Space Domain Awareness and Directed Energy Analyst
Core
Assess space threats and resilience, support orbital warfare and directed energy mission planning, and analyze sensor systems to protect national security space missions.
Role type
Space Domain Awareness and Directed Energy Analyst
Builds
Space control operations, directed energy mission plans, and sensor system architectures
Domain
Defense, Space Operations, Directed Energy, Space Domain Awareness
Required skills
Space Domain Awareness (SDA), Optical and radar sensor systems, Space control/counterspace missions, Satellite operations, Orbit analysis, Directed energy concepts, Modeling and simulation, Algorithm development, Python/MATLAB/C++/Java/C/FORTRAN programming
Preferred skills
Active TS/SCI clearance, Military or operational background, Space Surveillance Network (SSN) sensor experience, Command & control (C2) background, EO or radar sensor expertise, Systems engineering experience
Technologies
Custom, commercial, and government modeling and simulation systems
Responsibilities
Evaluate risks to satellite operations from optical, nuclear, RF, debris, and counterspace threats; Contribute to orbital warfare and directed energy mission planning; Analyze electro-optical, radar, and passive RF sensor concepts; Use tools to analyze complex space scenarios; Participate in operational simulations and wargaming
Seniority
Mid-Senior level, hands-on IC