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POSITION:
Chief Engineer

LOCATION:

Colorado Springs, CO REQUIRED SECURITY CLEARANCE:
Active TSI with SCI eligibility POSITION TYPE/STANDARD

WORK HOURS:

Full time, 40 hours

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Upon award, BTAS will be filling potential openings for the Space Systems Command (SSC). SSC plays a critical role in advancing the United States's space capabilities, delivering cutting-edge solutions to protect and enhance national security. SSC/SZBC specializes in highly classified Space Domain Awareness (SDA) systems, Defensive and Offensive Space Control (DSC/OSC) capabilities, and space test range assets to support the Department of Defense's (DoD) current and future operational needs.

As a leader in space technology, SSC/SZ-BC is responsible for the development, integration, testing, deployment, and sustainment of mission-critical systems spanning the entire acquisition life cycle. These efforts ensure the United States Space Force (USSF) and its mission partners maintain a strategic advantage in space operations. This position will support multiple SSC/SZ-BC programs, as well as other initiatives across the Space Force, Air Force, and allied organizations.

Join us in shaping the future of space operations and contributing to the defense of our nation's space assets.

WHO WE ARE:

BTAS is a woman-owned small business founded in 1995, located near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Beavercreek, OH. We have earned national and regional awards in the Department of Defense for our proven IT, Engineering, and Program Management capabilities. We are committed to working with exceptional quality and professionalism to deliver excellence to our customers, while providing our employees a stimulating and satisfying work environment as we collaborate with teammates to achieve common goals.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide space acquisitions, engineering, operations, and technical support for all stages of the acquisition life cycle.
• Support program acquisition efforts for advanced technology, future concept development, and integration activities.
• Advise the government on cost, schedule, and performance matters.
• Draft and revise Joint Capabilities Integrated Development System (JCIDS) and acquisition documents, ensuring compliance with the latest government guidance (e.g., MIL-STD). Documents include:
• Initial Capability Documents, Interface Control Documents
• Capability Development, Production, and Requirements Documents
• Milestone documentation, Acquisition Strategies, and Analysis of Alternatives
• Concept of Operations, Memorandums of Agreement/Understanding
• Technical and Systems Requirement Documents, Defense Acquisition Board documentation
• Technical Evaluations, System Specifications, enabling concepts, training material, briefings, white papers, reports, and analysis results
• Provide draft technical and programmatic status reports on individual programs or the portfolio in coordination with the government program manager.
• Identify and recommend acquisition process improvements and risk mitigation strategies.
• Assist in building and maintaining a government risk program, including risk identification, process definition, and technical risk mitigation planning.
• Maintain awareness of program schedules, monitor acquisition implementation, and report requirement shortfalls.
• Correlate program execution data with baselines to update acquisition reports accurately.
• Advise the government program manager on technical engagements, including:
• Technical interchange meetings, design reviews, program conferences, video teleconferences, telecons, working groups, and informational meetings
• Establishing and maintaining customer and contractor interfaces
• Supporting integrated product teams and working groups
• Provide technical and operational insight for mission protection, operations, and mission data assessments.
• Recommend solutions for technical anomalies and support impact analysis, audits, compliance inspections, and readiness reviews.
• Support ongoing and new Command and Control (C2) efforts and integrate them into the classified portfolio.
• Act as a liaison between Space C2, Enterprise Ground Services (EGS), and classified program offices to ensure seamless integration.
• Advise and assist the government on test and operations, including:
• Test documents, planning, events, requirements, and data for Developmental and Operational Testing
• System-level test integration and activities coordination
• Provide analytical and operational engineering support for developmental and operational units.
• Support operational mission planning, mission protection, and anomaly engineering.
• Assist with data and signal collection, processing, storage, archiving, and analysis for testing, operations, and future concept developments.
• Support post-mission analysis and reporting on plan versus execution results.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Expert in highly classified space control space, ground, and C2 systems (concepts, development, build, and test)
• Expert in maturing technologies through all TRL…