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DescriptionLinQuest is seeking a Senior Wideband Communication Satellite System Analyst to join our team in Alexandria, VA. An active TS/SCI clearance is required.Key Responsibilities
Provide operations, sustainment, and engineering technical analysis and support for Wideband (or Broad Band) SATCOM programs.
Conduct business case analyses and review service programmatic investments for compliance.
Analyze technical functions of satellite payloads and ground station architectures to determine sufficiency of resource allocations by the services and agencies.
Identify integration and synchronization issues either within a specific service or especially across services, and provide proposed satellite communications and related ground infrastructure architecture planning guidance.
Support the advent of new approaches to command and control within the DoD, especially the Joint All-Doman Command and Control (JADC2) Initiative
Review approved user requirements associated with programs of record (PORs) and the DoD SATCOM enterprise architecture to develop recommendations and inform program decisions.
Provide support and analysis for DoD CIO representatives preparing for various reviews and meetings
Provide technical and programmatic support of the Enterprise Satellite Communications Management and Control initiative.
Assist in identifying programmatic budget shortfalls and preparing appropriate Issue Papers and coordination actions to remedy identified shortfalls
Participate in weekly meetings and prepare reports and briefings for senior level personnel
Required Skills and Experience
8 years’ related experience, plus a Master’s degree in a STEM field, or 12 years' related experience, plus a Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline.
Operational experience with military communications, especially with military employment of wideband satellite communications, specifically the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) and/or Wideband Global System (WGS).
Experience with military employment of commercial wideband SATCOM and with the integration of military and commercial capabilities to support deployed warfighting forces.
Familiarity with coordinating between OSD, Service and Joint (Joint Staff; Combatant Command) headquarters to develop recommended courses of actions to address SATCOM needs of the U.S. military.
Familiarity with Joint Operations and joint planning
Experience with requirements traceability and system of system integration.
Understanding of communications security requirements.
Excellent verbal and writing skills.
Outgoing and able to develop relationships quickly both internally and with portfolio.
Ability to work both independently and in a working group setting.
Able to work with and appropriately protect classified and proprietary information.
Able to work as team player on a mixed contractor-government team.
Unflappable demeanor (keeps their cool under pressure).
Excellent attention to detail and strong communication skills (position requires direct contact with senior DoD leadership).
ACTIVE TS-SCI CLEARANCE REQUIRED
Preferred Skills and Experience 8 or more years of experience in DoD or Commercial SATCOM environment. Previous experience within a major headquarters or DoD agency staff.Benefits:LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, company paid life insurance, and more! For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careers/our-benefitsWhy LinQuest?LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers’ portfolios. Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers. LinQuest’s corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence. Our employees’ creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.QualificationsLicenses & CertificationsRequired
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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
