Space Domain Awareness Training Lead

Responsibilities

Peraton is looking for a Space Domain Awareness Training Lead to support a national security program conducting 24/7 Space Warfighting operations based in Springfield, VA. As the Training Lead supporting a space war fighting mission, you will be responsible for improving and maintaining a robust training program designed to equip all assigned personnel with the knowledge and system skills necessary to win in a contested space environment.

You will lead training program development and documentation efforts and deliver strong foundational space domain awareness (SDA) system and mission knowledge to enable our warfighters and protect national space assets. The Training Lead will be at the forefront of learning the latest developing system capabilities and responsible for integrating that knowledge into new tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for operational checklist and training materials changes.

This is a subject matter expert (SME)-level position requiring expert skills in both formal classroom instruction and hands-on system training.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise 3-4 training team members working across geographically separated operations centers while delivering quality training products to government customers.
• Schedule, lead formal classroom instruction for all organizational divisions.
• Lead training meetings, attend ops update briefings, exercise, strategic planning meetings, and tool demonstrations, sharing SME knowledge and system expertise.
• Offer ad hoc and supplemental hands-on system training for operators upon request.
• Author training documentation and builds with step-by-step instructions, capturing system screenshots with annotations using standard office tools (MS Word, PowerPoint, Adobe PDF, etc.).
• Familiarize self and training team members with developing system tools, updates to relevant job aids, checklists, and training reference material.
• Assist in system integration and development efforts as SME and user resource.
• Practice operational risk management; recognize system limitations and vulnerabilities, and/or procedural and training deficits posing risk to mission success.
• Maintain system proficiency (e.g., Systems Tool Kit (STK) and other software).

• Work full-time on-site at a government facility in Springfield, VA (travel up to 15% may be necessary).

Note: This position is contingent upon award of contract.

• 1-2+ years space operations and/or space intelligence experience with a bachelor's degree; 14 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree; 11+ years with a master’s degree in related technical or teaching fields.
• 3+ years' space operations and/or experience using NRO on-orbit space systems tools (e.g., ASW, Super Combo), STK or similar orbital visualization propagators and threat determination analysis tools.
• 3+ years of Training Manager or related space system tools instructing experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• TS/SCI clearance with adjudicated CI Poly.
• PREFERRED: SME-level knowledge of foreign/domestic space and ground system threat capabilities.
• Prior supervisor/managerial or operations task/project team lead experience.
• Prior experience with Air Force/Space Force training records and positional task lists.
• Orbital Analyst schooling (Space 100, 200, 300, Advanced Orbital Mechanics, Orbital Analyst Training Course or similar).
• Advanced proficiency in MS Word and PowerPoint.
• Superior oral and written communication skills, experience interacting with military and civilian leaders.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company delivering missions of consequence across the globe, including space. We are a leading mission capability integrator and transformative IT provider serving essential government agencies and all branches of the U.S. armed forces.

$135,000 - $216,000. Salary is determined by factors including scope and responsibilities, experience, education, location, and contract considerations. Overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses may apply.

EEO:
Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.