Mid-Level Analyst Portfolio Manager

American Systems•Arlington, VA

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About The Position

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training. As a Mid-Level Analyst Portfolio Manager, you will have the opportunity to serve as the functional and technical expert to assess and support oversight of rapid prototyping efforts, including concept development, technical development, programmatic oversight, assessments, and transition of capabilities that align to the DoD and other strategic priorities. You will provide project management support for project proposal reviews, analysis, and funding recommendations. You will be responsible for the analysis and evaluation of project effectiveness, assessing project development, and overall execution. You will provide technical expertise to assist in discovering, assessing, and evaluating cutting edge technologies that will enable execution of the emerging Joint Warfighting Concept (JWC) and monitor the technical progression of S&T prototyping projects. You will prepare, coordinate, and staff ongoing projects and technical/operational demonstrations (i.e. funding documents, memorandums, agreements, program reviews, reports, briefs, etc). You will collaborate with government labs, the Services, academia, and industry as required to ensure successful project execution and support and attend various stakeholder engagements to include DoD and IC boards and councils (i.e. Functional Capabilities Board), communities of interest forums, technical exchange meetings, and working groups.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in engineering, scientific, technical, management, or related discipline.
U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance
8+ years’ experience with project management and analysis of prototypes.
Active Top Secret clearance (with SCI eligibility)
Ability to synthesize vast amounts of complex technical data into senior executive level information.
Experience with OSD processes and procedures related to supported tasks, including preparing technical briefs, presentations, packages, and DoD/Congressional-level correspondence.
Experience preparing presentations and other visualization forms to communicate results and artifacts to varied audiences.
Experience in prototyping solutions, R&E modernization, and joint warfighting concepts.
A minimum of four years of DoD experience in technology development and maturation, project management

Responsibilities

Serve as the functional and technical expert to assess and support oversight of rapid prototyping efforts, including concept development, technical development, programmatic oversight, assessments, and transition of capabilities that align to the DoD and other strategic priorities.
Provide project management support for project proposal reviews, analysis, and funding recommendations.
Responsible for analysis and evaluation of project effectiveness, assessing project development, and overall execution.
Provide technical expertise to assist in discovering, assessing, and evaluating cutting edge technologies that will enable execution of the emerging Joint Warfighting Concept (JWC).
Provide technical expertise to assist in monitoring the technical progression of S&T prototyping projects.
Prepare, coordinate, and staff ongoing projects and technical/operational demonstrations (i.e. funding documents, memorandums, agreements, program reviews, reports, briefs, etc).
Collaborate with government labs, the Services, academia, and industry as required to ensure successful project execution.
Support and attend various stakeholder engagements to include DoD and IC boards and councils (i.e. Functional Capabilities Board), communities of interest forums, technical exchange meetings, and working groups.