Centurum is seeking a Senior Acquisition Specialist to perform program analyst tasks required to support the Navy Catapult and Commercialization Readiness Program (CRP) at the NAVWAR Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Management Office. The individual will be responsible for the entry, validation, and configuration management of Navy Catapult and CRP program data on federal government information systems including, but not limited to, the DON Program Management Database (PMDB), S&T Alignment and Investment Reporting System (STAIRS), Flankspeed Teams and SharePoint tools, OneNote, and shared file resources. The individual will perform data validation and quality assurance activities to ensure the accuracy of data contained in these systems.
The acquisition specialist will also be required to:
- Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively.
- Support and draft program milestone related documentation to ensure compliance with all aspects of the DoD and SECNAV 5000 series directives.
- Support the development of program acquisition documentation such as Acquisition Plans (APs), Acquisition Strategy Reports (ASR), Procurement Initiation Document (PID), Statement of Work (SOW), funding documents, contract awards, agreements, and Acquisition Program Baseline Agreements (APBA).
- Assess program procedures, practices, philosophies, and documentation for compliance with specifications, contracts, and mission requirements.
- Attend, participate, support, analyze, provide input, develop, prepare and report on briefs, point papers, reports, correspondence, meetings, conferences, and review boards.
- Utilize business and technical methodologies to provide support of hardware, software, and service acquisition and life cycle management.
- Participate in meetings and support specified Program Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).
- Provide specialized technical, manufacturing, and management risk analysis leading to risk assessments/recommendations to inform government officials of business and technology transition risks and mitigations for SBIR Small Business Concerns (SBC).
Education: MA/MS degree in a business or technical discipline. No substitution allowed.
Required Experience:
- At least six (6) years of experience performing work related to the description above. Must have science and technology process experience.
- At least six (6) years of experience in 2 of the following Defense acquisition areas: logistics, research and development, configuration management or systems analysis/design.
- Demonstrated knowledge in one or more of the following areas: program management, systems engineering, system acquisition, financial management, test and evaluation or integrated logistics support.
- Demonstrated knowledge, and/or familiarity with the DoD and SECNAV 5000 acquisition series, Federal and DoD acquisition regulations and PPBE process.
- Demonstrated knowledge in risk analysis/risk management
- Demonstrated knowledge in developing a business plan
- Demonstrated knowledge in specialized and focused company management assessment recommendations.
Preferred Experience:
- Over ten (10) years of experience performing work related to the description above. Must have science and technology process experience, preferably supporting the US Navy.
- It least 6 years of experience to be related to Defense acquisition, preferably Navy, including logistics, research and development, configuration management or systems analysis/design.
- Demonstrated knowledge in one of more of the following areas: system acquisition, acquisition documentation, configuration management, risk analysis and Government furnished equipment (GFE) or Government furnished information (GFI).
- At least six (6) years of experience related to manufacturing plans, configuration management, commercialization/transition, and audit preparations.
- Demonstrated knowledge in one or more of the following areas: business planning, business development, or operational security review.
- At least six (6) years' experience in specialized and focused company management assessment recommendations.
- Demonstrated knowledge and relevant current experience (three (3) years within the last six (6) years) in the following areas: Assertions (when a firm may be granted them, understand the basis of the assertion and the impact), Intellectual Property, SBIR technical data rights, SBIR/STTR law/policy, Federal contract law/policy, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and export regulations with regard to technology and how they apply to SBIR.
Travel Required: 0%
Work Location: San Diego, CA
This position is required to have and maintain a Secret US DoD security clearance.Compensation: $46 - $56 an hour.
Compensation for positions at Centurum vary depending on a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, location, responsibilities, skill set, and level of experience.
BenefitsFull-time employees are eligible for the following benefits enrollment from their date of hire:
- Health Insurance - Centurum provides insurance for employee and dependent in a comprehensive package. Coverage for vision care is included. This option is available on a cost-sharing basis.
- Dental Insurance - Available in conjunction with Health Insurance for an additional cost. Provides oral maintenance care for employee and dependent.
- Basic Life Insurance - Company provided benefit for all full-time employees.
- Supplemental Life Insurance - Optional life insurance coverage to employees at group rates.
- Dependant Life Insurance - Optional coverage for dependents at a group rate.
- Long Term Disability Insurance - Optional coverage available to employees at group rates.
- Vacation and Sick Leave - Leave accrual is determined by length of service.
- Holidays - The company observes ten paid holidays each year.
- Retirement 401(k) Plan - Centurum's corporate benefits package includes 401K with a company bi-weekly match and a year-end profit sharing company match for all eligible employees. Investments can be made into selected funds under this plan.
