Battlespace Awareness Operator – Intermediate

Responsibilities

• Independently monitor and assess SDA tools, threat reporting, and operational cues to identify significant space events and I&W.
• Maintain and validate RSO custody for high-interest objects; reconcile discrepancies across approved data sources and document assumptions.
• Lead event characterization (pattern-of-life, behavior changes, timelines, confidence) and provide COA recommendations to mission leadership.
• Initiate and execute checklist responses when criteria are met; coordinate with mission partners to deconflict actions and report impacts.
• Develop and deliver routine and ad hoc briefings for leadership, ensuring accuracy, relevance, and proper classification markings.
• Support operational assessments by analyzing recurring events and tool performance; recommend updates to TTPs, thresholds, or workflows.
• Mentor junior operators during shifts and live events; provide on-the-job training and perform quality checks on products.
• Support integration and operational employment of new capabilities by participating in test events, documenting findings, and validating procedures.

• Master’s degree and 7 years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise OR Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise OR no degree and 10 years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise.
• Active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with adjudicated polygraph.
• Demonstrated experience performing space domain awareness, space operations, or mission protection functions in a high-tempo environment.
• Demonstrated experience producing operational reporting/briefings and coordinating responses across mission partners.