HAMMER (PH), Flashpoint, and SKIES series). These exercises are designed to prepare Guardians to execute operations in a realistic contested, degraded, and operationally limited (CDO) environment against a thinking and determined adversary. The ORA Lessons Learned Specialist will conduct an in-depth analysis of the results of 392 CTS-sponsored exercises to identify opportunities for continuous process improvements, inform USSF operations, training, and acquisition processes, and facilitate requirements generation for STARCOM’s future training capabilities. Location: Schriever SFB, CO.
PRIMARY DUTIES:
Develops, implements, and maintains the 392 CTS USSF Exercise Lessons Learned (LL) and Continuous Process Improvement programs.
Establishes liaisons with internal and external lesson learned stakeholders to leverage best practices, procedures, and techniques to accommodate data and information collection.
Develops and implements data collection methods (e.g., exercise assessments, surveys, and data analysis) for 392 CTS-led exercises.
Captures, analyzes, and reports observations and lessons learned identified during the design, planning, and execution of USSF exercises, Flashpoint events, and mission-focused events to inform and advise various levels of stakeholders on exercise outcomes and lessons learned.
Recommends changes and improvements in the 392 CTS’s USSF exercise design, planning, execution, and assessment functions.
Participates in STARCOM’s annual and quarterly ECT meetings.
Attends USSF exercise-related meetings as requested by the Government.
Supports hot wash debriefs and after-action report development after each USSF service-level exercise, Flashpoint event, or mission-focused event.
Prepares event-related documents (i.e., trip reports, exercise planning/execution products, after-action reports, lessons learned, meeting minutes) within contractual time frames.
Carries out other tasks as directed by contract leadership required to ensure 392 CTS mission success.
REQUIREMENTS:
7 years of space experience.
Experience in data collection, analysis, and interpretation, with the ability to derive actionable insights from large datasets.
Experience with tools used for exercise planning and reporting (e.g., Joint Lessons Learned Information System (JLLIS), Joint Training Information Management System (JTIMS), Joint Master Scenario Events List (JMSEL)).
This position requires limited travel (less than 4-5 weeks/year).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
5 years of experience in operations research, data analysis, or lessons learned programs.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: 7-15 years of experience working in or for DoD organizations.
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION: Bachelor’s degree preferred from an accredited institution.
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Top Secret/SCI clearance with Special Access Program (SAP) eligibility.
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