SDA Metrics Analysis Technical Lead

Job Expired

Colorado Springs, CO, United States

$130-160k

Full Time

a month ago

Job description

Omitron has a full-time position open for an SDA Metrics Analysis Technical Lead in Colorado Springs, CO. This individual will be a TS/SCI-cleared Senior Systems Engineer leading Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Metrics development and Space Surveillance Performance Analysis. This position is for the Team Lead supporting the HQ Space Operations Command (SpOC) S3 (Operations) and S9 (Analysis) staffs with significant support to the 18th Space Defense Squadron (18 SDS) and the National Space Defense Center (NSDC). This position will also provide analytical support related to the DoD’s Space Surveillance Network (SSN) and its various worldwide sensors. Furthermore, this position will provide analytical support and operational tools, with associated development and maintenance support, to 18 SDS and the NSDC.

Responsibilities:

Guiding a small team of engineers and/or analysts and providing technical leadership on projects of varying size and complexity
Coordinating team’s efforts to create solutions to meet reporting requirements and other customer needs
Acting as the customer’s primary interface for technical matters
Coordinating requirements with the customer, articulating solutions, and developing the test methodology to verify them
Performing software troubleshooting and maintenance
Designing and developing new performance metrics and associated processing code
Enhancing existing code and metrics in coordination with new customer requirements and recommendations from users/community of interest
Supporting the development, testing, and delivery of data products and operational tools using knowledge of at least one scripting or programming language (e.g., Matlab)
Performing analyses or engineering studies, specifically on SSN performance and related SDA topics
Verifying team members’ analytical approaches and results
Preparing technical presentations and/or papers documenting approaches and results
Reviewing/approving and guiding team members in the production of monthly or quarterly metrics related to the following areas of interest:
- Space catalog completeness
- Space catalog accuracy
- SSN and sensor general performance
- Sensor tracking of known and unknown space objects
- Sensor tasking and response to tasking
- Sensor observation accuracy
Reviewing/approving and guiding team members in the production of an annual report that annotates the trends and root causes identified for metrics mentioned above
Developing scripts or other small software tools for capturing new metrics, highlighting operational situations of interest, or allowing more expeditious data processing and guiding team members to do the same
Performing software troubleshooting and maintenance
Leading/performing analyses or engineering studies, specifically on SSN and related SDA topics
Preparing technical presentations and/or papers documenting approaches and results
Some travel may be required

Minimum Requirements:

US Citizenship required.
Security Clearance: TS with SCI eligibility
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics (or a similar field)
Experience: 5 years relevant experience
Experience with Matlab programming language
Familiarity with SSN sensors, especially with regard to space object tasking and tracking, and sensor calibration
Familiarity with statistics and probability

Desired Qualifications:

Experience with Linux operating system
Experience with other software development languages, such as:
- Python, Perl, Shell/Bash, Java, AWK, Wish/Tcl/Tk, SQL, Fortran, C/C++
Familiarity with CAVENet, 18 SDS’s operational network used for SSN sensor tasking and space object orbital maintenance
Familiarity with Orbital Analysis
Ability to apply problem-solving methodologies to complex or ambiguous problems
Ability to articulate technical concepts both orally and in written forms
Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
Ability to coordinate with multiple large Government, Civil, and Private Sector organizations that may have disparate and/or competitive goals
Ability to authoritatively defend team members’ approaches and results via both operational/real-world and academic experiences

Compensation and Benefits:
The salary range for this role is $130,000 to $160,000 depending on relevant experience, location, and other factors.

Benefits include:

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
HSA or FSA accounts
Company paid ST/LT Disability and AD&D insurance
Paid Federal Holidays
Paid Vacation Leave and Sick Leave
Parental Leave
401k with company match
Supplemental Insurance options like AFLAC
Professional Development Reimbursement
Voluntary Life Insurance

Omitron is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. We strongly encourage women, persons of color, persons with disabilities, and veterans to apply. E-Verify Participation.