Acquisition Program Specialist

Astrion • $88K — $105K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associates degree + 15 years relevant experience, or Bachelor's in IRD + 10 years, or Master's in IRD + 7 years.
  • U.S. Citizenship required.
  • Active SECRET clearance before start.
  • Experience with weapons systems, missiles, or related fields is preferred.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and manage program plans and risk management processes.
  • Maintain and organize copies of contracts and track production status.
  • Support drafting Requests for Proposal (RFPs) and associated documentation.
  • Advise on source selection simulations and cost assessments.
  • Assist in managing product baseline configurations according to military standards.
  • Conduct financial analyses and develop budgeting models.
  • Prepare briefings and support decision-making efforts.

Benefits

  • Full-time position with stability in a military environment.
  • Opportunity to work on critical defense programs.
  • Engagement with a specialized team focused on weapons superiority.
  • Limited travel requirements at 5%, allowing for work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Overview

Acquisition Program Specialist, SeniorLOCATION: Robins AFB, GAJOB STATUS: Full-timeCLEARANCE: SecretCERTIFICATION: Associates, Bachelors or Masters IRDTRAVEL: 5%

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Program Specialist, Senior in the AMRAAM program supporting the Weapons Superiority Division at Robins AFB, GA.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS• Associates + 15 yrs RE or Bachelors IRD + 10 yrs RE or Masters IRD +7 yrs RE.•  U.S. Citizenship required • Active SECRET clearance required prior to start

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS • Previous experience with weapons systems, weapons or missiles. • Apply a full range of acquisition program management philosophy, policies, and procedures, to perform a wide range of acquisition management activities in support of the existing and future Weapons Superiority Division AMRAAM programs.• Understand current DoD and AF-specific acquisition regulations, guidelines, and processes.• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES• Develop and manage program plans, risk management processes and program courses of action for streamlined operations and processes.

• Maintain conformed copies of contracts within organizational responsibility; including the preparation, maintenance, and posting of each contract, to include contract modifications, schedules, funding profiles, and Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN) indexes; monitor weapon system contractor production status; project status of deliverables; and establish and maintain database(s) to track incoming and outgoing prime contractual letters for either Government or weapon system contractor response.

• Support development of draft Requests for Proposal (RFPs) including systems specifications, System Requirements Documents (SRD), Statement of Objectives (SOO), Statement of Work (SOW), Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRL)s, and other RFP products.

• Advise and assist with development and administration of source selection simulations and cost benefit assessments to determine optimal capability and strategy to acquire intended weapon system; advise and assist with mock proposal development, conduct RFP risk assessments, prepare and coordinate responses to requests for information (RFI), and deliver training modules.

• Assist with the planning and management of product baseline configurations to include configuration identification, configuration control, configuration status accounting, and configuration verification and auditing, IAW military and industrial guidance (i.e. MIL-HDBK-67 and the American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industries Alliance standard ANSI/EIA-649).

• Perform economic, budget, and financial analyses to include obligations and expenditure forecasting; develop funds management, funding status, automated models, and control techniques.

• Prepare briefings and decision support information.

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