Senior Analyst (Job ID:4397)

Valkyrie Enterprises•Huntsville, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Serve as a Senior Analyst for the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering Scaled Directed Energy (OUSW R&E SCADE). Responsibilities include assessments for directed energy capabilities, analyzing DOTmLPF-P requirements, products, and assisting the development of solutions. Assist in ensuring planning and operational equities are integrated with DOTmLPF-P solutions. Interact with PAE Fires, Army, Navy and Air Force Directed Energy departments, the Scaled Directed Energy Office representative to COCOMs as required to fulfil planning and integration. Job also includes DOTmLPF-P integration, advocacy for Warfighter requirements, and facilitation of the Integrated Product Teams (IPT) for: Directed Energy Programs of Record. Liaison as directed with stakeholders to facilitate integration and coordination in support of the SCADE mission; assist integrator and planning for Directed Energy to COCOMs. Support additional plans, products and requirements as identified by the SCADE. Responsible for assisting program lead with assessing, preparing, and providing mission short- and long-range goals, mission and personnel calendars, objectives, and initiatives to be presented to senior leadership. Attend and participate in organizational staff calls, stand-ups, office tag-ups, working groups, ad hoc, IPTs or similar venues; assess action items from meetings and engage in the resolution process; and propose responses to inquiries based on actions assigned. Prepare notes or after-action summaries, track actions items, and making recommendations on response for closure. Work with material developers to maintain situational awareness and progress of instrumentation build, testing and utilization of one-off characterization equipment. Take part in meetings/briefings, ensure information is passed between the material developer and the government customer. Assist with daily operations and prioritization of events based on known activities or guidance provided such as synchronization and integration of events and activities for the division through coordination, consolidation, and collaboration of information. Maintain operations calendar and provide recommendations to resolve issues or conflicts; coordinate impacts and changes, receiving direction from senior program specialist for non-routine matters. Create, compose, consolidate, and review documentation, e.g., correspondence, briefings, response to inquiries, and talking points for correctness, format, spelling, and grammar before sending out for approval or signature. Draft response to taskers, RFIs, and other key stakeholders. Support program updates and assist in developing executive-level briefings, including accomplishments, impacts, risks, issues, and challenges, etc.; coordinate documents, e.g., white papers; conduct pre-meetings to prepare and distribute read-aheads; and secure approval of documents within read ahead timelines prior to submission for executive forums. Assist with special projects where multiple functions are involved, coordinating actions, clarifying responsibilities and timelines for completion, and consolidating data, as necessary, and reviews to ensure accomplishment of objectives, timeliness, and acceptability. Consistently developing and sustaining cooperative working relationships. Advise ACM in acquisition functions and processes, Army functions and processes and interaction with Senior Leaders.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree
At least 25+ years of experience
Proficient in MS Office
Background in engineering or acquisition with familiarity in Directed Energy
Previous experience working with General Offices, SES, DA Civilians and military organizations
Previous experience in Logistics and/or Acquisition
Previous experience with training and doctrine
Experience working internal/external taskers
Experience developing information papers and decision briefings
Experience working on or with IPTs
Previous military or DA Civilian experience
Experience in Multi-Domain Operations
Knowledgeable of Army DOTmLPF-P
Active DoD Secret clearance and the ability to maintain a clearance

Nice To Haves

Masters Degree or higher preferred
Familiarity with program reporting and tracking, preferred
Familiarity with identifying risk and developing mitigation, preferred
Previous liaison experience, preferred
Ability to work in dynamic high paced work environment, preferred
Exceptional oral and written communication skills, preferred
Excellent Organizational Skills, preferred

Responsibilities

Assessments for directed energy capabilities
Analyzing DOTmLPF-P requirements, products, and assisting the development of solutions
Ensuring planning and operational equities are integrated with DOTmLPF-P solutions
Interacting with PAE Fires, Army, Navy and Air Force Directed Energy departments, and the Scaled Directed Energy Office representative to COCOMs
DOTmLPF-P integration
Advocacy for Warfighter requirements
Facilitation of the Integrated Product Teams (IPT) for Directed Energy Programs of Record
Liaison with stakeholders to facilitate integration and coordination in support of the SCADE mission
Assisting integrator and planning for Directed Energy to COCOMs
Supporting additional plans, products and requirements as identified by the SCADE
Assisting program lead with assessing, preparing, and providing mission short- and long-range goals, mission and personnel calendars, objectives, and initiatives
Attending and participating in organizational staff calls, stand-ups, office tag-ups, working groups, ad hoc, IPTs or similar venues
Assessing action items from meetings and engaging in the resolution process
Proposing responses to inquiries based on actions assigned
Preparing notes or after-action summaries
Tracking action items
Making recommendations on response for closure
Working with material developers to maintain situational awareness and progress of instrumentation build, testing and utilization of one-off characterization equipment
Participating in meetings/briefings
Ensuring information is passed between the material developer and the government customer
Assisting with daily operations and prioritization of events
Maintaining operations calendar
Providing recommendations to resolve issues or conflicts
Coordinating impacts and changes
Creating, composing, consolidating, and reviewing documentation
Drafting response to taskers, RFIs, and other key stakeholders
Supporting program updates
Assisting in developing executive-level briefings
Coordinating documents
Conducting pre-meetings to prepare and distribute read-aheads
Securing approval of documents within read ahead timelines prior to submission for executive forums
Assisting with special projects where multiple functions are involved
Developing and sustaining cooperative working relationships
Advising ACM in acquisition functions and processes, Army functions and processes and interaction with Senior Leaders