Weapon System Requirement SME

Job Title: Weapon System Requirement SME
Job Location: Arlington, VA - Hybrid Remote
Compensation: $180,000 - $210,000
Eligibility/Clearance: Candidate must possess an active TS/SCI clearance
Job Description:
Our client is seeking two senior Requirements Subject Matter Experts to
support a high-visibility U.S. Space Force (USSF) mission at the
Pentagon focused on weapon-system infrastructure and basing. This is
current, mission-critical work: the infrastructure and basing decisions
made in this role directly affect how quickly and reliably the Space
Force can field, sustain, and operate the systems the warfighter depends
on. You will work where programs meet installations, turning mission
needs and system architectures into the facility, site, and basing
requirements needed to bed down new capabilities. That includes site
activation and integration for space ground systems, strategic basing
actions, range and launch infrastructure planning, and facility
requirements documentation, including MILCON. You will also help shape
how those infrastructure requirements are prioritized and funded,
partnering with senior stakeholders across headquarters, program
offices, operational commands, and installation and base operating
support providers, including Base Operating Support-Integrator (BOS-I)
organizations. Ideal candidates bring space-domain credibility, hands-on
experience fielding systems at the installation level, and the judgment
to turn ambiguous, high-stakes problems into traceable, actionable
plans.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead site activation and installation integration planning for new space
system beddowns, coordinating facility, power, communications, security,
and mission support requirements with installation, civil engineering,
and BOS-I stakeholders.
Develop, prioritize, and document facility and construction requirements
tied to program fielding, and support the path to funding, including
MILCON
Support Air Force and Space Force strategic basing actions and range or
launch infrastructure planning, from site evaluation through basing
decision.
Lead the development, validation, prioritization, and traceability of
weapon-system infrastructure and basing requirements.
Translate mission concepts, system architectures, readiness needs, and
sustainment dependencies into actionable infrastructure requirements.
Assess infrastructure gaps, inform basing decisions, and guide
cross-functional teams through complex actions from definition to
resolution.
Facilitate senior-level working sessions and deliver clear,
decision-ready products while strengthening repeatable requirements
processes.
Required:
Bachelor's degree and eight or more years of relevant Federal Government
or Department of War experience in requirements development, capability
development, infrastructure planning, basing, or related mission
support.
Direct USSF, Air Force space, or national security space experience with
weapon or defense systems and their associated ground and infrastructure
dependencies.
Expertise in one or more Space Force mission areas: missile warning,
tracking, and missile defense; space domain awareness; military and
protected satellite communications; GPS/PNT; space control or
electromagnetic warfare; launch and range operations; or satellite
command and control and ground segments.
Hands-on experience in at least two of the following:
site activation or site integration for a space ground system;
installation integration for a new system beddown;
facility requirements tied to a program;
participation in Air Force or Space Force strategic basing actions;
or range or launch infrastructure planning.
Experience working directly with installation, civil engineering, or
base operating support organizations to define, prioritize, and resolve
infrastructure requirements for a new or changing mission.
Working knowledge of installation mission support functions (e.g., civil
engineering, security forces, communications, logistics readiness) and
how they enable a system at a host installation.
Ability to translate operational concepts, mission threads, system
interfaces, and threat-informed needs into prioritized, traceable
requirements.
Strong executive communication and facilitation skills across
headquarters, program, operational, installation, and industry
stakeholders.
Active TS/SCI clearance.
Preferred:
Current or prior Special Access Program (SAP) experience and program
qualification, access, or indoctrination.
Experience supporting HQ USSF, Space Systems Command, a Field Command, a
space program office, a Space Base Delta or installation supporting
system beddown, or comparable enterprise requirements work.
Experience developing facility requirements and MILCON project
documentation (e.g., DD Form 1391) or supporting facility requirements
through the programming and funding process.
Experience serving on or supporting a Site Activation Task Force (SATAF)
or similar beddown planning team.
Experience working with BOS-I or base operating support organizations,
such as a Space Base Delta, mission support group, or civil engineering
squadron.
Education:
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or a related field
ATR is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) who will provide equal
employment opportunity to employees and applicants for employment
without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, color, sex, pregnancy,
national origin, age, veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, marital status, family structure, genetic
information, or mental or physical disability