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Administrative Support I
Duties: Capability to assist cost analysts/budget analyst/schedule analyst by collection, organizing and maintaining cost and cost related data. This includes carrying out literature and reference searches to extract and/or abstract pertinent information form source material in support of engineering or cost analysis activities. Ability to perform some computer assisted analysis of data.
Minimum Requirements: Shall have, as a minimum, eight (8) years of experience working with technical, schedule, or cost information including indexing, cataloging, processing and abstracting cost, schedule, or technical information. A Bachelor’s degree may be substituted for two years of the experience requirement.
Administrative Support II
Duties: Capability to assist cost analysts/budget analyst/schedule analyst by collection, organizing and maintaining cost and cost related data. This includes carrying out literature and reference searches to extract and/or abstract pertinent information form source material in support of engineering or cost analysis activities. Ability to perform some computer assisted analysis of data.
Minimum Requirements: Shall have, as a minimum, four (4) years of experience working with technical, schedule, or cost information including indexing, cataloging, processing and abstracting cost, schedule, or technical information. A Bachelor’s degree may be substituted for two years of the experience requirement.
Administrative Support III
Duties: Provide administration support to staff. Responsibilities include filing, maintaining the library; typing and preparation of letters and technical documentation such as TRs, Working Notes, briefings, monthly progress reports, and spreadsheets, etc. Supporting staff in preparation of proposals.
Minimum Requirements: High School Diploma. Knowledge of IBM compatible computers and knowledge of Microsoft Office, Lotus 1-2-3 or Excel, etc.
Sr. Consultant I
Duties: Provides consulting and executive support to defense/government programs and personnel. Provides executive knowledge and insight on governmental issues. Leads analysis and develops recommendations that may have substantial impact of governmental programs and activities. Provides key insight into governmental plans, policies and system acquisition. Supports the resolution of extremely complex systems engineering, computer science, or other related field issues.
Minimum Requirements: BS/BA Degree with over twenty (20) years of experience. Must have experience and ability to provide key insight into governmental level plans, policies and system acquisition. As well as be able to support the resolution of extremely complex systems engineering, computer science, or other related field issues. Advanced Degrees may substitute for ten (10) years of experience.
Sr. Consultant II
Duties: Provides consulting and executive support to defense/government programs and personnel. Provides advanced knowledge and insight on governmental issues. Performs analysis and develops recommendations that may have substantial impact of governmental programs and activities. Provides key insight into governmental plans, policies and system acquisition. Supports the resolution of extremely complex systems engineering, computer science, or other related field issues.
Minimum Requirements: BS/BA Degree with over fifteen (15) years of experience. Must have experience and ability to provide key insight into governmental level plans, policies and system acquisition. As well as be able to support the resolution of extremely complex systems engineering, computer science, or other related field issues. Advanced Degrees may substitute for 5 years of experience.
Senior Consultant III
Duties: Provides consulting and executive support to defense/government programs and personnel. Deliveries knowledge and insight on governmental issues. Provides analysis and develops recommendations that may have substantial impact of governmental programs and activities. Provides key insight into governmental plans, policies and system acquisition. Supports the resolution of extremely complex systems engineering, computer science, or other related field issues.
Minimum Requirements: BS/BA Degree with over 10 years of experience. Must have experience and ability to provide key insight into governmental level plans, policies and system acquisition. As well as be able to support the resolution of extremely complex systems engineering, computer science, or other related field issues. Advanced Degrees may substitute for three (3) years of experience.
Documentation Specialist
Duties: Prepares support documentation and technical operations manuals for selected systems and networks, including related hardware and software. Implements automation and standardization to enable effective use of digital documents. Generates technical materials and manuals. Write documentation, operator manuals, and checklist procedures for hardware and software systems. Analyze requirements for needed documentation and completeness. Ensures that technical subject materials are presented clearly and succinctly.
Minimum Requirements: BS/BA Degree with at least four (4) years of experience working with technical writing, documentation development, including indexing, cataloging, processing and abstracting cost, schedule, or technical information. Good oral skills, excellent writing skills, and team skills are required. Experience and fluency in standard office software, including MSWord and MSOffice is required.
Sr. Engineer I
Duties: Ability to advise on and perform professional or technical work in system and subsystem design and engineering analysis required in support of cost analysis activities. Processes knowledge and experience in material properties, design and performance analysis and parts requirements.
Minimum Requirements: Must have, as a minimum, a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or Science, with eight years of professional-level technical experience, at least four of which involved military equipment. An advanced scientific or engineering degree may be substituted for two years of the experience requirement.
Sr. Cost Analyst I
Duties: Capable of assuming full responsibility to advise on and perform professional or technical work in cost estimating, cost analysis, budgeting, scheduling, performance measurement, and/or cost research. Processes an in-depth knowledge of the techniques, uses and content of cost analysis to accomplish the most complex of estimating or research efforts. This encompasses a basic knowledge of statistical techniques, scheduling, network analysis, applied mathematics, economics and the engineering disciplines.
Minimum Requirements: Minimum education requirement is a bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Science (Physics or Chemistry Only) or Mathematics with at least eight years of cost estimating, cost analysis, budgeting, scheduling, operations research or engineering experience, at least four of which involved military equipment. An advanced business, math, science (physics or chemistry only), or engineering degree may substitute for two years of the experience requirements. If the Bachelor’s degree is in a field not listed, two additional years of direct experience may be substituted. Four (4) years of experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s Degree.
Systems Engineer I
Duties: Capable of assuming responsibility to advise on and perform professional or technical work in performing engineering trades of alternatives and development of technical/cost assessments. Leads team. Possesses knowledge of the techniques, uses and content of technical/cost assessments to accomplish the most complex of analyses or research efforts. Responsible for aiding the establishment of cost targets/goals, architecture of trade study cost/technical analytical models and establishing cost reduction plans and programs. This encompasses knowledge of statistical techniques, applied mathematics, economics and the engineering disciplines.
Minimum Requirements: BS/BA Degree with eight (8) years relevant experience working in a technical engineering environment; or ten (10) years related experience in lieu of bachelor’s degree. Project Management experience required.
Engineer/Analyst I
Duties: Leads the planning, organizing, and directs the efforts of a group of analysts. Must have the ability to advice on and perform professional or technical work in technical assessment, cost estimating, cost analysis, budgeting, scheduling, performance measurement, and/or cost research. Must process substantial knowledge of the techniques, uses and content of the work described above to accomplish the most complex of efforts. This encompasses a basic knowledge of statistical techniques, scheduling techniques, network analysis, applied mathematics, economics and the engineering disciplines.
Minimum Requirements: Minimum education requirement is a bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Science (Physics or Chemistry only), or Mathematics with at least eight (8) years of cost estimating, cost analysis, budgeting, scheduling, operations research or engineering experience, at least four of which involved military equipment. An advanced business, math, science (physics or chemistry only), or engineering degree may substitute for two years of the experience requirements. If the Bachelor’s degree is in a field not listed, two additional year of direct experience may be substituted. Four (4) years of experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s Degree.
Engineer/Analyst II
Duties: Conducts weapons systems cost estimating and/or technical assessment tasks in problem areas of extensive scope and complexity. The problems are difficult to define, and may require novel approaches and the use of sophisticated techniques. Has extensive technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing and coordinating assignments, including the direction of other cost estimators. Keeps abreast of new weapons-system cost estimating methodologies, data bases and assessment tools. Work requires the technical capability to assess the cost and schedule implications of existing and projected technological advances, as well as being able to evaluate the impact of new and innovative acquisition strategies.
Minimum Requirements: BS/BA with 24 semester hours in quantitative analysis courses and at least six (6) years of weapons system acquisition cost analysis experience (excluding C/SCSC experience and cost performance report analysis experience), demonstrating progressively more responsible assignments and has managed to provide overall direction and leadership for the preparation of cost estimates.
Engineer/Analyst III
Duties: Conducts weapons systems cost estimating and/or technical assessment tasks in problem areas of routine scope and complexity. Has technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing and coordinating assignments, including the direction of other cost estimators. Keeps abreast of new weapons-system cost estimating methodologies, data bases and assessment tools. Work requires the technical capability to assess the cost and schedule implications of existing and projected technological advances, as well as being able to evaluate the impact of new and innovative acquisition strategies.
Minimum Requirements: BS/BA with 24 semester hours in quantitative analysis courses and at least three (3) years of weapons system acquisition cost analysis experience, demonstrating progressively more responsible assignments and has managed to provide overall direction and leadership for the preparation of cost estimates.
Technical Analyst I
Duties: Provides authoritative technical inputs to project/process system cost estimating/research tasks in the areas of (1) systems hardware design, process re-engineering, or manufacturing engineering, or (2) software design/development and other related tasks.
Minimum Requirements: BS/BA with major in engineering or computer science or equivalent. At least seven (7) years of professional experience in actual project/system design, or manufacturing engineering, or six years of software design/development: (1) at least three years of which involved computer technology systems/applications (e.g., software, command, control, and communications); or (2) at least two years of which involved decision support, management information, and database systems. Expert in technical field. An MS/MA will substitute for two years of the design, development, or manufacturing experience requirement.
Technical Analyst II
Duties: Provides authoritative technical inputs to project/process system cost estimating/research tasks in the areas of (1) systems hardware design, process re-engineering, or manufacturing engineering, or (2) software design/development and other related tasks.
Minimum Requirements: BS/BA with major in engineering or computer science or equivalent. At least five (5) years of professional experience in actual project/system design, or manufacturing engineering, or six years of software design/development: (1) at least three years of which involved computer technology systems/applications (e.g., software, command, control, and communications); or (2) at least two years of which involved decision support, management information, and database systems. Expert in technical field. An MS/MA will substitute for two years of the design, development, or manufacturing experience requirement.
Sr. Application Engineer
Duties: Individual needs to have eight years recent experience in engineering analysis with a minimum of four (4) years recent analytical experience in estimating life cycle cost of state of the art weapon system/subsystem components. Individual requires experience in developing cost estimates based on weapon system and subsystem technical and performance characteristics, as well as knowledge of state of the art design and manufacturing processes required to produce these systems and subsystems. Position also requires experience in developing cost estimating relationships using technical and performance attributes as a basis for estimating labor and material costs of systems and subsystems/components. Experience in defining weapons system programmatic and technical requirements related to system development, production, and operation and support, is also required as well as experience in performing life cycle cost trade-off analysis. Four additional years of related cost analysis experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
Minimum Requirements: Minimum educational requirement is a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, mathematics, statistics, or business which includes at least 24 semester credit house in any combination of the following: operations research mathematics, statistics, mathematical logic, science, and subject matter courses which require substantial competence in college level mathematics or statistics.
Information Specialist
Duties: Requires the individual to have a minimum of four (4) years of recent experience in the development of cost models, data bases and corresponding documentation, including computer program users’ manuals. The position requires training and experience in computer programming and operations analysis in order to perform equation and logic coding in a minimum of FORTRAN, C and Lotus Command languages. Working knowledge of VAX and MS DOS systems is required. Also requires experience of the concepts and tools relating to computer science applications in cost analysis such as: uni and multi-variate statistical and regression analysis, learning curve analysis, computer graphics, cost accounting, direct and indirect costs, development of escalation indices, development of cost estimating relationships, development of large file structures for data manipulation, data base management systems, and structured programming.
Minimum Requirements: Minimum educational requirement is a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in computer science or a computer related field, with emphasis on applying analytical and statistical techniques within a computer discipline.
Logistics Engineer I
Duties: Performs a variety of engineering tasks which are broad in nature and are concerned with the logistic support and operation of systems, including personnel, hardware, software, and support facilities and/or equipment. Performs with some latitude for under review actions and decisions. Plans and performs engineering research, design development, manufacturing initiatives, system implementation and deployment, and other assignments in conformance with design, engineering and customer specifications. Responsible for the logistics technical/engineering part of a major project or the entire project of lesser complexity and importance.
Minimum Requirements: Minimum educational requirement is a bachelor’s degree or equivalent and seven (7) years of general experience.
Logistics Engineer II
Duties: Under supervision performs a variety of engineering tasks which are concerned with the logistic support and operation of systems, including personnel, hardware, software, and support facilities and/or equipment. Performs with some latitude for under review actions and decisions. Plans and performs engineering research, design development, manufacturing initiatives, system implementation and deployment, and other assignments in conformance with design, engineering and customer specifications. Supports the logistics technical/engineering part of projects. Coordinates the activities of Engineers and Technicians assigned to specific engineering projects.
Minimum Requirements: Minimum educational requirement is a bachelor’s degree or equivalent and five (5) years of general experience.
Logistics Engineer III
Duties: Under supervision performs a variety of engineering tasks which are broad in nature and are concerned with the logistic support and operation of systems, including personnel, hardware, software, and support facilities and/or equipment. Supports engineering research and analysis.
Minimum Requirements: Minimum educational requirement is a bachelor’s degree or equivalent and two (2) years of general experience.
Operations Research Specialist I
Duties: Provides expertise and leads the conduct of operations research or other complex operational systems analysis. Provides expertise and supports the conduct of the full range of investment analysis activities including market survey, cost analysis, benefits analysis, risk analysis, economic analysis, requirements definition schedule development, and tradeoff studies. Provides operational analysis support to all Life Cycle acquisition phase. Conducts operational analysis of existing systems using subsystem performance measures, criteria and standards to determine requirements for needed changes. Evaluates, selects, and uses the tools of modern operations research.
Minimum Requirements: Requires experience in conducting quantitative analysis using the operations research tools, economics, and other quantitative techniques. Masters Degree and eight (8) years of experience or Bachelors Degree and ten (10) years of experience in operations research. Masters or a Bachelors Degree in a related field with at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, quantitative analysis, statistics, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics. Must demonstrate competence in the rigorous methods of scientific inquiry and analysis.
Operations Research Specialist II
Duties: Completes the conduct of operations research or other complex operational systems analysis. Provides expertise and completes the conduct of the full range of investment analysis activities including market survey, cost analysis, benefits analysis, risk analysis, economic analysis, requirements definition schedule development, and tradeoff studies. Provides operational analysis support to all Life Cycle acquisition phase. Conducts operational analysis of existing systems using subsystem performance measures, criteria and standards to determine requirements for needed changes. Evaluates, selects, and uses the tools of modern operations research.
Minimum Requirements: Requires experience in conducting quantitative analysis using the operations research tools, economics, and other quantitative techniques. Masters Degree and 4 years of experience or Bachelors Degree and 6 years of experience in operations research. Masters or a Bachelors Degree in a related field with at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, quantitative analysis, statistics, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics. Must demonstrate competence in the rigorous methods of scientific inquiry and analysis.
Operations Research Specialist III
Duties: Supports the conduct of operations research or other complex operational systems analysis. Supports the conduct of the full range of investment analysis activities including market survey, cost analysis, benefits analysis, risk analysis, economic analysis, requirements definition schedule development, and tradeoff studies. Provides operational analysis support to all Life Cycle acquisition phase. Conducts operational analysis of existing systems using subsystem performance measures, criteria and standards to determine requirements for needed changes. Evaluates, selects, and uses the tools of modern operations research.
Minimum Requirements: Requires experience in conducting quantitative analysis using the operations research tools, economics, and other quantitative techniques. Masters Degree and two (2) years of experience or Bachelors Degree and at least four (4) years of experience in operations. Masters or a Bachelors Degree in a related field with at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, quantitative analysis, statistics, or subject - matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics. Must demonstrate competence in the rigorous methods of scientific inquiry and analysis.
Project Director I
Duties: Provides business, technical, and personnel management across multiple projects. Manages all aspects of a diverse group of functional activities and subordinate groups of technical and administrative personnel. Develops and implements high level requirements.
Minimum Requirements: BS/BA Degree. Master Degree desired. At least fifteen (15) years minimum experience. Education may be substituted for experience: Master: three (3) years, PHD: five (5) years.
Project Director II
Duties: Provides business, technical, and personnel management across multiple projects. Manages all aspects of a diverse group of functional activities and subordinate groups of technical and administrative personnel. Develops and implements high level requirements.
Minimum Requirements: BS/BA Degree. Master Degree desired. At least twelve (12) years minimum experience. Education may be substituted for experience: Master: 3 years, PHD: 5 years.
Project Manager
Duties: Effective and timely customer communications and coordination of project activities including front-end team organization, assistance in providing methodology and general project approaches/concepts, schedule and cost management of the project, technical reviews of in-process and completed products.
Minimum Requirements: BS/BA Degree with at least ten (10) yrs of system acquisition experience. At least seven (7) of the ten (10) years must be high technology or information system acquisition. Demonstrate progressively more responsible assignments.
Sr. Cost Engineer (PM)
Duties: Demonstrated the ability to plan, organize, and direct the efforts of a group of analysts. Must have the ability to advise on and perform professional or technical work in cost estimating, cost analysis, budgeting, scheduling, performance measurement, and/or cost research. Must possess substantial knowledge of the techniques, uses and content of the work described above to accomplish the most complex of efforts. This encompasses a basic knowledge of statistical techniques, scheduling techniques, network analysis, applied mathematics, economics and the engineering disciplines.
Minimum Requirements: Must have, as a minimum, a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Engineering, Science (Physics or Chemistry only) or Mathematics with eight (8) years of cost estimating, scheduling, budgeting, cost analysis, operations research or engineering experience, at least four of which involved military equipment. Two years of the experience must have been in a leadership/management role. An advanced business, math, science (physics or chemistry only), or engineering degree may substitute for two years of the experience requirements. If the Bachelor’s degree is in a field not listed, two (2) additional years of direct experience may be substituted.
Quality Control Specialist
Duties: Must be capable of maintaining and establishing a process for evaluation of functional requirements and associated documentation. Must be able to determine the resources required for quality control. Must be able to maintain the level of quality throughout the life cycle of the project. Develops quality assurance plans and conducts formal and informal reviews at predetermined points throughout the development life cycle.
Minimum Requirements: BA/BS Degree with at least six (6) yrs of experience in quality assurance and quality control or related discipline. At least three (3) years experience should be in verification and validation, testing and integration, and metrics, and their application to quality assurance.
Statistician
Duties: Provides expert statistical analysis in support of strategic planning for high technology programs, concept development and requirements analysis, or acquisition and life-cycle management services tasks.
Minimum Requirements: BS/BA in statistics. At least five (5) years of professional experience providing statistical analysis support related to aerospace, electronic, or mechanical systems and to strategic planning for high technology programs, concept development and requirements analysis, or acquisition and life-cycle management services tasks. Expert in field of predictive statistics. An MS/MA will substitute for two (2) years of the statistical analysis support experience requirement.
Writer
Duties: Write technical materials and manuals. Works with others to document complete and accurate systems descriptions and required operating procedures are properly captured. Write documentation, operator manuals, and checklist procedures for hardware and software systems. Ensures that technical subject materials are presented clearly and succinctly.
Minimum Requirements: Two (2) years of experience working with technical writing, documentation development, including indexing, cataloging, processing and abstracting cost, schedule, or technical information. Good oral skills, excellent writing skills, and team skills are required. Experience and fluency in standard office software, including MS Word and MS Office is required.
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