Hardware Training Device (HTD) Control Account Manager (CAM)

Akima; Huntsville, Northern (AL, KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinnacle Solutions, an Akima company, seeks a mid-level Control Account Manager to manage cost, schedule, and technical performance for DoD hardware and software simulation projects. You will work across internal teams and subcontractors to ensure EVMS compliance, data integrity, and successful program execution.

The role emphasizes earned value management, risk mitigation, and collaboration with government customers, including DCMA, in a hybrid work setting in Huntsville, AL.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience as a Control Account Manager or similar role supporting EVMS-based programs.
• Experience managing subcontractors and analyzing subcontractor EV data.
• Technical background to understand hardware and software training devices, simulation systems, and integration workflows.
• Experience participating in IBRs, DCMA surveillance reviews, or other compliance activities.
• Strong communication skills for internal and external/customer-facing interactions.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, project management, or related technical field.
• Must be a US Citizen eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee cost, schedule, and technical performance for major subcontractors and control accounts.
• Review subcontractor schedules, budgets, deliverables, integration milestones, and EV data for EVMS compliance.
• Ensure scope, schedule, and budget alignment across hardware and software simulation integration activities.
• Perform earned value measurement (EV), cost and schedule variance analysis, and develop corrective action plans.
• Maintain accurate ETC and EAC using disciplined EVMS practices.
• Develop, maintain, and update CAPs, work packages, planning packages, and related documentation.
• Support integration planning and risk mitigation across hardware/software boundaries.
• Participate in technical reviews related to trainers, simulations, and device readiness events.
• Attend customer meetings including DCMA reviews, surveillance activities, and EVM compliance assessments.

Skills

EVM experience

Subcontractor EV data

HW/SW training

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Tools

IMS development tools

Schedule analysis tools

Job description

The Hardware Training Device (HTD) Control Account Manager (CAM) is responsible for managing cost, schedule, technical scope, and performance for assigned subcontractor HTD control accounts that include both hardware device development and software simulation integration activities.

This mid-level CAM role requires strong earned value management (EVM) experience, solid technical understanding of simulation-based training systems, and effective coordination across internal teams, subcontractors, and government customers including DCMA. The CAM ensures disciplined execution, proactive variance management, and compliance with EVMS requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee cost, schedule, and technical performance for major subcontractors and assigned control accounts.
• Review subcontractor schedules, budgets, deliverables, integration milestones, and EV data and ensure data meets contractual and EVMS requirements.
• Ensure scope, schedule, and budget alignment across hardware and software simulation integration activities.
• Perform earned value measurement (EV), cost and schedule variance analysis, and develop corrective action plans when needed.
• Maintain accurate Estimates to Complete (ETC) and Estimates at Completion (EAC) using disciplined EVM practices.
• Develop, maintain, and update Control Account Plans (CAPs), work packages, planning packages, and associated documentation.
• Support integration planning, technical risk identification, and mitigation across hardware/software boundaries.
• Participate in technical reviews related to trainers, simulations, concurrency upgrades, and device readiness events.
• Participate in customer meetings, including DCMA reviews, surveillance activities, and EVM compliance assessments.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience as a Control Account Manager or similar role supporting EVMS-based programs.
• Experience managing subcontractors and analyzing subcontractor EV data.
• Technical background sufficient to understand hardware and software training devices, simulation systems, and integration workflows.
• Experience participating in IBRs, DCMA surveillance reviews, or other compliance activities.
• Strong communication skills for both internal and external/customer-facing interactions.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, project management, or related technical field.
• Must be a US Citizen eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.

Preferred Experience

• Work within DoD, USAF, USN, or other government simulation/training system programs.
• Experience with trainer device development, system integration, or hardware/software concurrency upgrades.
• Familiarity with IMS development or schedule analysis tools.

Job ID

2026-25496

Work Type

Hybrid

Work Where it Matters

Pinnacle Solutions, an Akima company, is not just another federal contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At Pinnacle Solutions, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, Pinnacle Solutions provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, Pinnacle Solutions delivers comprehensive services for general construction and renovation, as well as civil and marine construction.

As a Pinnacle Solutions employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.