Space Access and Logistics System Engineer

Overview

Headquarters United States Air Force, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration.

Responsibilities


The Space Access and Logistics Systems Engineer Subject Matter Expert (SME) support the Space Systems Engineering Directorate by assessing Security Assertion Markup language (SAML) architectures across national security, civil, commercial, and international space sectors. The Senior SME for SAML also identifies opportunities, potential gaps or areas of duplication to inform Department of the Air Force planning and programming.



Responsibilities

• Provide assessments and lead working groups supporting SAML architecture, specifically integration and interoperability across the Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), civil, commercial, international, and academia, where appropriate.
• Participate in and leads working groups supporting space launch, spaceports, Space Mobility and Logistics, and Point to Point Delivery (P2D) concepts.
• Collaborate with Space Systems Command's (SSC) Space Systems Integration Office (SSIO). Ensure the coordination of SAML related capabilities with mission areas and enterprise requirement activities.
• Provide information necessary to inform Space acquisition decisions, such as SAML architectural impacts to impending planning, programming, budgeting, and execution (PPBE) decisions.
• Provide cross organizational synthesis of SAML products, materials and recommendations for both internal and external audiences including the Intelligence Community, Government Accountability Office, National Security Council, and National Space Council.
• Coordinate with the Science and Technology Directorate (SQT) to ensure awareness of emerging advanced technologies that could enable new SAML concepts.
• Maintain insight of SAML programs via the Program Element Monitors (PEMs) to monitor the implementation and assess status of SAML architectures.
• Maintain awareness of SAML community developments and changes in context and periodically assess the impacts to and the validity of the SAML architectures.
• Maintain up to date, accurate and relevant architectures and utility assessments.
• Develop and maintain SAML roadmaps, Operational View - 1 (OV-1s), and other products needed to depict SAML architectures.
• Review and assess architecture plans to identify overlaps and gaps against current and future threats.
• Identify current and future opportunities for collaborative research, study, planning, programming, budgeting, engineering and architecture.
• Provide a conceptual framework and new way of thinking for attaining more agile, resilient, and "tailorable" SAML capabilities, and emphasizing flexibility across full spectrum.
• Coordinate in the various processes (e.g. Force Design) to ensure SAML equities are considered in future concepts.
• Provide the technical, scientific, and management expertise on SAML to support the development, integration and coordination of space and space-related strategic planning and guidance documents to include policies, strategies, plans, mission directives, roadmaps, and doctrines across the DoD, Intelligence Community (IC), civil, commercial, and international domains.
• Provide expertise to identify policy gaps and opportunities for integrating new and emerging technologies, research and development efforts, and capabilities from DoD, IC, civil, commercial, and international sources into SAML space-related applications.
• Coordinate with the Space Force Staff for SAML requirements and activities.
• Facilitate interagency coordination in order to provide assessments and recommendations on launch Policy and Payload Reviews.
• Provide security and policy assessments of SAML-related products prior to public release.
• Provide assessments and participates in working groups supporting acquisition equities in the Orbital Debris Mitigation and Standard Practices.
• Develop, review, and coordinate SAML Congressional Reporting Requirements (CRRs). Coordinate across the technical and Congressional community to ensure appropriate strategic messaging while meeting the needs of the CRR.
• Attend and provide summaries, analysis, and reviews of SAML-related events and conferences.
• Maintain awareness of current and future activities across industry through one-on-one meetings, Requests for Information (RFIs), and conferences.
• Work with National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC) and other IC organizations to understand future and current threats and the impact to SAML capabilities.
• Any other tasks closely associated with the performance of duties list above and as coordinated with the COR.

Skills Required


Skills Required

• Active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Working familiarity with typical HQ staff packages and documentation to include Electronic Staff Summary Sheets (eSSS), "buckslips", memoranda, and official letter correspondence.
• Working familiarity with standard HQ task and correspondence coordination tools to include Enterprise Task Management Support Solution (ETMS2) - formerly known as the Task Management Tool (TMT) - and Correspondence and Task Management System (CATMS).
• Proficiency with using Microsoft Office and other standard computer applications.
• Experience working successfully with senior executives at multiple organizational levels.
• Experience fostering stable and productive working relationships that communicate expectations and promote cooperation.
• Experience communicating effectively and concisely using a variety of styles and techniques appropriate to the audience.
• Ability to work collaboratively with personnel at all levels of the organization.
• Exemplary writing and editing skills with strict attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt to rapidly adjust to changing work environments while maintaining high levels of performance and support.

Desired Skills:

• Familiarity with Defense Space and National Security Space in the areas of policy, strategy, requirements, capabilities, architectures, programs, acquisition, and operations.
• Familiarity with civil, commercial and international space capabilities.
• Experience with AFSPC, SMC, NRO, NASA, NOAA.

Education

• Master's Degree or equivalent and 25-30 years of relevant work experience.

Education

Bachelor's degree required, preferably in math, engineering, business, or the sciences.