USSF Operational Requirements, Futures, and Integration SME

Delta Solutions &amp; Strategies is seeking an operational requirements SME to support the US Space Force (USSF) Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Strategy, Plans, Programs, and Requirements in carrying out and executing strategic planning, long-range resource allocation, developing, directing, and conducting programming activities necessary to complete the USSF Program Objective Memorandum (POM). The SF/S5B Directorate is responsible for assessing and integrating innovative capabilities and strategies into Joint and DAF future warfighting concepts, promoting emerging technological opportunities, and aligning wargaming efforts across the USSF.<br/><br/> <h3>What you will need: </h3> <ul> <li>Interface and perform Space Force strategy and plans-related analysis and support with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the offices of the Joint Staff, Department of the Air Force (to include the Secretary of the Air Force and Air Force Staffs), Field Commands, and other joint, Service, and international partners, as required.</li><li>Assess the Force Design’s inclusion of concept required capabilities from Joint and USSF concepts and provide required capability recommendations, as necessary.</li><li>Guide Service and Joint space capability development efforts, enabling the Service to make targeted, informed, and prioritized investment decisions.</li><li>Provide Service-level assessments and inputs into joint warfighting and supporting concepts.</li><li>Develop future warfighting concepts to inform Service force design, science and technology investments, and PPBE processes.</li><li>Interface and perform duties to support the Joint Integration and Operational Capability Development Divisions with development of Service policy, guidance, oversight, and priorities for the Service’s capability development process. Ensures Service integration with the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS)</li><li>Author, edit, review, and assess capability development products such as Initial Capabilities Documents (ICDs) and Capability Developments Documents (CDDs)</li><li>Advise senior leadership in planning, developing, and coordinating classified activities in support of USSF’s global mission.</li><li>Support deliberate planning process, development of operational strategy and doctrine. Assist in developing policy, guidance, and orders to USSF Field Commands. Identify and analyze concepts and technologies for investment.</li><li>Support the coordination of sensitive planning activities within the departmental, with the interagency, and Congressional arenas.</li><li>Generate recommendations for new programs, policies, doctrine, strategies, studies, and approaches.</li><li>Manages accounts on NIPRNet &amp; SIPRNet and the Task Management Tool, to ensure action items are appropriately tasked, tracked, and closed in a timely manner.</li><li>Demonstrated understanding of Space enterprise to include DoD requirements, acquisition, and budgeting processes and applicable Defense Space guidance and policy.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, lead, and execute studies or projects and outbrief results to senior leadership. </li></ul> <h3>What you will need: </h3> <ul> <li>TS Clearance with SCI eligibility</li><li>Experience supporting Service HQ or DoD Agency or IC staffs</li><li>Demonstrated interpersonal, organizational, oral presentation and executive writing skills</li><li>Familiarity with civil, commercial, and international space capabilities and architectures</li><li>Familiarity with the DoD space architectural analysis</li><li>Excellent writing skills</li></ul> <h3>Preferred Skills: </h3> <ul> <li>Pentagon knowledge and understanding of Pentagon organizations</li><li>Knowledge and familiarity with current Defense Department efforts in space</li><li>Experience evaluating USSF, other DoD or NRO space systems.</li><li>Staff experience supporting DoD agencies within the past 3 years</li><li>Familiarity with TMT and/or or other HQ staffing tools</li></ul> <h3>Required Education / Experience: </h3> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s Degree mandatory plus 15 years of experience in Operations, Policy or Planning field related to Space Defense</li><li>Experience and understanding of design, development and/or operations of one or more DoD operational system such as: Global Positioning System (GPS), Space-based Infrared System (SBIRS), Space Control, Space C2, Spacelift, Ground-based missile warning radars, protected and un-protected Satellite Communications, Space Based environmental Monitoring, Space track (Space Domain awareness)</li></ul> <h3>Preferred Education/Experience: </h3> <ul> <li>Master’s degree in Aerospace or a STEM field</li><li>15+ years’ experience in an Ops, engineering, scientific, analysis, policy or planning field related to Defense Space</li><li>HQ AF/SAF staff experience within the past 3 years</li><li>Experience writing Joint Requirements documents</li><li>Experience with Space system Acquis