Brandes Associates, Inc. (BAI), a defense contractor, is seeking a Specialist with 7+ years of experience for our expanding workforce supporting current and evolving technical engineering contract requirements at NAS Point Mugu, CA.

Salary

The typical annual salary range for this position is $120,000.00 USD to $150,000.00 USD. Salary will be based on current qualifications, directly related experience, geographic location, and possible contractual requirements which could fall outside of this range.

• Provide program financial management, program scheduling, technical support, technical writing, technical program support, training package development and/or instruction, information systems, cybersecurity, safety, logistics, and maintenance support relevant to research, development, integration, engineering, validation and verification, testing, fielding, maintenance, and the conduct of military operations, experiments, or exercises
• Manage and track large technical portfolios (e.g., Modernization, Installation, Baseline, and Fleet Readiness), ensuring accurate funding execution, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) updates, and Technical Performance Specifications (TPS) oversight; synchronize allocations, resolve complex financial discrepancies, and stabilize reporting across these portfolios
• Develop, maintain, and validate financial trackers, spend plans, ERP data, budgets, expiring funds, and carry-in/out balances
• Develop mission planning and cost analysis models incorporating mission days, vessel requirements, staffing, and lifecycle cost factors to support operational forecasting and decision-making
• Own end-to-end development of quarterly reporting packages, driving data quality, cross-team coordination, and executive-ready outputs.
• Manage action item tracking and information flow across the Project Office, ensuring proper storage, traceability, and timely execution of all tasking
• Develop and refine leadership level presentations, working sheets, and financial summaries for program reviews and executive briefings; perform rigorous quality assurance on this documentation providing real-time corrections, financial validation, and content refinement to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills—verbal, non-verbal, written, and listening—for staff, customer, and organizational level communications, both formal and informal
• Ability to work independently, self-starter
• Working knowledge and use of Microsoft Office suite programs, MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and SharePoint

• A minimum of 7 years specialized experience relevant to the research, development, integration, engineering, validation and verification, test, fielding, or maintenance activities of a complex ground vehicle or watercraft system

Desired Experience

• Experience with program financial management or budget execution, technical/program documentation and briefing development, and portfolio or WBS-level tracking on a DoD program
• Familiarity with an ERP system (Navy ERP, or similar) and with EVM/WBS tools is directly tied to the financial trackers... ERP data and WBS updates language.
• Experience with scheduling tools (MS Project or similar) supports the program-scheduling duty
• Strong technical writing ability, comfort briefing senior leadership, and demonstrated attention to detail

EDUCATION

Degree: Accredited high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) equivalent.

Allowable Substitution: Associates degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for two years of general experience. A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for four years of general experience.

CLEARANCE – Secret

Condition of Employment:  Applicant must have an active DoD Secret Clearance. The applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

CITIZENSHIP

The applicant must have US citizenship at the time of application.