Program Manager for Operational Transition

Space Systems Integration (SSI) is a fast-growing engineering company that provides aerospace solutions to a variety of government and commercial customers. Our employees are forward-thinking, self-directed individuals who are committed to solving our customers' technical challenges.SSI is searching for a Program Manager for Operational Transition located in Albuquerque, NM. In this position, you will provide System Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) to our customer. For each project, our customer sets up small, agile, and empowered teams, including program managers, technical specialists, contracting, finance, and security, and they use the right acquisition strategies to set the effort up for success. You will work across all of these teams to ensure programs are successfully transitioned.Role and Responsibilities include:
• Serves as program advisory lead for planning and negotiating transition requirements.
• Rapidly develops and fields new, highly classified space capabilities for operations, establishes operational and tactical applications, and conducts research to meet emerging space-centric needs.
• Supports management and execution across the entire portfolio of programs and ensures programs are properly coordinated and lessons learned are applied efficiently for rapid fielding.
• Provides detailed analysis, evaluation, and recommendations for improvements, optimization development, and/or maintenance efforts for client-specific or mission-critical challenges/issues.
• Coordinates with internal and external stakeholders to verify and track program needs. Coordination will include producing, tracking, and coordinating all agreements and documentation necessary for systems to transition seamlessly into a framework for organizing, training, and equipping the United States Space Force
• Coordinates with external agencies to include operational units, higher headquarters, Combatant Command (COCOM) staff, other acquisition activities, and research and development functions Supports and advises acquisition and program management functions, advises government management on design challenges, operational delivery, and integration, and supports system program reviews.
• Assists in acquisition planning and technical requirements development.
• Helps the government assess the technical sufficiency, cost, quality, and timely delivery of program deliverables.
• Drafts, reviews, and edits final program reports, documents, and briefings.
• Initiates, supervises, and/or develops requirements from a project's inception to a conclusion for complex to extremely complex programs.
• Aids in the development of a Monthly Status Report on all support efforts including updates in status and performance, major activities, challenges, and opportunities.
• Translate results into simple, actionable recommendations or easily differentiated courses of action.
• Communicate clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy-oral and written.
• Provides strategic advice, technical guidance, and expertise to program and project staff.
• Other duties as required.Required QualificationsMinimum fifteen (15) years DoD/IC, or relevant industry work experience.Relevant BA/BS degreeRelevant MA/MS degreeExperience at the MAJCOM/Field Command staff level or higher.Experience in DoD program management including program test and transition to operations.Experience and understanding of SpOC fielding and operational acceptance processes.Experience in OPLAN, Operations, Exercise employment and CONOPS development.Experience in live, virtual, or constructive training environments.Expert understanding of the Command and Control/Kill chain dynamics.Experience with Space Vehicle and subsystem integration.Understanding of operational environment and corresponding mission user needs.Knowledge of space system engineering, development, and manufacturingExperience with Integrated Master Schedules, and risk management.Active TOP SECRET clearance with sensitive compartmentalized information (SCI) and special access program (SAP) eligibility.No less than two (2) years total SAP and/or SCI environment experience and 1-year total within last 5 years.Candidate must maintain a TS/SCI clearance as a condition of employment and willingness to submit to a Counter-Intelligence polygraph.This position is full-time, on site at Kirtland AFB, NM and will require travel up to 30% of time within the continental United States.Desired QualificationsExperience as a SETA in a government program office.Experience at the USSF Field Command staff level or higher.Experience in space operations to include planning and execution.Experience with rapid prototyping.Experience with integrated air, space, and cyberspace capabilities.Experience with ACAT I/II level acquisition programs.Weapons School Graduate#ssi #weknowhowtobuildit #spacejobs Space Systems Integration provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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