Acquisition Support Specialist

QED Systems LLC•Fort Belvoir, VA

1d•$150,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

QED Systems, LLC, is currently recruiting an Acquisition Support Specialist to join our team in Fort Belvoir, VA to support our customer, Project Manager Expeditionary Energy & Sustainment Systems (PM E2S2). This role provides critical acquisition program management support to various product teams, assisting in the development and drafting of essential acquisition documentation. The specialist will also provide functional and technical direction throughout the lifecycle of government programs, from design and development to post-deployment support. This position involves supporting the government in overall product management policies, plans, and execution, as well as conducting workforce training on acquisition processes and reform initiatives. The specialist will serve as a subject matter expert in Acquisition, educating the workforce and tracking evolving policy, applying in-depth knowledge of DoD 5000 series publications and critical thinking skills to assist product teams with decision packages. Collaboration software will be utilized for documentation management, and support will be provided for programmatic actions such as Program Reviews and Decision Briefs. Additionally, support will be given to the Combat Development community for requirements documents.

Requirements

Detail-oriented with excellent technical, verbal, and written communication skills.
ACTIVE CLEARANCE LEVEL REQUIRED: Secret
Bachelor’s degree required. Degree in business or accounting preferred.
Ten (10) years of direct relevant experience is required.
An additional ten (10) years of direct technical experience may substitute for the degree requirement.
Senior level military and acquisition experience required.

Nice To Haves

DAWIA Level III in Program Management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide Acquisition Program Management support designed to assist various product teams in developing and drafting acquisition documentation including, but not limited to: Acquisition Strategies and Plans, Acquisition Program Baselines, Test and Evaluation Master Plans, System Engineering Plans, Life Cycle Sustainment Plans.
Provides functional and technical direction in the design, development, acquisition, production, fielding and post deployment support of government programs.
Supports the government in overall product management policies, plans, requirements, execution, control and direction of the work and associated resources involved in providing life cycle management.
Plans and conducts workforce training and leads discussions on acquisition processes and reform initiatives.
Develop, draft, provide, and update documentation for acquisition programs to include all documentation required for program Milestone events (MDD, MS A, MS B, MS C, Full Rate Production, Type Classification/Material Release, etc.).
Serve as a subject matter expert in Acquisition, aiding in educating the workforce and tracking evolving Acquisition policy.
Apply in-depth knowledge of the DoD 5000 series publications, acquisition policy and critical thinking skills to assist product teams with developing, maintaining, and coordinating decision packages (e.g., Milestone B, Type Classification, Materiel Release) for approval.
Utilize collaboration software (e.g., Microsoft SharePoint, Global Electronic Approval Routing System) to maintain, route, track, and update documentation.
Support program personnel with programmatic related actions including preparation of Program Reviews, Decision Briefs, Quad Charts, and Program Procurement and RDT&E Forms.
Provide support to Combat Development community, as required, and assist with the development/update of requirements documents for programs.
Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)
Initial Capabilities Document (ICD)
Capability Development Document (CDD)
Directed Requirements
Operational Needs Statements (ONS)