Senior Missile Defense Engineering Operations Analyst

AeroVironment•Arlington, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

AV is looking for a highly talented Senior Missile Defense Engineering Operations Analyst to join our team! In this position you will provide engineering analytical support to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Director of Engineering in the Engineering Management office (MDA/DER) and focus on manpower analysis, development of engineering manpower requirements, tracking of staffing and personnel actions, and execution of manpower decisions and actions through MDA's HR manpower systems.

Requirements

Master of Science or Master of Arts degree and 12+ years of experience working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program/project.
Or, a BA/BS degree from an accredited institution of higher learning in a related field and 20+ years of in lieu of the MA/MS degree requirement.
Active Secret Clearance.
Ability to work independently and/or lead teams to analyze and resolve problems.
Must be able to provide daily supervision and direction to supported teams.
Excellent Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access) skills, with experience with large multiple sheet workbooks, formulas/functions, including business/financial and pivot tables.
Experience with resource planning, resource mapping, and tracking.
Experience working in database environments (PRIDE and ORBIT experience preferable).
Excellent Communications skills and ability to multi-task.
Must be a U.S. citizen due to contract requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing and creating databases.
Experience with business intelligence software and tools.
Experience working at the SES-level and providing senior level briefings and correspondence.

Responsibilities

Serve as the contractor lead for managing manpower resources across MDA's Engineering functional organization.
Work actions in MDA's ORBIT system as the contractor lead for Position Data Manager (PDM) and Employee Life Cycle Manager (LCM) actions.
Create and update current positions providing detailed comments to justify and track engineering manpower actions.
Manage in-coming personnel and modifications to current assignments in MDA's engineering manpower system.
Work with government representatives in Engineering functional offices to coordinate and resolve civilian personnel issues.
Run and analyze reports in the Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) systems and ensure government timecards are submitted on time and assist the government in resolving issues.