SDA Strategic Advisor

Position Summary

Odyssey Systems has an exciting new opportunity providing Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) supporting the US Space Force mission to defend National Security Interests in Space as a Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Strategic Advisor supporting US Space Force, Space Systems Command, Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Acquisition Delta (USSF SSC/SZB).

SDA is foundational to Protecting and Defending US Space Systems that provide space-based Intelligence, Early Warning, Communications and Global Positioning services that sustain our way of life, support our national economy, and act as force multipliers in times of conflict. Odyssey Systems is looking for high-performing, passionate people ready to make a difference by joining our existing team of dedicated professionals on the SDA Acquisition Team!

The Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Acquisition Delta (USSF SSC/SZB) executes system acquisition and modernization for ground- and space-based SDA sensors and command and control (C2) systems. Activities include acquisition program management, system, and subsystem engineering, maintenance and supply support, and fielding.

Odyssey Systems provides support to the Government in five areas: Product Support, Sustainment Engineering & Sustainment Management, Technical Order Management, Technical User Interface, and System Design, Engineering, and Integration.  These tasks are executed laterally with USSF SSC/SZG depot and development contractors and with SDA stakeholders.

This is a full-time position supporting the Acquisition Delta for Space Domain Awareness at 2424 Garden of the Gods Road in Colorado with the opportunity to telework 1-2 days per week at the discretion of the Government.

Responsibilities

An A&AS contractor is a knowledgeable and trusted advisor to the Government Program Office. As an SDA Strategic Advisor, you will support technical or management experts on executive-level project teams providing technical or management direction, analysis, research, interpretation, and alternatives for exceptionally complex problems and processes relating to the subject matter.  Strategic Advisors generate strategies for enhanced operations in a cross-functional area mode throughout the organization and utilize their specialized expertise to assess the operational and functional baseline for clients and their organizational components. The SDA Strategic Advisor will support architecture integration, external stakeholder engagement, and strategic messaging by creating strategic outreach products used to communicate the SDA Acquisition Delta’s vision and strategic initiatives throughout the SDA community.  In addition, the SDA Strategic Advisor coordinates and executes special interest projects across the Delta.  Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Identify, support, and manage inter-organizational collaborations; support the Government by making recommendations to the Government on management processes during the development, improvements, and optimization of the Division’s efforts across the USSF, DoD, and Intelligence Community (IC)
• Communicate proactively and effectively across internal and external organizations to identify and implement critical solutions, identify, mitigate, and resolve inter-organizational challenges while respecting and supporting differing organizational points of view, agendas, and equities
• Interface with industry, FFRDCs, and other DoD and IC stakeholders to bring state-of-the-art capabilities into the SDA environment and provide technical leadership to evaluate those capabilities
• Work proactively with the Government; contribute technically sound and practical advice to stakeholders on the subjects of Space Domain Awareness architectures, requirements, capabilities, and systems
• Support planning and execution of organizational and system elements during definition, development, acquisition, modification, upgrade, and sustainment of the portfolio
• Participate in trade studies to support the selection of preferred design solutions, commercial hardware or software components, and preferred course of action alternatives in project development/system delivery
• Develop, plan, and implement strategies and analysis for technology demonstrations, prototyping, and system test and evaluation activities
• Participate in requirements development; ensure requirements are complete; appropriate, and verifiable; coordinate on test plan development; support verification activities with SSC/SZB contractors and stakeholders
• Develop, analyze, review, and provide recommendations to Government requirements, proposed solutions, and potential execution activities
• Research and engage as an analyst providing positions, courses of action, and making recommendations in support of the US Space force and integrated Space Domain Awareness stakeholder community
• Interact with senior business and military personnel within the team, branch, and division as well as with external stakeholders throughout the Space Domain Awareness enterprise
• Conduct rapid research, write analysis, and reports in support of US Space Force positions; assist the Government to vet and prioritize requirements and capabilities
• Travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations upon government direction
• Other duties as required/requested by the Government and within the scope of the S3 contract

Qualifications

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Minimum Required Qualifications:

Clearance: Must hold an active Top Secret/SCI clearance, agreeable to polygraph

Education: M.A, M.S. Space Operations, Strategic Studies, Space Policy, or related field; Operational experience and/or DoD/IC coursework may be substituted for M.A, M.A, or M.B.A.

Years of Experience: 20 or more years of experience supporting commercial, civil, or national defense space organizations or teams; 10 or more must be work directly supporting DoD and/or Intelligence Community (IC) Space Systems Acquisition, Operations, or Sustainment

• Self-starter, demonstrated ability to communicate professionally across integrated DoD, IC, Contractor, and Industry community and to work autonomously across the community while respecting various agency points of view and equities

Additional Information:

Location:  Work is performed at 2424 Garden of the Gods with work and meetings intermittently performed at Peterson Space Force Base and other locations in Colorado Springs, CO

Travel:  Up to 25% to CONUS and OCONUS locations upon Government direction

Remote, Onsite, or Hybrid: Hybrid: Opportunity to telework 1-2 days per week at the discretion of the Government

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Company Overview

Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, is an innovative small business committed to providing world-class technical, management, and training support services to government and public sector clients. We focus on people, processes, and performance to deliver superior results. Since our inception in 1997, our commitment to mission success and customer satisfaction has been recognized with exponential growth and exceptional past performance ratings. We accept challenging assignments and drive projects from the planning stages, through implementation, and into operations and support.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Please Note:

Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.

This position is filled through continuous recruitment and will remain open until a sufficient pool of applications has been received.Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, Tricare supplement, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, employee assistance program, learning and development benefit, paid time off, and holidays.Odyssey Benefits