Space Systems Integration (SSI) is a fast-growing engineering company that provides aerospace solutions to a variety of government and commercial customers. Our employees are forward-thinking, self-directed individuals who are committed to solving our customers' technical challenges.
SSI is searching for a Senior Program Management and Acquisition Support located onsite at Kirtland AFB, NM. This candidate will support the development and acquisition of classified spacecraft payloads and integrate data networks. A successful candidate should be a leader and problem solver with a proven ability to deliver superior results as part of a high-performing team in a high-profile, fast-paced environment. The candidate will apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts for highly classified systems, while also effectively communicating complex results with management and executive leadership.
In this position, you will provide System Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) to the customer at Kirtland AFB, NM. For each project, they set up small, agile, and empowered teams to include program managers, technical specialists, contracting, finance, and security, and use the right acquisition strategies to set the effort up for success. You will work in one of these small, highly empowered teams where every team member is directly responsible for the success of the program.
Role and Responsibilities:
•Serves as program advisory lead for high-visibility and extremely time-critical programs.
•Supports and advises government program managers through all phases of acquisition including requirements development, design, development, integration, test, delivery, and fielding.
•Assists with acquisition planning, market research, and drafting technical requirements and documents.
•Supports acquisition strategy development and development of documents required for systems acquisition.
•Coordinates with internal and external stakeholders to verify program needs and identified to meet program goals.
•Helps the government assess the technical sufficiency, cost, quality, and timely delivery of program deliverables and supports program reviews.
•Translates complex ideas and data into simple, actionable recommendations or easily differentiated courses of action.
•Confers with other SETA and FFRDC to provide advice and assist with problem resolution as needed.
•Supports management and execution of programs consisting of multiple projects. Ensures the overall program is properly coordinated and efficiently accomplished with the best available resources.
•Drafts, reviews, and edits final program reports, documents, and briefings.
•Communicates, concisely, and with technical accuracy.
•Often briefs government senior leadership.
•Coordinates with external agencies to include operational units, higher headquarters, Combatant Command (COCOM) staff, other acquisition activities, and research and development functions.
•Develop a Monthly Status Report on all efforts including updates on major activities, challenges, opportunities, deliverables, and subcontractor performance.
Required Qualifications

• Relevant BS and MA or MS degrees.
• Ten (10) years of proven program management experience in DoD and/or IC system development and transition.
• Active TOP SECRET clearance with sensitive compartmentalized information (SCI) and special access program (SAP) eligibility. No less than five (2) years total SAP and/or SCI environment experience and 1-year total within the last 5 years. Must maintain a TS/SCI clearance as a condition of employment and willingness to submit to a Counter-Intelligence polygraph.
• Knowledge of space systems development, integration, testing, and manufacturing.
• Understanding of ground systems supporting space operations and operational environments and corresponding mission user needs.
• Experience in DoD program management including program development and transition.
• Experience with requirements management and project planning.
• Experience with Integrated Master Schedules, and risk management.
• Experience with Statements of Work (SOW) and Performance Work Statements (PWS)
• Understanding of space operational environments and corresponding mission user needs.
• Requires up to 25% travel.

Desired Qualifications.

• Fifteen (15) plus years of proven program management experience in DoD and/or IC system development.
• Experience in supporting ACAT I/II level acquisition programs.
• DAWIA Level III Program Management certification.
• Experience in the development and fielding of satellites and associated ground systems.
• System Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) to Government program offices.
• Experience with rapid prototyping and transition to production.
• Experience in planning and executing test campaigns for ground and space systems.

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