USSPACECOM J8 Requirements Analyst

LinQuest Corporation is hiring highly skilled and motivated candidates to join a high-performance team and provide support to the US Space Command (USSPACECOM) J8 as a Requirements Analyst/Subject Matter Expert.

An active TS/SCI clearance is MANDATORY.

In this role, you will support USSPACECOM requirements development for joint space warfighting systems. You will analyze existing warfighting plans, strategies, Concepts of Operations, and Operations Concepts and develop recommendations for requirements modifications for existing programs and new requirements in support of future programs.

LinQuest believes our employees are our most valuable asset. The work environment is collaborative and dynamic between team members, government civilians and joint warfighters. If you desire to be part of an historic event to build out USSPACECOM from the ground, up, this position is for you!

Responsibilities:

• Analyze existing warfighting plans, strategies, Concepts of Operations, and Operations Concepts and develop recommendations for requirements modifications for existing programs and new requirements in support of future programs.
• Assist in the development of Joint Capabilities Integrated Development System (JCIDS) documentation and products and analysis to support the validation of such documentation.
• Support development of detailed requirements analysis and documents as they arise, which vary based on JCIDS cycle and pending command priorities, to include: Initial Capabilities Documents, DOTMLPF Change Recommendations, Joint Emergent Operational Needs, and similar.
• Provide engineering and operational expertise to USSPACECOM/J8 to support the assessment, defense, and validation of warfighting requirements related to the full range of military operations in, from, and through the space domain.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Must be able to analyze space system operational, technical, programmatic, and acquisition inputs and formulate recommendations for senior leader consideration
• Must understand the DoD capabilities development process and the Joint Capabilities Integrated Development System.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience with briefing senior military and civilian leaders
  
• Previous experience on a CCMD, MAJCOM, HHQ, Joint Staff, OSD etc. staff highly desired
• Ability to identify and resolve challenges at a strategic level
• Ability to brief/interactive with senior (GO/FLAG) level officer and senior civilians
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher required
• Completion of JPME I is highly desired, and JPME II is preferred
• Active TS/SCI clearance is MANDATORY

Compensation:

• Starting salary ranges from $110,000 to $130,000 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

Education

• Bachelors or better

Licenses & Certifications

• TS/SCI

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)