Acquisition Management Specialist

Credence•Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

About The Position

Credence is seeking an Acquisition Management Specialist to support the Army Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PM PNT) System Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) Program at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. The role supports the Acquisition Manager for PM PNT for PdL Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR), directing lifecycle development, fielding, and sustainment of offensive and defensive PNT and multi-domain sensor platforms. The position helps rapidly acquire and dynamically update cyber, electronic warfare (EW), and intelligence architectures in support of Department of War modernization priorities and responses to near-peer threats. The specialist aligns and governs EW and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) programs under the Defense Acquisition System, supports acquisition pathway selection and software agility, and ensures activities align with ASA(ALT) mandates and PM PNT policies. The role develops, reviews, and recommends classified and unclassified program products and acquisition documentation; supports program meetings and reviews; tracks policy changes; and provides schedule, reporting, and briefing inputs for PM PNT leadership and stakeholders.

Requirements

Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products.
Bachelor’s degree in a specialized field and 10 years of experience, or a master’s degree in a specialized field and 8 years of experience, or related military service with 15 years of experience in DoW/DoD acquisition programs.
Experience developing, reviewing, and presenting briefings to senior management.
Deep understanding of AI/ML software pipelines, RF engineering concepts, and software-defined architectures in support of DoDI 5000.87 and spectrum warfare modernization.
Comprehensive understanding of DoD 5000-series directives, including DoDI 5000.01, DoDI 5000.02, and AR 70-1, tailored to rapid prototyping and software agility.

Nice To Haves

Back-to-Basics Program Management Certification at the Advanced or Practitioner level, in alignment with AR 70-1 and DACM policy.

Responsibilities

Align and govern EW and ISR programs using the Defense Acquisition System framework, ensuring compliance with applicable directives and regulations.
Apply customized acquisition processes to select and execute appropriate acquisition pathways, including the Software Acquisition Pathway, and support rapid prototyping and software agility.
Synchronize program activities, including C5ISR integration and intelligence architecture alignment, with ASA(ALT) mandates and PM PNT acquisition policies and procedures.
Develop, review, and recommend classified and unclassified PM PNT products, including program objectives, integrated master schedules, budget requests, requirements analyses, acquisition strategies and documentation, briefings, business case analyses, acquisition plans, policy implementation, and milestone objectives.
Prepare for and attend PM PNT program meetings and reviews, document proceedings, and provide recommendations in accordance with CDRL A010.
Review, recommend, update, develop, and maintain program-level acquisition documentation and long-term PM PNT planning materials in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, directives, and policies.
Prepare and maintain Acquisition Strategy Reports, Acquisition Program Baselines, and Acquisition Decision Memorandums for Milestone Decision Reviews.
Identify, prepare, review, and track recommended changes to PM PNT acquisition policies and procedures in response to new or changing OSD and ASA(ALT) requirements.
Provide updates, inputs, corrections, and schedule estimates at IPT meetings and working groups for integrated master schedules, reports, senior-management briefings, and program and product reviews, including pre-review and post-review activities.
Plan, coordinate, organize, and implement PM PNT events, and prepare required reports, meeting records, and minutes in accordance with CDRL A010.