Avionics Logistics & Readiness Analyst — Secret Clearance

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

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