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Spacecraft/Ground Systems Acquisition Support Engineer – TS/SCI Clearance w/CI Poly Required

Location

Chantilly, VA

Job Description

Leffler Consulting is seeking a highly experienced Spacecraft/Ground Systems Acquisition Support Engineer to join our team in Chantilly, VA. The candidate will support the successful development of an evolutionary satellite and corresponding ground system architecture managed by the Agency Government staff. An active TS/SCI clearance with a CI Poly is required.

Duties

• Provide technical support associated with the satellite and corresponding ground system architecture and acquisition programs designated by the government customer
• Provide support to meetings, working groups, design reviews, design audits, telecons and technical interchanges
• Provide support to constellation design and planning studies, development of derived requirements, and acquisition strategies
• Draft acquisition documentation to include acquisition plan, fee plan/milestone payment plan, statement of work, contract data requirements list, and other documentation required for a competitive source selection
• Facilitate the technical evaluations of multiple proposals
• Identify disconnects with Request for Proposal (RFP) intent and available budget
• Develop artifacts and briefings in support of critical oversight reviews
• Characterize and assist in evaluating contractor designs for mission performance; support design trades studies and provide assessments of acquisition risk
• Generate reports, technical packages, and other communications, papers, or presentations
• Travel offsite to technical exchange meetings at a contractor or other Government facility and other locations as appropriate
• Provide technical assessment of related contract deliverables and generate documented rationale for acceptance/rejection deliverables
• Coordinate with other acquisition offices to ensure satisfaction of external interface requirements for ground and/or space segments

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, science, or math-related field

Required Experience

• Minimum of 10 years relevant experience
• Experience developing a variety of acquisition strategies
• Experience managing competitive source selections
• Basic understanding of Agency satellite systems and architectures
• Solid knowledge of IC and DoD acquisition and program management processes
• Experience in the development of Statement of Works (SOWs) and in the ability to perform technical evaluations on SOWs and BOEs (Basis of Estimate)

Desired Education

• Refer to Required Education

Founded in 2001, Leffler Consulting is a women-owned small business (WOSB) headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. We provide financial management and life-cycle budget and cost support to our nation’s most critical programs in the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD).  Leffler Consulting specializes in all areas of financial management, audit readiness, and process improvement and controls while also providing a broad array of support functions critical to supporting the mission requirements of our customers.  We offer competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and disability coverage, paid leave, paid holidays, an employee assistance program, and an employee referral program.