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Global Sensor Manager Missile Warning/ Missile Defense SME (GSM MW/MD SME)

The Mission Essential Group, LLC
Colorado, CO Full Time
POSTED ON 7/27/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/27/2026
Position Title: Global Sensor Manager Missile Warning/ Missile Defense SME (GSM MW/MD SME)
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Clearance: TS/SCI
Salary Range: $120,000 - $130,000

Job Description:

Mission Essential is a premier service provider of information management solutions for complex, mission-critical needs. MEG offers a competitive benefits package including a competitive salary; medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance; paid time off; and retirement benefits. We are currently seeking a Global Sensor Manager (GSM) Missile Warning / Missile Defense (MW/DM) Subject Matter Expert (SME) is embedded within the USSC J31 Division work center to provide technical expertise and support integrating, managing, evaluating, testing, and advancing & optimizing the U.S. (and designated partners) Missile Warning, Missile Defense, and Sensor Management systems with USSPACECOM (USSC). The position is located within USSC facilities in Colorado Springs, CO. Duties include but are not limited to:

  • Work directly with USSC J31 personnel (Government, Military, and Contractors), and J31 designated external entities as a Subject Matter Expert in GSM, MW, and MD.
  • Architectural and operational presentations and working group involvement with:

o Integrated Tactical Warning / Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) system

o Theater Event System (TES)

o Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) system

o Shared Early Warning System (SEWS)

o Combatant Commanders Integrated Command and Control System (CCIC2S)

  • Draft and/or maintain as appropriate, Operational Orders (OPORD), SPACECOM Instructions (SPI), Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Instructions (CJCSI), Department of Defense Instructions (DoDI), Concepts of Operations / Employment (CONOPS/CONEMP), and other high-level documents.
  • Draft and/or assist in the execution of Test Plans related to Flight Tests, mission software testing, sensor testing, RADAR and OPIR system testing.
  • Review daily missile event activity: assist in the analysis of designated systems detect, track, disseminate, warn, and defend/defeat capabilities performance.
  • Draft and present recommendations to Senior Leaders, for improvements based on above post-event analysis.
  • Perform in-depth analysis of designated high-interest missile events. Examples of in-depth analysis may include, but is not limited to, algorithm development/performance, software innovation possibilities, flight state vector/covariance, reporting and display.
  • Other duties as assigned.


Requirements:

  • Requires an Active Top-Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility
  • Cumulative 10 years of experience ITW/AA, TES, C2BMC, SEWS, and/or CCIC2S. (Must have experience in at least three of them)
  • Master's Degree in a STEM field; other fields acceptable with significant work experience in STEM fields.
  • Demonstrated experience with Systems Design, Engineering, Development, Analysis, and Testing
  • Understanding of the Unified Command Plan (UCP) with respect to Combatant Command Responsibilities
  • Proficient in understanding and explaining the purpose and relationship of Sensor Management, Missile Warning, and Missile Defense
  • Experience performing missile event analysis
  • Demonstrated excellent presentation skills in complex topics
  • Proficient in PowerPoint and Word
  • Developing and maintaining Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M)

Mission Essential considers all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Mission Essential is an EEO/AA employer and a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

 

Salary : $120,000 - $130,000

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