POSITION: Acquisition Management / DAG Chief
LOCATION: El Segundo, CA
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 projects and programs at any stage of the acquisition life cycle
• Support program acquisition efforts in advanced technology, future concept development, and integration activities
• Advise and assist the government on cost, schedule, and performance issues
• Assist with portfolio management by providing information, advice, and recommendations to align acquisitions, manpower, and funding effectively
• Advise and assist program managers in identifying and minimizing interface and integration problems
• Coordinate and resolve issues to facilitate team communications, including internal 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 discrepancies or deficiencies
• Incorporate inputs from force design, operational imperatives, combatant command integrated priority lists, and future force shaping products to enhance government planning and capability
• Advise and assist leadership in managing high visibility engagements, commitments, and tasks, including at the congressional level
• Draft, review, coordinate, and process program acquisition information for public release to industry, media, trade publications, and other stakeholders, ensuring no release without government approval

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• MA/MS degree is required.
• Individual must be a SME Recognized Industry Leader.
• Requires 20 or more years' extensive, relevant experience including duties/assignments specifically in support of space programs.
• Requires deep understanding of mission-critical aspects of acquisition and DoD space launch, ground and sustainment and associated projects.
• Individual is expected to independently perform all functional duties, even of the lower labor categories, and require no additional functional training.
• Deep knowledge of Higher Headquarters, Air Force, Space Command, processes and procedures as it relates to their functional responsibility; and speak/write Air Force and Space Acquisition terminology appropriately.
• Relevant areas of expertise are limited to Management, Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Science, Technology, Engineering, or Statistics.
• Requires completion of PMT 4010 Certificate (or predecessor course).
• Requires experience with Comp Cost & Req Sys, MAR Reporting Software, Microsoft Office Suite, and TMT.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position may supervise the work of others.

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: $163,000 - $281,000 Annual Salary

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.