Space Mission Analyst

Space Mission Analyst

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Science from an accredited university and 0+ years’ experience.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze space system solutions to meet mission needs.
• Understanding of missile warning, tracking and defense using infrared sensors
• Experience with STK, MATLAB, and python.
• Active DOD Secret or higher clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability and willingness to work onsite in San Diego, California.

Responsibilities

• As a member of the mission operations team, develop or refine mission Concept of Operations (ConOps).
• Perform and support mission level analyses for internal and external customers.
• Provide technical support in the development of mission architectures.
• Work closely with other engineering disciplines and the associated leads to ensure design closure.
• Support, create, and maintain mission specific documentation.
• Support system level day-in-the-life analyses.
• Identify, create, and/or use available software tools to model and analyze a given system’s performance and capability with respect to mission objectives.
• Support system operational planning and execution phases.
• Help improve tasking, reporting, and collection processes based on resource utilization.
• Assist the development of tools and processes that improve analysis and reporting.
• Recommend ideas, tools, and approaches to improve processes and the resulting products
• Provide feedback on data files to ensure quality.
• Travel 10-20% of time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated understanding of image processing and tracking algorithms.
• Experience with Space based OPIR systems (SDA Tracking Layer, HBTSS, STSS, SBIRS, other).
• Additional software skills such as C++ and GitLab.
• Ability to work directly with government customers in both informal and formal engagements.