Space Acquisition Logistics/Life Cycle Manager

Space Acquisition Logistics/Life Cycle Manager

Requirements

• Fifteen plus years of proven program management experience in DoD and/or IC system life cycle sustainment.
• Experience in supporting ACAT I/II level acquisition programs.
• Experience in the development and fielding of satellites and associated ground systems.
• DAWIA certification in Life Cycle Logistics.
• System Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) experience to Government program offices.
• Experience with rapid prototyping and transition to operations.
• Experience with Integrated Master Schedules, Statements of Work, and Performance Work Statements.

Responsibilities

• Serves as logistics advisory lead for high-visibility and extremely time critical programs.
• Provide logistics planning, analysis, assessment, requirements verification, technical writing and review of documentation, and integration for Space RCO programs during the acquisition lifecycle.
• Assess programs against the 12 Integrated Product Support Elements.
• Evaluate system design and testing of reliability, availability, and maintainability-cost metrics to achieve user requirements in mission capability and monitor system performance for improvements.
• Develop, assess, evaluate, and coordinate logistics planning documents to implement a logistics life cycle integrated product support strategy for system fielding and support program milestones.
• Supports and advises government program managers through all phases of acquisition logistics planning.
• Performs independent work to provide logistics and support system effectiveness analysis, studies, and evaluations.
• Performs Configuration Management (CM) reviews to ensure logistics data is properly maintained.
• Develops and maintain maintenance plans, supportability analyses, maintenance tasks, and Level of Repair Analysis (LORA).
• Regularly participate in and facilitate integration/schedule/logistics forums for existing and emerging programs such as logistics working groups and Integrated Logistics Support Management Teams.
• Support transition to operations, sustainment activities, and assess operations and maintenance readiness for program Depot activation, Fielding and Operational Acceptance decisions.
• Confers with other SETA, FFRDC, and teammates to provide advice and to assist with problem resolution.
• Supports management and execution of programs across multiple projects and ensures programs are properly coordinated and efficiently accomplished with the best available resources.
• Drafts, reviews, and edits final program reports, documents, and briefings.
• Communicates clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy. Often briefs government senior leadership.
• Coordinates with external agencies to include operational units, higher headquarters, Combatant Command (COCOM) staffs, other acquisition activities, and research and development functions.
• Aids in development of Monthly Status Report on all efforts including updates on major activities, challenges, opportunities, deliverables, and subcontractor performance.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.