Mission Planner Operations SME

Cayuse Holdings
Santa Clarita, CA
Job Description
Role Overview

The Mission Planner Operations SME will provide expert-level mission planning, tasking translation, operational analysis, and crew coordination to support our client’s optical surveillance efforts. This position ensures mission tasking is translated into executable plans, monitors real-time operations, and maintains critical coordination among stakeholders while adhering to operational constraints, priorities, and requirements.

What You Will Do

Key responsibilities include converting higher-headquarters directives and site tasking into executable mission plans, coordinating spectrum of mission activities, evaluating mission priorities, and recommending recovery actions and task prioritization adjustments.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mission planning, task prioritization, and operational reporting, with excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills. They will also be able to work well independently as well as on a multi-functional team and handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, astronomy, physics, mathematics, engineering, operations research, or a related field
  • Site-specific mission-planner and applicable sensor qualification to be obtained post-hire
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in space operations, mission planning, Space Domain Awareness (SDA), orbital analysis, sensor operations, or comparable command-and-control operations
  • Top Secret/ SCI Clearance
  • Ability to pass a background check

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Wellness Program
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability options
  • Basic Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)
  • Voluntary Life and AD&D options
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with matching after one year
  • Paid Time Off
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