Acquisition Support Personnel - Clearance Jobs : Job Details

Join us in our fast-paced support to develop, advance, and sustain weapon systems for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) and its mission partners. You will be joining a team of personnel with experience and an in-depth understanding of the environments that include ground, near-space, space, and any system that operates in those environments to meet current and projected strategic, operational, and tactical needs for the Department of Defense (DoD). QinetiQ is a mission-led innovation company that works with the USSF and DoD to design, develop, field, and maintain requirements essential to national security and the survivability of the warfighter. We are seeking Acquisition Support Personnel.

The Acquisition Support Personnel are responsible for supporting acquisition lifecycle planning, including acquisition pathway analysis, milestone documentation analysis, and acquisition documentation coordination. The ideal candidate will have experience with leading, managing, and/or contributing to major defense programs as well as with U.S. Space Force systems and organizations, particularly within Space Systems Command.

• Provide space acquisitions assistance to support any stage of the acquisition lifecycle including acquisition efforts for advanced technology, future concept development, and integration activities.
• Revise or provide draft JCIDS and acquisition documentation and support the production of internal/external products, including but not limited to, Acquisition Strategies, Analysis of Alternatives, and Defense Acquisition Board documentation.
• Identify areas of improvement, including acquisition process improvements.
• Perform earned value management and schedule analysis in support of defense contracts.
• Maintain awareness of current program schedule, monitor acquisition implementation, report requirement shortfalls, and provide a program assessment based on the identified risks.
• Advise the Government program manager on technical engagements, to include but not limited to, technical interchange meetings, design reviews, program conferences, and informational meetings.
• Assist with the execution of source selections as well as coordinating functional meeting requests, developing source selection documentation, and reviewing/drafting proposal evaluations.

• Experience in DoD lifecycle planning, including acquisition pathway analysis, milestone documentation analysis, and acquisition documentation coordination.
• Experience in leading, managing, and contributing to major defense programs.
• Experience with U.S. Space Force systems and organizations, particularly within Space Systems Command.
• Experience Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with multiple competing priorities.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to identify and solve problems.
• Bachelors Degree
• 10+ years of relevant experience
• TS SCI Eligibility

• Masters Degree

QinetiQ US is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All Qualified Applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.