FMS Program Manager
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Astrion offers comprehensive services that boost preparedness, optimize performance, and ensure success across various domains, from Cyber to Digital, Mission and Systems, servicing our nation's Civilian, Defense and Space communities. We support customers with Centers of Excellence in Washington DC, Huntsville, AL and Burlington, MA with an additional 36 locations across the U.S.
Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a FMS Program Manager supporting the Force Protection Division, which is within the USAF Digital Directorate and located at Hanscom AFB, MA.
LOCATION: Hanscom, AFB, MA
JOB STATUS: Full-Time; salaried
In this role you will have comprehensive knowledge of principles, policies and practices of FMS system acquisition and program management, as well as knowledge of roles and relationships within the FMS community.
Responsibilities:
- Support and develop various briefings/schedules of program status and acquisition tasks to senior management. The Contractor shall support Program Acquisition Reviews (PAR), senior level meeting/reviews and IMP/IMS reviews.
- Extensive background supporting all aspects of sound acquisition planning (e.g., industry day, market research, source selection planning, ASP planning, SOO/SOW/PWS writing, RFP planning, RFP document preparation, contract negotiation prep) with a special emphasis on FMS-specific peculiarities (e.g., mandatory use of in-country subcontractors; interface with SAF/IA, AFSAC, DSCA, AFLCMC/WFNFM, FDO; TSC)
- Extensive experience in FMS-specific acquisition to include working knowledge of Anti- Tamper (AT) requirements, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) regulations, Manpower Resource Plan (MRP) preparation, LOR for Technical Assistance, LOR for Price and Availability (P&A) responses, LOR for Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) responses, freight forwarding and customs import processes, MASL codes,
- Working level knowledge in the preparation of LOA data, including manpower requirements, utilizing mandated systems, including but not limited to Security Assistance Manpower Requirements System (SAMRS) and Defense Security Assistance Management System (DSAMS)
- Capability and willingness to travel overseas to potentially hazardous locations
- Knowledge and experience in executing programs with prime contractors, sub-contractors and suppliers from foreign countries
- Ability to independently and successfully perform as representative (with no decisional authority) for the program office to the customer country’s Ministry of Defense (MOD), Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC), Air Force, U.S. Security Cooperation Office (SCO) representatives in country, and capability to answer complex questions in real-time to customer country representatives
- Demonstrated experience in the preparation and support of various program office activities and meetings, to include U.S. Government-internal meetings, case meetings, design reviews, Program Assessment Reviews, Interface Control Working Groups (ICWG), Technical Interchange Meetings, and case reviews
- Working level understanding of RMF requirements in FMS realm
- Working level understanding of CENTCOM Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) process
- Working level understanding/knowledge of customer country customs, etiquette and business practices
- Working level understanding of the DoD Transportation System as it relates to shipping equipment overseas to FMS customer final destination
Qualifications:
Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
Clearance: Must have an Active US security clearance
Education: Bachelor's degree in a professional engineering discipline from an accredited educational program and at least 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 5 of which must be in the DoD
- Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative techniques for gathering, analyzing, and measuring the effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of FMS programs
- Knowledge of support activities that assist the program manager in assessing what programs are within schedule and cost baselines, be able to recommend viable solutions to problems and the pursuit of alternative courses of action
- Effectively communicate orally and in writing, providing quality acquisition and program documentation (briefings, documents, and plans)
Who We Are
Astrion is a premier provider of customer-driven, cost-effective, and quality Engineering Services; Enterprise Systems and Applications; Human Factors Engineering; Information Technology and Cyber Security; Professional Services; and Specialized Engineering Solutions to the Department of Defense, Federal Aviation Administration, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and other Federal Agencies. We strive to be an exciting and welcoming company that attracts, develops, motivates, and retains the most talented, skilled and dedicated people in the industry; where they are encouraged to achieve personal excellence, purpose, and their full potential and career aspirations, while supporting mission-critical national security technologies and programs.
Astrion is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit 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.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation.
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