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Linquest Corporation USSPACECOM SIG Operations Research SME in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Description

LinQuest Corporation is hiring highly skilled and motivated candidates to join the Warfighter Analysis and Assessments team that provide US Space Command (USSPACECOM) Design Thinking” Expertise Supporting operational design, design methodology, group facilitation, and Analytical Effects. An active TS/SCI clearance is MANDATORY.

In this role, you will support the USSPACECOM Strategic Initiatives Group (SIG) to identify, develop, and test innovative ideas for USSPACECOM partly by applying cutting edge “Design Thinking” processes to cultivate divergent warfighting options. Additionally, you will help educate Command members on “Design Thinking” methodologies and disruptive innovation processes to foster idea development at all levels in USSPACECOM and evaluate concepts and strategies to maintain a digitally superior, competitive, and agile force.

A perfect candidate will have Combatant Command experience and “Design Thinking” experience. You will:

  • Coordinate, prepare educational materials for, facilitate, contribute to, and participate in “Design Thinking”-based events that evaluate concepts and strategies, and then report findings from these assessment activities.

  • Support coordination of all USSPACECOM-requested operational design effects with government and non-government organizations.

  • Develop and maintain an archive of design effects learned from “Design Thinking” activities and assessments and USSPACECOM emulation design activities. Trace the entire process from development through final testing and reports of conclusions.

  • Prepare reports and briefing materials to update USSPACECOM personnel and leadership on the substance of the design exercises and processes and associated development, testing, and conclusions.

  • Maintain industry-leading expertise on the latest “Design Thinking” and innovation theories and their implementation into practice.

  • Teach academic concepts and their practical application to a variety of USSPACECOM members.

Required Skills/Experience:

  • Demonstrated knowledge and expertise on “Design Thinking” methodology that evaluates concepts and provides multiple solutions.

  • Strong quantitative and analytic abilities to integrate and analyze data.

  • Expertise using the Microsoft Office Suite of tools (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint)

  • Ability to coordinate with others to identify and solve a variety of problems and to clarify management objectives.

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, especially when communicating technical information to audiences with varying backgrounds.

  • Experienced in academic instruction on concepts and their practical application.

  • Ability to brief and interact with senior-level officers (i.e., GO/FLAG) and senior civilians.

  • Understanding of military operations, or prior military experience in a position that required modeling and analysis on a Joint Staff or Service staff.

  • Ability to facilitate design processes and methodology to reach divergent solution sets to address complex environments.

  • A Bachelor’s degree, preferably in operations research, operational design, organizational development, or related field.

  • Facilitation of workshops, projects, and long-range efforts with participants ranging from action officers to GO/FO leaders.

  • TS/SCI is required for this position

Preferred Skills/Experience :

  • Previous M&S and staff experience on a CCMD, MAJCOM, HHQ, Joint Staff, OSD etc. staff highly desired.

  • Experience facilitating large, diverse groups with divergent interests and bringing them to common goals and vision.

  • Understanding of military space operations (Space Domain Awareness (SDA); Command & Control (C2); Satellite Communications (SATCOM); Position, Navigation & Timing (PNT); Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR); Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR); Missile Warning (MW); Offensive Space Control (OSC) and Defensive Space Control (DSC); and Missile Defense (MD); etc.

  • Publications: Journal articles, white papers, or similar documents.

Why 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.

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-benefits

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The 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)

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