Satellite Operations Controller
For officers with documented relevant orbital or satellite mission-operations experience, space operations center duty-controller work transfers to satellite mission monitoring and coordination.
How to prepare: Build an unclassified experience summary mapping your relevant assignments to satellite monitoring, communications coordination, and anomaly response. The cited Peraton opening at Schriever Garrison requires U.S. citizenship, a high school diploma or GED, five years of related satellite-operations experience including military or civilian training and experience, an active TS/SCI with a polygraph, and willingness to work shifts.
What the civilian work involves
- Establishing voice, messaging, and data communications for multiple-satellite programs of varying priorities and classifications.
- Configuration and monitoring of displays for computer and network equipment during normal mission operations.
- Determination of any anomalous condition and providing corrective actions as required.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
- custom software tools
- Microsoft Office Suite