Senior Program Management & Acquisition Support (Top Secret)

KBR - Albuquerque, NM

Full-time - Senior

Albuquerque, NM

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

KBR is searching for a senior Program Management and Acquisition Support (PM&AS) professional to support the development of first-of-kind space vehicles and missions. This handpicked candidate must possess technical expertise and experience with developing, designing, building, and integrating space hardware and software. In this position, you will provide System Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) to the Space Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO). The Space RCO program office, located at Kirtland AFB, NM, is a small, streamlined organization with dedicated, organic acquisition support functions: contracting, financial management, human resources, security, program management, and technical engineering support that are critical in enabling the rapid response required for classified space programs. The mission is to develop and deliver operationally dominant space capabilities at the speed of warfighting relevance in response to Commander, U.S. Space Command requirements. 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. In this role, you will work in a small, highly empowered team where every team member is directly responsible for the success of the program. Engineering responsibilities span technology domains including space rated hardware, software, sensors, and processors in an extremely fast-paced, responsive development environment. This SETA candidate will provide in-depth background on satellite vehicle bus and/or subsystems to improve program office insight into state-of-the-art commercial and legacy mission systems, and C2 requirements and capabilities. You must apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts for highly classified systems, while also effectively communicating complex results with management and executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Serve as program advisory lead for extremely time critical technical projects, test projects, or tasks requiring appropriate level technical expertise.
• Assist acquisition planning, market research, and drafting technical requirements and documents.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to verify program needs and identify to meet project goals.
• Help the government assess the technical sufficiency, cost, quality, and timely delivery of program deliverables.
• Confer with engineers to provide technical advice and assist with problem resolution as needed.
• Support management and execution of programs consisting of multiple projects, ensuring overall program is properly coordinated and efficiently accomplished with the best available resources.
• Aid in the development of a Monthly Status Report on all support efforts including updates in status and performance, major activities, challenges and opportunities, deliverables, and subcontractor performance.
• Draft, review, and edit final program reports, documents, and briefings.
• Support acquisition planning and development of documents required for systems acquisition.
• Coordinate with external agencies to include operational units, higher headquarters, Combatant Command (COCOM) staffs, other acquisition activities, and research and development functions.
• Produce, track, and coordinate all agreements and documentation necessary for SpRCO systems to transition seamlessly into a framework for organizing, training, and equipping the United States Space Force.
• Support and advise acquisition and program management functions, advising government management on design challenges, delivery and integration, and support system program reviews.
• Work on high-visibility or mission critical aspects of a given program and perform all functional duties independently.
• Oversee the efforts of less senior staff and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job.
• Translate complex ideas and data into simple, actionable recommendations or easily differentiated courses of action.
• Communicate clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy in both oral and written forms.

Requirements

• Minimum ten (10) years DoD/IC, or relevant industry work experience.
• Proven experience and/or qualifications in development and fielding satellite systems.
• Understanding of operational environment and corresponding mission user needs.
• Knowledge of space system engineering, development, and manufacturing.
• Experience in DoD program management including program development and transition.
• Experience with Integrated Master Schedules, and risk management.
• Experience with Statements of Work (SOW) and Performance Work Statements (PWS).

Nice-to-haves

• Five (5) years of relevant DoD and/or Industry work experience with SAP and/or SCI.
• System Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) to Government program office.
• Experience with rapid prototyping.
• Experience with integrated air, space and cyberspace capabilities.
• Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining ground mission planning architecture and software.
• Experience with ACAT I/II level acquisition programs.
• Experience using multivariable optimization in mission planning software systems.
• Experience in planning and executing test campaigns for space systems.
• Fluency with IC organizations.