Job opening: Space and Missile Defense Planner
Salary: $89 128 - 137 784 per year
Published at: Jun 20 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This position is with the US Army Space & Missile Defense Command (SMDC) in Colorado Springs, CO. Incumbent will serve as an advisor and primary action officer for the SMDC G32 Special Missions Office.
The US Army Space & Missile Defense Command is participating in an alternate personnel system known as the Acquisition Demonstration Project (AcqDemo). More information about AcqDemo can be obtained at the following link: http://acqdemo.hci.mil/index.html.
Duties
Represents SMDC at Service, Joint, and United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) working groups,
in-progress reviews, and other conferences and meetings.
Prepares information and decision briefings, for the organization, developed from written analysis,
requirements documentation, operational plans and oral presentations.
Participates in weekly space and missile defense working group to ensure each command staff
elements and operational units receive the latest information and training on counter space and missile
defense-related information.
Develops space control and missile defense subtasks and missions to be performed by designated contractual support.
Provide analytic, space control and missile defense expertise to G-3 in the analysis of Service, Joint, and
Component space impacts and doctrinal issues in the development of planning guides.
Submits Army space and missile defense capabilities and requirements to USSPACECOM for planning
and modernization documents.
Performs analyses to determine applications of counter space and missile defense operations to assist
in solving Army battlefield deficiencies and operational warfighting need.
Supports G-3 in developing proposals and preparation of the SMDC position for requirement analyses,
demonstration of counter space and missile defense operations support capabilities which adapt
commercial, allied and U.S. government systems.
Develops supporting space plans and associated annex/appendices in support of Unified Command and
Command Contingency plans and orders.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Top Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
- This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement up to 25% of the time.
- This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
- This position requires occasional work before and after regular duty shifts.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes planning space control and missile defense requirements for an organization; integrating space and missile defense capabilities into operational missions; AND serving as a representative for space and missile defense operational planning groups. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-02/GS-11).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
CommunicationsProgram ManagementSpace Science
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (NH-02/GS-11).
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Contacts
- Address EI-APF-W6EFAA USA SPC MSL DEF CMD/ARSTRAT
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Carson, CO 80913
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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