ICIDS Fielding Coordinator

QED Systems LLC•Fort Belvoir, VA

8d•$110,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

QED Systems, LLC is recruiting an ICIDS Fielding Coordinator to support its Product Manager Force Protection Systems (PM FPS) contract at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The position is co-located with the customer and other contractors in Government office spaces and includes up to 25% travel within and outside the continental United States. The coordinator manages scheduling, logistics, and deployment coordination for site surveys and system installations across multiple locations and military installations. The role works with fielding teams, project managers, government stakeholders, and site points of contact to maintain schedules, track progress against contractual requirements and project milestones, resolve scheduling risks, and keep leadership informed. It also verifies personnel access and clearances, confirms site readiness, and documents site-specific constraints. The role supports technical program management and product management activities, including budgeting, trade-off analysis, lifecycle costing, risk management, supportability, test and evaluation, requirements development, acquisition support, technical reviews, and technology readiness assessments. The coordinator prepares and reviews acquisition documentation, reports, and briefings, and delivers deployment updates to senior Army and equivalent civilian leaders. Deployed components must comply with physical security mandates, including AR 190-11, FICAM, and NDAA criteria. This is a full-time, Monday-through-Friday position with flexibility around core hours. Physical demands include independent mobility, effective communication with coworkers and customers, and prolonged sitting and computer use. Reasonable accommodations are available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

Active Secret clearance.
Bachelor’s degree required; preferred disciplines include program management, engineering, systems management, business management, computer sciences, information management, or a related discipline.
At least eight years of applicable experience, including three years as a practicing analyst responsible for a functional area of an acquisition program.
Experience in R&D production and/or deployment phases of the acquisition process.
Managerial or supervisory experience sufficient to provide positive direction to subordinates.
Detail-oriented, with excellent technical, verbal, and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience directly managing U.S. Army material fielding pipelines, complex defense logistics, or large-scale Electronic Security Systems (ESS) deployments.
Familiarity with the ICIDS ecosystem, including versions IV, V, and VI, or comparable hardware/software configurations.

Responsibilities

Coordinate end-to-end scheduling for site surveys and system installations across multiple locations and military installations.
Assign field technicians and engineers to sites based on project timelines, skills, and location constraints.
Develop daily and long-term deployment schedules to minimize travel overhead and project downtime.
Coordinate logistics so personnel, specialized equipment, and system components arrive at installation sites together.
Serve as the primary point of contact among fielding teams, project managers, government stakeholders, and site points of contact.
Track fielding progress against contractual requirements and project milestones; identify scheduling conflicts or delays and implement mitigation strategies.
Facilitate pre-installation coordination meetings covering entry requirements, site readiness, and scopes of work.
Maintain real-time schedule updates in project management software and provide leadership visibility into deployments.
Verify that dispatched personnel have completed required security background checks, base-access paperwork, and safety clearances.
Assess site readiness before dispatching teams and document site-specific scheduling constraints.
Ensure deployed components adhere to physical security requirements, including AR 190-11, FICAM, and NDAA criteria.
Prepare and deliver technical deployment briefs and updates to senior Army leadership and equivalent civilian leadership.
Conduct technical program management, budgeting, scheduling, trade-off analysis, lifecycle costing, risk management, supportability, test and evaluation, and requirements development.
Support product management teams with acquisition, risk management, technical reviews, technology readiness assessments, and other Department of Defense product management activities.
Prepare and review acquisition documentation, reports, and briefings.