ESS Product Support / Acquisition Logistics Specialist

KBR, Inc.•El Segundo, CA

8d•$90,000 - $128,000•Onsite

About The Position

KBR is seeking a Product Support / Acquisition Logistics Specialist to join their team in El Segundo, CA. The MSEIT effort provides leading edge Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) for the Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC). This role involves acquiring state-of-the-art Military and Commercial Satellite Communications (SATCOM) systems, providing global secure, survivable, and protected communications for the nation’s warfighters. The ideal candidate will thrive in a highly collaborative work environment of small teams, utilizing modern tools and methodologies to tackle the challenges of integrating complex space and ground communications systems.

Requirements

Active DoD Secret clearance
Bachelor’s degree
Proficiency in Defense Acquisition System (DoDI 5000 series)
Proficiency in Integrated Life Cycle Management (DAFI 63-101/20-101)
Proficiency in project planning
Proficiency in the 12 Integrated Product Support Elements
Proficiency in requirements management
Proficiency in writing Acquisition Logistics documentation
Strong interpersonal skills, communication (oral and written), and presentation skills
Demonstrated ability to clearly articulate ideas, recommendations and options to customers, senior leaders, and stakeholders
Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
4+ years’ experience in DoD SATCOM acquisition and system life cycle management, sustainment, and transition
Experience with Program Office and/or HQ CFC (previous HQ AFSPC, HQ SpOC) processes
Experience working autonomously with government customer, leading teams and projects, establishing/executing milestone and critical path schedules
Experience developing/evaluating life cycle management documentation (LCSP, Materiel Fielding Plans, etc.)
Understanding of DoD and joint service acquisition instructions and policy

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in technical field
Master’s degree in technical field
Course work in military acquisition logistics
Professional certifications such as INCOSE CSEP or ESEP
DAWIA Certifications, such as Program Management Level 1, Life Cycle Logistics Level II
Familiarity in Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) development, Data Item Description tailoring, PWS/SOW development, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development, or Contract Security Classification Specification
8+ years’ experience in DoD SATCOM acquisition and system life cycle management, sustainment, and transition
Experience writing and delivering technical documents and briefings
Experience working a DoD ACAT I space acquisition program
Active DoD Top Secret clearance

Responsibilities

Provide SE&I technical services in product support, sustainment planning, and acquisition logistics to the Government Program Office for the Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS) system, including space, ground, and cryptographic segments.
Provide subject matter expertise (SME) for integration of sustainment requirements and considerations into systems engineering, acquisition planning, and lifecycle execution, ensuring mission readiness and long-term system supportability.
Provide logistics planning, analysis, assessment, technical writing and review of documentation, and integration for the ESS system (space vehicle, ground, network and mission management) during the acquisition lifecycle; assess programs against the 12 Integrated Product Support Elements.
Provide acquisition logistics SME in developing ESS Acquisition Strategy, Product Support Strategy, systems engineering lifecycle, requirements development and verification, system design, support to technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR), and Milestone Decision Events.
Assist with systems engineering documents such as Systems Engineering Plan (SEP), Test & Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP), and assist in the digital engineering / MBSE environments related to sustainment and supportability ensuring traceability of sustainment requirements within system baselines.
Integrate logistics requirements and considerations by regularly participating in and/or facilitating integration forums such as logistics working groups, Integrated Master Schedule Review, Integrated Logistics Support Management Team (ILSMT), Depot Maintenance Activation Working Group (DMAWG), Provisioning Conference, and Product Improvement Working Group (PIWG); report progress status/issues/risk/potential impacts and resolution options; manage tasks/actions to closure; and capture information and present in an integrated schedule of events and milestones for senior leadership review.
Develop, assess, evaluate, and coordinate logistics planning documents to implement a logistics life cycle integrated product support strategy for system fielding and to achieve program milestones, such as requirements products, Life Cycle Sustainment Plan (LCSP), Depot Source of Repair(s) (DSOR), Depot Maintenance Activation Plan(s) (DMAP), policy/instructions, hardware/software licenses and warranties, sustainment concepts, technical orders (TO) verification, training plans, contractor Provisioning Parts List (PPL) and sparing, system support plans, support agreements, System Transition Plan, technical reports, white papers, and briefing materials.
Evaluate system design and testing of reliability, availability, and maintainability-cost metrics (Ao, MTBF, MTTR), Level of Repair Analysis (LORA), and Maintenance Task Analysis to achieve user requirements in mission capability and monitor system performance for improvements.
Provide lifecycle planning for cryptographic (COMSEC) equipment, including handling, accountability, and sustainment considerations.
Assess sustainment impacts across integrated system-of-systems architectures, including contested and resilient SATCOM environments.
Analyze supply chain risks and support development of risk mitigation strategies, assist in development and evaluation of spares provisioning strategies and supply support plans, perform Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) analysis and provide mitigation recommendations, and coordinate with stakeholders to assess sustainment impacts of design and manufacturing decisions.
Assist in development of Solicitation documents to include: Market Research, Early Strategy & Issues Session briefings, Justification and Approval documentation, Solicitation Review Board decisions, Request for Proposal (RFP) documents, Fact Finding, Performance Work Statement (PWS)/Statement of Work (SOW), Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) documents, Contract Security Classification Specification (DD254) documents, System Security Engineering requirements, Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan, and evaluate contractor proposals and other related documents.
Support transition to operations and sustainment activities, and assess operations and maintenance readiness for Depot activation, Operational Acceptance (OA) decisions, and Initial Operational Capability (IOC) declaration.