POSITION: Acquisition Management/DAG

LOCATION: El Segundo, CA/Flexible

REQUIRED SECURITY CLEARANCE: Active TS with SCI eligibility

POSITION TYPE/STANDARD WORK HOURS: Full time, 40 hours

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide space acquisitions, engineering, operations, and technical advice and assistance for all projects and programs to support any stage of the acquisition life cycle.
• Support program acquisition efforts for advanced technology, future concept development, and integration activities.
• Advise and assist the government on cost, schedule, and performance matters.
• Assist with management of the portfolio by providing information, advice, and recommendations for effective alignment of portfolio acquisitions, manpower, and funding.
• Advise and assist program managers to identify and minimize the likelihood of interface and integration problems.
• Coordinate and resolve issues and facilitate team communications, including coordinating resolution of program issues and facilitating effective integration of requirements and efforts with other acquisition and sustainment activities.
• Address both internal system interface issues and external interface issues with multiple Government or mission partner organizations.
• Maintain, update, and analyze the acquisition forecast to ensure it is current and consistent, identifying any disconnects or deficiencies.
• Incorporate inputs from the force design, operational imperatives, combatant command integrated priority lists, and future force shaping products to deliver recommendations that enhance Government planning and capability.
• Advise and assist leadership in support of high visibility engagements, commitments, and taskers, including at the congressional level.
• Draft, review, coordinate, and process program acquisition information suitable for public release to industry, media, trade publications, and other program stakeholders.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Requires MS degree and more than 10 years' relevant experience/status, as follows:

• 15 years of extensive, relevant experience including duties/assignments specifically in support of space programs.
• Understanding of mission-critical aspects of acquisition and DoD space launch, ground and sustainment, and associated projects.
• Independently performs all functional duties, even of the lower labor categories, and requires no additional functional training.
• Knowledge of Higher Headquarters, Air Force, Space Command, processes and procedures as related to their functional responsibility; ability to speak/write Air Force and Space Acquisition terminology appropriately.
• Relevant areas of expertise limited to the following: Management, Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Science, Technology, Engineering, or Statistics.
• Specialized tools experience: Comp Cost & Req Sys, MAR Reporting Software, Microsoft Office Suite, TMT.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position advises and assists program managers to identify and minimize the likelihood of interface and integration problems. The person in this position coordinates and resolves issues and facilitates team communications. Tasks include coordinating resolution of program issues and facilitating effective integration of requirements and efforts with other acquisition and sustainment activities. This may include internal system interface issues, as well as external interface issues with multiple Government or mission partner organizations.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Must be able to operate a computer and other standard office equipment. Must be able to remain in a stationary position, 80%.

TRAVEL:

Little if any travel is required.

OTHER DUTIES:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and/or activities may change at any time with or without notice.

COMPENSATION / SALARY RANGE:

BTAS adheres to federal, state, and local regulations. This is a Full-Time, Salary, Exempt position. The following salary range is what we reasonably expect to pay but is contingent and subject to a variety of factors, including but not limited to years of experience, education, certification(s), training, specialized skills, responsibilities, etc.

SALARY RANGE: $111,000-$221,000

BTAS BENEFITS:

A comprehensive benefits program, including paid time off, federal holidays, health coverage, 401K plan with generous company match is offered to all full-time employees.