Job DescriptionBAE Systems is seeking Product Support Analyst to support our work as a prime contractor on a high-profile U.S. Navy weapon system. Serving as one of our product support analysts, you will support a multi-disciplinary team of integrated logistics support analysis, engineers, configuration managers, and logistics managers in developing, implementing, sustaining product support solutions, systems, and processes that provide key capabilities and functions across requirements definition, architecture and interface definition, system integration, verification, and test for current and future large-scale missile systems. This is a unique opportunity to be part of the team enabling our Nation's technological superiority on strategic missions through development of advanced concepts and initiatives throughout the systems lifecycle.
This position includes internal and customer-facing responsibilities for developing, implementing, and sustaining product support / integrated logistics support. In this role, you will engage with Navy customers and coordinate with the internal BAE Systems technical team to review, plan, coordinate, prepare, and author product support/programmatic documentation, such as integrated logistics support (ILS) plans, product support strategies (PSS), product support health assessments (PSHA), programmatic documents, schedules, and presentations, to ensure product support artifacts meet internal and customer requirements. You will provide product support across the SSP portfolio to include CPS, SLCM-N, TRIDENT, Shipboard, and Flight Systems efforts. You will develop, review, update, and manage product support related artifacts/documents (to include plans, ODs, SSPINSTs) for programmatic milestones, gate reviews, and system review events.
This position is responsible for:
- Understanding Product Support operations and coordination across other branches / agencies
- Communicating Product Support concepts and related impacts to stakeholders
- Reviewing Product Support documentation, recommendations, and guidance for accuracy and completeness
- Coordinatong collaboration meetings with multiple stakeholders to resolve programmatic issues or challenges
- Preparing, analyzing, and validating Product Support findings or recommendations, effectively communicating findings, and providing actionable recommendations.
- Collaborating with Leadership to oversee identification of Product Support efforts and providing input to help improve new and existing systems using Product Support related capabilities
- Evaluating risks and needs impacting future Product Support development and integration work
Required Skills and EducationTypical education and years of related/relevant experience required: Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 6 years of proven experience supporting DoD programs or large-scale weapon systems; or Master's Degree and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
Additional skills/experience:
- Experience in managing projects, including planning, execution, monitoring, and mitigating risks related to DoD projects
- Possess analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to analyze business processes, identify areas for improvement, and develop solutions to optimize audit and review tracking
- Effective communication with stakeholders, including auditors, reviewers, and management, is vital. Able to facilitate training, workshops, and meetings. Possess exceptional verbal, written and presentation skills
- Experience supporting or leading product support effort for major weapon systems programs; to including developing, reviewing, updating, and managing product support related artifacts/documents (to include plans, ODs, SSPINSTs) for programmatic milestones, gate reviews, and system review eventsExperience supporting or leading teams/programs and progressing DoD programs/systems through Acquisition, Production, or Sustainment Phases
Preferred Skills and Education- Experience in customer / client facing positions, directly working and supporting DoD customers / clients
- Candidate should be an agile thinker and executor of Product Support Management strategies for the DoD; ability to interact with multiple disciplines, audiences, and stakeholders; strong understanding of the PSEs
- Experience in planning and/or execution of sustainment activities for a Navy/DoD program(s) or experience integrating product support/logistics requirements across a program
- Experience with developing key logistics and product support documents, including Life Cycle Sustainment Plans, training plans, and maintenance plans
- ICBM or Missile maintenance or logistics experience within the DoD
- Familiarity with principles and implementation of Contractor Logistics Support, Performance Based Logistics, and Model Based Engineering activities
- DoD Logistics experience or relevant industry experience; accreditations/certifications such as DAU Lifecycle Logistics/Program Management, PMP and/or CPL/DML
- Familiarity with, or willingness to rapidly learn, DoD acquisitions activities in accordance with DoD Directive 5000.01 and DoD Instruction 5000.02, as well as any other relevant U.S. law, DoD, or other Service Component directives, policies, instructions, or guides
- Familiarity with Technical Manual and Training development requirements
- Demonstrated confidence in presentations to customer or management audiences
- Demonstrated ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams supporting complex DoD Systems
- Experience conducting science and technology research, analysis, trade studies, system definition (requirements, architecture, and interfaces), integration, and test of complex systems
- Experience in managing projects, including planning, execution, monitoring, and mitigating risks related to DoD projects
- Possess analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to analyze business processes, identify areas for improvement, and develop solutions to optimize audit and review tracking
- Effective communication with stakeholders, including auditors, reviewers, and management, is vital. Able to facilitate training, workshops, and meetings. Possess exceptional verbal, written and presentation skills
- Experience supporting or leading product support effort for major weapon systems programs; to including developing, reviewing, updating, and managing product support related artifacts/documents (to include plans, ODs, SSPINSTs) for programmatic milestones, gate reviews, and system review eventsExperience supporting or leading teams/programs and progressing DoD programs/systems through Acquisition, Production, or Sustainment Phases