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Two (2) years professional experience in technical efforts supporting major weapon systems and components developmentPosition Description: Provides independent assessments and recommendations for improving program acquisition efficiencies and processes.Maintains knowledge and awareness of all statutory and regulatory acquisition documentationPerforms development, review, routing and tracking of acquisition requirements and documentation for Government review and approval. This includes the procurement, planning, and budgeting system, DoD 5000.02 documentation, and other Acquisition documentation.Assists with developing, coordinating, and staffing all required acquisition reporting documents including Selected Acquisition Reports (SAR), Defense Acquisition Executive Summaries (DAES) and ASN(RD&A) Information System (RDAIS) inputs to support monthly and/or quarterly submissions, audits, reviews, and milestone decisions.Utilizes the AMS database to include CSPT, PMT and CDRL Tool as required to maintain PMA documentation. Monitor contracts & track mission objectives to include coordination of Procurement Initiation Documents (PIDs) in the Procurement Management Tool (PMT), Statements of Work, Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) in the CDRL Tool, and Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) contract actions. Maintain status of PID package as it goes through the procurement process and provide weekly updates for domestic programs.Coordinates program funding requirements with the appropriate IPT BFMs, preparation, and review of program and acquisition documentation.Prepares meeting agendas, coordinate, attend and participate in IPT and prime contractor meetings, requirements reviews, design reviews, logistics program reviews, system working group meetings, technical interchange meetings, program review meetings, test plan meetings, and other meetings as required/directed and prepare and distribute meeting minutes.Reviews program progress and track status of vendor critical contract deadlines to identify and report potential problems and/or issues with prime contractor schedule conflicts, resource scarcity, and proposed solutions.Provides input and adjudicate comments on CDRLs.Additional experience required4+ years of experience using AMS CSPT to build, execute, and revise program spend plans, track obligations and expenditures, and generate Visualization reports for leadership4+ years of experience using PMT to build, execute, and revise program contract actions and generate Visualization reports for leadershipExperience using AMS CDRL tool to build contract data deliverables, track contractor submissions, and manage Government reviews and approvals4+ years of experience building POM issue sheets and PRR briefs for program stakeholders4+ years of experience drafting program briefs for leadershipProgram Risk Management experienceExperience running online Microsoft Teams meetings with Gov & industry stakeholdersExperience coordinating and publishing RDAIS reports for one or more ACAT programsExperience contracting and managing Other Transaction Authority (OTA) efforts is a plusDesired experience: Experience using AMS RMTFluency with ISEE risk toolSkills Required: Strong interpersonal & team-building skills, including experience mentoring teammatesMicrosoft Office Suite.Adobe AcrobatInternet accessMicrosoft TeamsBenefits: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plan, short- and long-term disability, accidental death & dismemberment, 401K retirement & matching, Tuition assistance program, direct deposit, leave package and 11 paid federal holidays.Salary: The projected salary range for this position is $125,000-$135,000; however, this is not a guarantee of salary. Salary will be set based on experience and contractual requirements.","company":"Tekla Research","rawCompany":"tekla research","city":"Solomons","state":"MD","isRemote":false,"isActive":true,"createdAt":"2026-11-06T12:44:08.687Z","occupations":[{"code":"13-1082.00","title":"Project Management Specialists","slug":"project-management-specialists"},{"code":"13-1199.00","title":"Business Operations Specialists, All Other","slug":"business-operations-specialists-all-other"},{"code":"13-1023.00","title":"Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products","slug":"purchasing-agents-except-wholesale-retail-and-farm-products"}],"industries":[{"code":"928110","title":"National Security","slug":"national-security"},{"code":"921190","title":"Other General Government Support","slug":"other-general-government-support"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Program Analyst (Test & Eval)","description":"Senior Acquisition SpecialistEducation: MA/MS degree Experience: Senior - Over 10 years of experience and a MA/MS degree. 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This includes the procurement, planning, and budgeting system, DoD 5000.02 documentation, and other Acquisition documentation.Assists with developing, coordinating, and staffing all required acquisition reporting documents including Selected Acquisition Reports (SAR), Defense Acquisition Executive Summaries (DAES) and ASN(RD&A) Information System (RDAIS) inputs to support monthly and/or quarterly submissions, audits, reviews, and milestone decisions.Utilizes the AMS database to include CSPT, PMT and CDRL Tool as required to maintain PMA documentation. Monitor contracts & track mission objectives to include coordination of Procurement Initiation Documents (PIDs) in the Procurement Management Tool (PMT), Statements of Work, Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) in the CDRL Tool, and Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) contract actions. Maintain status of PID package as it goes through the procurement process and provide weekly updates for domestic programs.Coordinates program funding requirements with the appropriate IPT BFMs, preparation, and review of program and acquisition documentation.Prepares meeting agendas, coordinate, attend and participate in IPT and prime contractor meetings, requirements reviews, design reviews, logistics program reviews, system working group meetings, technical interchange meetings, program review meetings, test plan meetings, and other meetings as required/directed and prepare and distribute meeting minutes.Reviews program progress and track status of vendor critical contract deadlines to identify and report potential problems and/or issues with prime contractor schedule conflicts, resource scarcity, and proposed solutions.Provides input and adjudicate comments on CDRLs.Additional experience required4+ years of experience using AMS CSPT to build, execute, and revise program spend plans, track obligations and expenditures, and generate Visualization reports for leadership4+ years of experience using PMT to build, execute, and revise program contract actions and generate Visualization reports for leadershipExperience using AMS CDRL tool to build contract data deliverables, track contractor submissions, and manage Government reviews and approvals4+ years of experience building POM issue sheets and PRR briefs for program stakeholders4+ years of experience drafting program briefs for leadershipProgram Risk Management experienceExperience running online Microsoft Teams meetings with Gov & industry stakeholdersExperience coordinating and publishing RDAIS reports for one or more ACAT programsExperience contracting and managing Other Transaction Authority (OTA) efforts is a plusDesired experience: Experience using AMS RMTFluency with ISEE risk toolSkills Required: Strong interpersonal & team-building skills, including experience mentoring teammatesMicrosoft Office Suite.Adobe AcrobatInternet accessMicrosoft TeamsBenefits: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plan, short- and long-term disability, accidental death & dismemberment, 401K retirement & matching, Tuition assistance program, direct deposit, leave package and 11 paid federal holidays.Salary: The projected salary range for this position is $125,000-$135,000; however, this is not a guarantee of salary. 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