Foreign Military Sales Analyst/Management Analyst, Journeyman

Precise Systems, Inc.•Lexington Park, MD

11d•$78,433 - $117,650•Hybrid

About The Position

Precise Systems is seeking a Foreign Military Sales Analyst/Management Analyst to support a customer in the Patuxent River, MD Program Office. This role involves applying analytic techniques to evaluate program/project objectives, analyzing requirements, status, budget, and schedules, and performing management, technical, or business case analyses. The analyst will collect, organize, and interpret data related to aircraft/weapon/project acquisition and product programs, track program/project status and schedules, and apply government-instituted processes for documentation, change control, and data management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
Three (3) to Ten (10) years of experience

Nice To Haves

Experience/Familiarity with Acquisition Management System (AMS)
Procurement Management Tool (PMT)
Procurement Initiation Documents (PIDs)
Well-versed in the architecture and development of Statements of Work (SOWs) and Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs)
Assists with Administrative Operations Tasks to include, but not limited to, developing briefs, presentation coordination, meeting minutes and action items.
Well-versed in NAVAIR official correspondence
Forward thinker/self-starter, team player
MS Office 365
Adobe Professional
DOD and SECNAV series instructions
Utilization of NAVAIR management tools
Development of sound acquisition strategies
Development and execution of integrated Government schedules
Development, Management and execution of budget/phasing plans
Demonstrated analytical skills for cost and performance trades
Expertise in DSAMS
Expertise in FMS Processes
Experience in missile systems and recertification
Associate’s degree plus four (4) years of additional work experience performing duties described in the functional description of the labor category may be substituted for a Bachelor’s Degree.
Six (6) years of additional work experience performing duties described in the functional description of the labor category may be substituted for a Bachelor’s Degree.

Responsibilities

Prepare meeting agendas, coordinate, attend and participate in IPT and prime contractor meetings, requirements reviews, design reviews, logistics program reviews, system working group meetings, technical interchange meetings, program review meetings, test planning meetings, and other meetings as required/directed and prepare and distribute meeting minutes.
Collect and distribute action items from program meetings after receiving Government approval of the content and format of the documents.
Maintain an issue and action item database to support the Integrated Product Team (IPT) lead and government systems engineers in managing the lifecycle of product issues and actions and track action items to closure.
Coordinate and participate in working groups, meetings, and conferences with other Program Manager, Air (PMAs) offices, Program Executive Offices (PEOs), Navy and other military services to coordinate program plans, road maps, and reviews of potential technologies that may aid in accomplishing domestic programs.
Collect and perform analysis on Earned Value Management (EVM) data and program documentation received from hardware and software suppliers and field activities.
Analyze EVM data, Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs), Performance Management data, fiscal planning documentation, reporting and performance metrics. This includes supporting the tracking of cost, schedule and performance indicators, critical path review and risk analysis.
Support planning activities to include presenting alternative funding or acquisition strategies and cost estimates for new program requirements for Government consideration and appropriate action.
Enter planning data in the Common Spend Plan Tool (CSPT) and in the Workload Requirements and Planning System (WRAPS), or appropriate tool for this task order award.
Review program progress and track status of vendor critical contract deadlines to identify and report potential problems and/or issues with prime contractor schedule conflicts, resource scarcity, and proposed solutions.
Provide analyses of requirements and schedules and evaluate and recommend changes to schedules and associated milestones to ensure compatibility with overall program objectives.
Provide input and adjudicate comments on CDRLs.
Analyze, evaluate, and provide recommendations for Total Ownership Cost (TOC), Should Cost, Cost As an Independent Variable (CAIV) and Life Cycle Cost (LCC) evaluations.
Support related source selection evaluations as permitted by law and regulation to include performing analyses of contract proposals, change proposals and technical changes including related on-site reviews at applicable facilities.
Provide analyses of projected and actual systems cost, including program engineering requirements, logistics requirements, test and integration efforts, contractor’s cost, and potential product improvement initiatives.
Provide recommendations to support each initiative, their potential return on investment, and associated risk to the program.
Perform cost/benefit analyses, cost trade-off analyses, business case analyses, cost variance analyses, and/or present value analyses to support the programs in balancing mission requirements, system constraints, performance, and provide technical input to support the preparation or revision of related acquisition documentation.
Provide recommendations and alternatives in support of program execution, spend plan development, out-year planning, and the creation of POM issue sheets as related to the Planning, Program, Budgeting, Execution (PPBE) process.
Contribute to developing white papers, quad charts and trade studies.
Develop and disseminate weekly status reports on fielding and deployments to both government and industry.
Coordinate with NAVAIR Public Affairs Office for all media inquiries and public release of program information and/or program status to include coordination with the Integrated Product Team Leads to ensure that products are releasable.
Assess if the platform prime’s subcontracts are timely awarded, properly flowed- down, and the impacts of identified risks and issues.