Duties
The United States Space Force (USSF) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH is searching for a Foreign Counterspace Optics and Lasers Team Lead to support NSIC (GG-0132-13).
This position is covered by the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel Systems (DCIPS). For additional information about DCIPS, click here: https://dcips.defense.gov/
Description:
The Foreign Space Situational Awareness Sensors Flight, part of the 2nd Intelligence Analysis Squadron within the National Space Intelligence Center, is actively seeking qualified experts to lead a team of technical intelligence/characteristics, capabilities and performance of foreign terrestrial optical and/or laser sensors that search the sky for satellites, chart their orbits, and determine the function and operational status of satellites.
Ideal Candidate:
The Ideal Candidate will be expected to serve as a national expert on foreign Counterspace Optics and/or Lasers Space Situational Awareness Sensors (SSA-S) intelligence within NSIC and the Intelligence Community, and provide technical leadership to flight analysts, advise management on project assignment and mentor analysts. Provide oversight of analysts performing independent research and analysis on multi-source intelligence information on foreign SSA-S systems and subsystems research, development, design, testing, operations, plans and objectives. This position requires advanced knowledge of the principles, concepts and methodology of foreign counterspace sensors gained through job experience (or equivalent educational experience and training) to permit independent determination of the characteristics of foreign space situational awareness sensors targeted against US space operations and the production of intelligence assessments. Must have knowledge of concepts and capabilities of foreign space situational awareness systems and subsystems. Requires skill in applying knowledge of foreign counterspace capabilities to impact US satellites and supporting infrastructure. Must have a firm knowledge of the organization, mission, and function of the US intelligence community. Candidate must understand the process to identify intelligence gaps and plan multi-source information-gathering strategies to substantiate new, accurate, and tailored counterspace intelligence assessments of space situational awareness systems and subsystems. Must have effective writing and oral communication skills to prepare finished intelligence reports and present briefings. A bachelor's degree, coursework, or professional training in strategic intelligence, space studies, physics, mathematics, or engineering studies is highly desired.
Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge Of the full range of intelligence research and collection methods. techniques. and practices to use multi-source intelligence information systems to capture data in order to take recommendations in developing intelligence capabilities and threat assessments to interpret policy and commit resources
2. Knowledge Of advanced analytical principles. concepts. and methods to produce detailed analyses of complex information situations attained from multiple sources.
3. Knowledge of the national intelligence community. Joint. DoD structure. originations. and mission/functions. interrelationship and operation.
4. Knowledge and skill in the analysis of worldwide counterspace. application of counterspace space Object surveillance and identification elements. their design. mission and Operation.
5. Skill in conducting unbiased complex research. identifying appropriate data source systems and producing collection requirement assessments that answer specific tasks to link and leverage agency capabilities in support of consumers. customers. and clients,
6. Skill in communicating effectively with others. both orally and in writing. in working out solutions to problems or questions related to the work. writing clear and concise intelligence products. and delivering written and au verbal presentations to senior level audiences decision-making purposes.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
- Must be a U.S Citizen.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance.
- Position is designated special-sensitive and require eligibility for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)
- Drug Testing: This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program.
- May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
- Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
- An advanced intelligence-related or professional/scientific degree is desirable.
- May be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
- This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
- PCS / Relocation funding is available and may be offered.
Qualifications
The 0132 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Manegemnt Positions.
Additional information
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Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:
Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.
Required Documents
Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:
- Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
- Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
- Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
- Job title
- Detailed duties and accomplishments
- Employer's name and address
- Supervisor's name and phone number
- Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
- Hours per week
- Salary, if applicable
- Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses
College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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