The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Space Commerce (OSC), Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) is being developed to fulfill the 2018 US National Space Council released Space Policy Directive[1]3 (SPD-3), which instructed relevant US government agencies to begin re-assigning many aspects of space traffic management (STM) and space traffic coordination (STC) serving non-military US space operators. This was identified as a ‘whole of government’ approach, and the organization identified to lead many of the efforts was NOAA OSC, in the US Department of Commerce (DOC). TraCSS is the Department of Commerce's enterprise solution for ingesting, archiving, processing, and disseminating Space Situational Awareness (SSA) data and products. TraCSS will provide conjunction analysis and warning services to commercial satellite owner/operators to foster economic growth and technological advancement of the U.S. commercial space industry. The system will store data from the Department of Defense(DOD), NOAA, commercial SSA data providers, commercial and civil satellite Owner/Operators (O/O) and select international civil partners, among other possible data sources. The TraCSS system will operate 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.

The candidate for this position will be part of the team that provides TraCSS technical engineering and operations support services to include, but not limited to administrative support, program management, engineering services, and mission operations technical support to the OSC. The candidate must have knowledge of space domain awareness, space situational awareness (SSA), space traffic coordination (STC), or space traffic management (STM) related topics. Examples of desired knowledge and skill sets may include, but are not limited to: orbital mechanics, astrodynamics, common analytical methodologies utilized in SSA/STC/STM, satellite operations, conjunction analysis, and data management.

The contractor shall provide product management support services which include, but are not limited to, providing Configuration Management (CM) support for the TraCSS Program to develop, implement and administer the TraCSS Configuration Management (CM) Processes. Administers all CM process functions including inputting, updating, tracking, managing, and maintaining the CM tools and processes. The role also includes supporting the TraCSS program management team in document control, engineering change control, and software change control. Works closely with Program team members to effectively implement the CM processes and track completion of assigned tasks. Monitors program compliance with CM processes and communicates concerns and areas of improvement to the Program Manager. Collaborates with project or system stakeholders such as developers, testers, users, to inform them of the configuration information, to solicit their feedback and input to resolve any conflicts or problems.

Requirements :

Qualifications:

• BS Degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field and 1 – 6 years of experience related to satellite engineering and operations support.

• A.S. Degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field and 3-8 years of experience related to satellite engineering and operations support.

ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.