Senior System Acquisition Specialist

Responsibilities

OBXtek is hiring an immediate need for a number of highly qualified Senior System Acquisition Specialists to support our new U.S. Space Force, Space Systems Command Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power (SDA&CP) and Battle Management Command, Control and Communications (BMC3) Support Services contract (Hemisphere) in multiple locations including the El Segundo, CA, Colorado Springs, CO, and the National Capital Region (NCR) areas.

Travel is not anticipated but would occur less than five percent of the time on an occasional and irregular basis and be limited to domestic locations only.

Responsibilities

We are seeking multiple candidates to fill the following positions at the Senior and Subject Matter Expert (SME) levels:

• Senior Acquisition Leads located in the El Segundo, CA area
• Senior Acquisition Managers located in the El Segundo, CA area
• Senior Acquisition Management Specialists/DAGs located in the El Segundo, CA area
• Chief Acquisition Management Specialist/DAG SMEs located in the El Segundo, CA area
• Acquisition Management Specialist/Engine Room SMEs located in NCR area
• Senior Acquisition Management Specialist SMEs located in the Colorado Springs, CO area
• Senior Acquisition SMEs located in the El Segundo, CA area
• Senior Acquisition Specialists located in the El Segundo, CA, the Colorado Springs, CO, the LAAFB, CA, and the NCR areas
• Acquisition Specialist SMEs located in the El Segundo, CA area
• Senior Acquisition Support Specialists located in the El Segundo, CA area
• Product Support SMEs located in the El Segundo, CA area
• Senior Program Acquisition Operations Analysts located in the El Segundo, CA area
• Senior Source Selection & Acquisition Strategy Support Specialists located in the El Segundo, CA and the Colorado Springs, CO areas.

The Acquisition Support Specialist SMEs shall have:

• Deep understanding of mission critical aspects of acquisition and DoD space launch, ground and sustainment and associated projects
• Advanced ability to independently perform all functional duties, even of the lower labor categories, and require no additional functional training
• Extensive knowledge of Higher Headquarters, Air Force, Space Command, processes and procedures
• Refined ability to speak/write Air Force and Space Acquisition terminology appropriately
• Relevant areas of expertise limited to the following: Management, Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Science, Technology, Engineering, or Statistics
• Advanced ability to manage all aspects of program financial management for an ACAT-like weapon system program, including fiscal year planning, continuing resolution management, unfunded requirement development and submittal, spring execution reviews, end-of-year funding actions, and program objective memorandum (POM) development, and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) analyses
• Extensive knowledgeable in the DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System (PPBES) process.
• Deep understanding of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and the Defense FAR Supplement (DFARSUP).

The Senior Acquisition Support Specialists shall have:

• Expertise in developing and coordinating all activities and documentation required to support ACAT-like Defense Acquisition Boards
• Ability to lead a team of acquisition and systems engineering professionals to support ongoing and emerging program acquisitions
• Ability to perform in-depth research, reconcile complex data/information across multiple systems and reports, interpret information to generate multiple recommended courses of action, build staffing packages, comprehend and apply concepts/guidance, effectively implement instructions/policies into routine performance, and develop tools/applications to foster efficiency in day-to-day activities
• Knowledge in developing and coordinating all activities and documents required to support major technical reviews
• Knowledge in developing and coordinating all activities and documentation required to support a major source selection (e.g. UARC, task orders and delivery orders on multiple award IDIQs)
• Knowledge in design and development of entire space systems, including subcomponents (space and ground segments)
• Ability to provide insight and lessons learned on large acquisitions
• Expertise in acquiring highly classified ACAT-like MILSATCOM systems
• Past or present experience with SSC or mission partner space control or Space Situational Awareness (SSA) mission area programs
• Experience in space-based threats, COCOM urgent needs, and operational space requirements
• Expertise in small, agile acquisitions with insight into lessons learned from large acquisitions
• Expertise in developing and executing acquisition strategy plans, programmatic schedules (Integrated Master Schedules) and risk management plans
• Expertise working in a classified acquisition program and understand associated nuances with security, IT, manpower, etc.
• Experience with integrating system engineering quantitative design characteristics (reliability, maintainability, etc.) with the functional logistics/integrated product support elements
• Experience with integrating the 12 product support elements, procurement and budgeting strategy into logistics activities needed to sustain system fielding.

Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only. Salaries commensurate with experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Salary Range: $160k - $230k

Qualifications

Required:

• U.S. Citizen
• Active TS/SCI clearance/access or TS/SCI Eligible [NOTE: The Senior Acquisition Management Specialists located in the El Segundo, CA area require only an active Secret clearance]
• Earned Masters degree in a system acquisition-related discipline, e.g., Systems Engineering, System Development, or Project Management
  • BS/BA degree with at least 12 years of relevant system acquisition experience may be substituted as equivalent
• At least 15 years overall of relevant system acquisition experience, at least 5 years of which must have been performed in the DoD acquisition and operational environment

Desired:

• Specific direct experience performing system acquisition tasks in the U.S. Air Force and/or the U.S. Space Force space system design, acquisition, and development environments
• Specific direct knowledge and experience with system acquisition-related activity associated with Space Domain Awareness (SDA), Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Space Control, satellite design, launch operations and space system operations
• PMP certification
• Completion of the PMT 4010 or 4020 Program Manager's Course
• Familiarity with the Task Management Tool (TMT) process
• Domain expertise in MS Office Suite applications and CCaRS
• Current CI polygraph or willingness to take one

Security Clearance

Top Secret with SCI eligibility

Company Information

Headquartered in McLean, Virginia and founded in 2009, OBXtek is a fast-growing leader in the government contracting field. Our mission is Our People...Our Reputation. Our people are trained professionals who enhance our customers' knowledge and innovation using technology, collaboration, and education.

We offer a robust suite of benefits including comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, matching 401K, paid time off, tuition reimbursement plans and much more.

As a prime contractor for 93% of our current work, OBXtek pairs lessons learned across disciplines with industry standard quality practices such as CMMI-Dev Level III, ITIL, 6Sigma, PMI, and ISO. Our rapid growth has been recognized by INC500, the Washington Business Journal, and Washington Technology magazine.

OBXtek is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, gender identity, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law

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