Battlespace Awareness Operator – Intermediate

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Battlespace Awareness Operator – Intermediate

• Innovative Projects: K ’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
• Collaborative Environment:
  Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
• Impactful Work:
  Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

• 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.

• Education & Experience:
  
  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.

• 3+ years of experience with STK or other SDA/astrodynamics tools and associated operational workflows.
• Experience supporting checklist development, threshold tuning, or TTP refinement for mission protection operations.
• Experience supporting system integration activities as an operational end user (UAT, OT&E support, or tool transition).

$97,000 - $145,500 (Colorado only)

K  offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

K  may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

K  is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.