Avionics Logistics and Program Support Specialist

SADDLE BUTTE SYSTEMS, LLC; Patuxent Highland (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Saddle Butte Systems, LLC seeks an Avionics Logistics and Program Support Specialist to support PMA‑265 and the COM Team within the Avionics IPT for the F/A‑18 program. You will assist the DAPML and help execute lifecycle logistics, sustainment, and readiness objectives across avionics subsystems, tracking assets and coordinating with engineering and leadership.

The role requires strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with experience in COMSEC, IPS elements, and Engineering

Qualifications

• Experience supporting PMA‑265 or other NAVAIR PMAs.
• Familiarity with the F/A‑18 platform, avionics architecture, or sustainment processes.
• Experience with avionics products such as MIDS, ARC‑210, SATCOM, AMS/ACI, GEN5/GEN6 radios, or COMSEC‑related hardware.
• Experience with IPS elements including configuration management, readiness reporting, supply support, sustainment planning, or technical data.
• Knowledge of Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) and Technical Directive (TD) processes.
• Active Secret security clearance (or the ability to obtain and maintain one).

Responsibilities

• Track and manage inbound and outbound COMSEC terminals and avionics assets, ensuring accurate accountability and compliance across logistics channels.
• Develop and deliver executive-level briefings, including Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Technical Directives (TDs), and leadership decision materials.
• Maintain, update, and improve the master workload and operations tracker to ensure schedule visibility, milestone adherence, and task completion across the Avionics IPT.
• Support weekly, bi‑weekly, and product-level meetings including COMM team, COMM/FST, HUD support, and leadership HUD reviews, providing updates, presenting status, and coordinating IPT inputs.
• Execute daily and emergent tasking in direct support of the DAPML, including logistics coordination, data collection, engineering liaison work, and documentation preparation.
• Coordinate with avionics engineers, configuration managers, and product leads to align technical changes with sustainment impacts, documentation requirements, and hardware movements.
• Support Integrated Product Support (IPS) elements including configuration management, technical data, readiness reporting input, supply support coordination, and product support integration.
• Track risks, issues, and action items impacting avionics product support, maintaining status dashboards and leadership summaries for IPT visibility.
• Prepare deliverables including status briefs, readiness summaries, asset trackers, COMSEC accountability reports, and IPT action logs.
• Provide acquisition, sustainment, and milestone support including documentation updates, preparation for reviews, schedule analysis, and coordination with contracting or financial personnel as required.

Job description

Avionics Logistics and Program Support Specialist

Position Summary

This position is in support of PMA‑265, the COM Team within the Avionics Integrated Product Team (IPT), and provides direct support to the Deputy Assistant Program Manager for Logistics (DAPML) while ultimately supporting the Product Support Manager (PSM) for the F/A‑18 program in executing lifecycle logistics, sustainment, and readiness objectives.

The role delivers integrated logistics, COMSEC accountability, engineering coordination, configuration management support, and program execution support across multiple avionics subsystems used on the F/A‑18 platform. It enables sustainment planning, operational coordination, and execution of acquisition processes related to avionics terminals, radios, and associated aircraft components. The specialist ensures alignment between engineering, product teams, logistics personnel, and leadership stakeholders to support F/A‑18 readiness outcomes.

The position directly supports PMA‑265 leadership by providing structured analysis, documentation, briefings, task execution, and technical coordination across the Avionics IPT.

This role is critical to supporting readiness, COMSEC compliance, and sustainment objectives across PMA‑265. Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills are required.

Key Responsibilities

• Track and manage inbound and outbound COMSEC terminals and avionics assets, ensuring accurate accountability and compliance across logistics channels.
• Develop and deliver executive-level briefings, including Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Technical Directives (TDs), and leadership decision materials.
• Maintain, update, and improve the master workload and operations tracker to ensure schedule visibility, milestone adherence, and task completion across the Avionics IPT.
• Support weekly, bi‑weekly, and product-level meetings including COMM team, COMM/FST, HUD support, and leadership HUD reviews, providing updates, presenting status, and coordinating IPT inputs.
• Execute daily and emergent tasking in direct support of the DAPML, including logistics coordination, data collection, engineering liaison work, and documentation preparation.
• Coordinate with avionics engineers, configuration managers, and product leads to align technical changes with sustainment impacts, documentation requirements, and hardware movements.
• Support Integrated Product Support (IPS) elements including configuration management, technical data, readiness reporting input, supply support coordination, and product support integration.
• Track risks, issues, and action items impacting avionics product support, maintaining status dashboards and leadership summaries for IPT visibility.
• Prepare deliverables including status briefs, readiness summaries, asset trackers, COMSEC accountability reports, and IPT action logs.
• Provide acquisition, sustainment, and milestone support including documentation updates, preparation for reviews, schedule analysis, and coordination with contracting or financial personnel as required.

Desired / Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting PMA‑265 or other NAVAIR PMAs.
• Familiarity with the F/A‑18 platform, avionics architecture, or sustainment processes.
• Experience with avionics products such as MIDS, ARC‑210, SATCOM, AMS/ACI, GEN5/GEN6 radios, or COMSEC‑related hardware.
• Experience with IPS elements including configuration management, readiness reporting, supply support, sustainment planning, or technical data.
• Knowledge of Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) and Technical Directive (TD) processes.
• Active Secret security clearance (or the ability to obtain and maintain one).

Salary Range: $110K - $115K

Saddle Butte Systems is an EOE/AA employer.