Usspacecom J8 Space Analyst

LinQuest Corporation is hiring highly skilled and motivated candidates to join the Warfighter Analysis and Assessments team that provide US Space Command (USSPACECOM) support to the J81 Advanced Warfare Capability and Resource Analysis Division. An active TS//SCI clearance is MANDATORY.

In this role, you will support the Command’s analysis of needs, capabilities, and application of resources. You will enable analytically supported decision-making efforts of USSPACECOM through the enhancement of analysis activities related to the space enterprise. You will apply expertise in Joint Warfighting Concepts, mission level concept development, and mission engineering to inform concept maturation, prototypes and experimentation and acquisition channels.

A perfect candidate will have Combatant Command experience and a Science and Technology background. You will:

• Provide space-related capability analysis to support operational decision making and risk decisions.
• Research and recommend research and development and acquisition priorities.
• Conduct deep-dives into emerging capabilities and provide recommendations for rapid demonstrations and concepts, technology deployment, integration, and transition.
• Perform literature/document reviews and meet with subject matter experts across the Space Enterprise to develop a better understanding and basis of the questions and analytical requirements for USSPACECOM decision-makers.
• Establish analytical methods and techniques for strategic analysis of USSPACECOM Science & Technology capabilities for experimentation, demonstration, and prototyping.
• Coordinate demonstrations as part of larger efforts such as Joint Capability Technology Demonstrations (JCTDs), Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve (RDER), Technical Assessment Teams (TAPs), Service Technology Demonstrations, and Joint Test & Evaluation (JT&E) projects, or Science and Technology initiatives.
• Deliver experimentation assessment reports to support feedback and transition, evaluate gap closure and future experimental exploration, assess innovation budgeting and resource allocation, resulting in integration across USSPACECOM S&T portfolio and technology demonstrations.

This is a great opportunity to analyze and evaluate emerging and advanced space capabilities for space warfighting operations. LinQuest believes our employees are our most valuable asset. The work environment is collaborative and dynamic between team members, government civilians and joint warfighters.

Required Experience/Skills:

• Bachelor’ degree required; a technical or operations research concentration is highly desired.
• At least 10 years of experience in space operations and program analysis.
• Previous staff experience on a CCMD, MAJCOM, HHQ, Joint Staff, OSD etc. staff highly desired.
• Knowledgeable of and ability to apply expertise in Joint Warfighting Concepts, mission level concept development, and mission engineering to S&T efforts.
• Strong quantitative and analytic abilities to integrate and analyze data.
• Expertise using the Microsoft Office Suite of tools (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint)
• Ability to coordinate with others to identify and solve a variety of problems and to clarify management objectives.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, especially when communicating technical information to audiences with varying backgrounds.
• Must be able to analyze space system operational, technical, programmatic, and acquisition inputs and formulate recommendations for senior leader consideration.
• Ability to brief and interact with senior-level officers (i.e., GO/FLAG) and senior civilians.
• Understanding of military operations, or prior military experience in a position that required modeling and analysis on a Joint Staff or Service staff. 

Preferred Experience/Skills:

• A Master's Degree in operations research, modeling, and simulation, or related field.
• Knowledge of modeling and analysis using mathematical/quantitative methods.
• Proficient at creating analytical models and simulations.

Compensation:

• Starting salary ranges from $135,000 to $170,000 depending on relevant experience and qualifications.

Why LinQuest?

LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers’ portfolios.   Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers.  LinQuest’s corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence.  Our employees’ creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.

Benefits:

LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, company paid life insurance, and more!  For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careers/our-benefits