Space Acquisition PEM Support Analyst

Sigmatech, Inc. is seeking highly qualified and motivated Space Acquisition Program Element Monitor (PEM) Support Analyst in support of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration (SAF/SQ) in Arlington, VA.

SAF/SQ has overall responsibility for Department of the Air Force (DAF) space systems acquisition and architectures oversight as well as integration of allied, civil, and commercial space capabilities into United States Space Force (USSF) architectures. These responsibilities are carried out in close collaboration with the Chief of Space Operations (CSO) and the USSF staff.

SAF/SQs guiding objectives are to drive speed into space acquisitions, make our space architecture more resilient, integrate our space architecture with other war fighting domains, drive program management discipline across our acquisitions, and ensure that space and ground acquisitions are time phased to optimize operational availability.

• Provide impartial assessments of programs approaching key decision points as well as prime Contractor technical and operational issues.
• Review and provide recommendations on existing and proposed Space Force acquisition and capability area policies and implementation.
• Review and evaluate the impact of national, DoD, JCS, and civil government policies and activities that affect Space Force acquisition programs and capability areas.
• Develop and maintain an integrated baseline to capture the architecture, performance, utility, costs, and milestones associated with programs.
• Analyze system level and system-of-systems level requirements, needs, and capabilities.
• Explore opportunities for integration, as well as for migrating into the NSS enterprise new and emerging technologies, concepts, research, and development efforts from DoD, IC, civil, and commercial sources.
• Identify integration opportunities across the NSS enterprise including the integration of space with non-space capabilities.
• Collaborate with external systems engineering organizations.
• Provide technical and acquisition support to communicate critical information.
• Provide the required expertise in planning, programming, budget, and execution to ensure SAF/SQs program and budget submissions correlate with existing plans, policy, guidance, and architectural decisions.

• Must have an active TS security clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Bachelors Degree and at least 7 years of experience working in a space-related field.
• Familiarity with the full range of Space Operations and Associated Capabilities.
• Familiarity with Defense Space and National Security Space in the areas of strategy, requirements, capabilities, architectures, programs, acquisition, and operations.
• Excellent organizational skills; ability to plan, track, and maintain due dates for multiple tasks and products.
• Exemplary writing and editing skills.

Sigmatech is an EEO employer.