International Program Analyst

Kinsley Power Systems; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

S³, Inc. seeks an International Program Analyst to support the STORM program at Redstone Arsenal, AL. The role requires understanding of weapon system acquisition, including research, development, materiel, and fiscal management, to assist international partners with U.S. timelines.

The candidate should have a strong background in Foreign Military Sales (FMS), budget planning, and experience with MoUs and Project Arrangements. Security clearance at DoW level or higher is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of related experience or higher degrees with corresponding experience.
• Secret or higher DoD security clearance required.
• Strong background in Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and FMS funding requirements.
• Experience with International Cooperative Program MoUs and Project Arrangements (PA).
• 3+ years’ experience related to FMS programs for the U.S. government or private industry.

Responsibilities

• Develop and coordinate international partner requirements for STORM program.
• Provide procurement planning/forecasting information for STORM programs to international partners.
• Communicate changes including weapon costs, funds control, reprogramming, and funding analyses.
• Update on program progress and budget items relative to objectives and schedules.

Skills

FMS knowledge

Security clearance

Export control

Program management

Education

Bachelor's degree with 10 years of experience

Master's degree with 8 years of experience

Associates with 12 years of experience

HS diploma with 14 years of experience

Job description

S³, Inc. is a rapidly diversifying business, approaching 1000 employees, founded in 1991, and headquartered in Huntsville, AL. S³, Inc.provides technical, programmatic, logistics, maintenance, and training services to space, missile and aviation, other Government agencies, Partner Nation militaries, and DoW requirements, at CONUS and OCONUS sites co-located with customer requirements. With a staff that is 80% veterans, the company operates under a ISO 9001/AS9100 certified Quality Management System.

S³’s Agile Engineering Division (AED) supports PAE/PMO technical services for offensive and defensive fires and for PAE Aviation and PMO's.

S³, Inc. has wholly owned subsidiaries that expand the customer base and increase our annual growth rate: KBFS – provides aviation pilot training, heavy lift, aircraft maintenance, and related aircraft services to government and commercial requirements IAW multiple FAA certifications; S³I – provides OCONUS FMS technical services, maintenance, and aviation platform training; and GLSS – provides SCA/CBA contract aviation maintenance.

S³, Inc.has an immediate need for an International Program Analyst who will provide support to our STORM program at Redstone Arsenal, AL.

Description

The International Program Analyst will support the Cooperative program efforts relating to the Precision Guided Missiles and Rockets Product Office, STORM Project Office.

The PA must have a strong knowledge and understanding of the functions, processes, and interrelationships of weapon system acquisition including research, development, engineering, materiel and maintenance management, procurement, quality/product assurance, test, configuration management, data management, production, and fiscal/budget cycle in order to assist our international partners towards meeting and understand U.S. acquisition and funding timelines.

Responsibilities

• Continual development, planning, coordination, implementation, and execution of all requirements for the international partners and provide recommendations for expenditure of funds based on alignment of program needs with the international partner requirements.
• Responsible for providing information to international partners on procurement planning/forecasting for STORM programs.
• Communicate frequent, major, and substantial changes to include coordinating weapon cost and availability, funds control, reprogramming, and analyzing current and projected funding requirements.
• Communicate evolving status of program progress, effectiveness, and accomplishments relative to program objectives and schedules to assist with development of budget items and status of cooperative budgets.
• Screen documents for export release against permitted export and FMS guidelines and recommend necessary redactions.
• Submit and manage the document export release process, tracking documents provided to partner nations, and prepare program updates with foreign partners.
• Coordinate meeting details including export of briefing materials, briefers, conference and teleconference facilities, record and publish minutes and action item, and manage action items and task OPRs.
• Collect responses, export release responses and ensure they are communicated to the partners.
• Support contractor requests for export licenses including Technical Assistance Agreements and ITAR Exemptions by reviewing contractor applications and providing comments/corrections and preparing and staffing endorsement memorandums for PM signature.

Qualifications

• Bachelors’ degree with 10 years of experience, Masters degree with 8 years of experience, Associates with 12 years of experience, or a HS diploma and 14 years of experience.
• Department of War secret or higher security clearance.
• A strong background in Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and FMS funding requirements, budget planning and execution, familiarization with International Cooperative Program Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) and Project Arrangements (PA).
• 3 or more years of experience related to FMS programs for the United States government or private industry.
• 3 or more years of experience with responsibilities for program cost, schedule and or performance.
• 3 or more years of experience briefing management on the status of development or production programs.
• 3 or more years of experience with international cooperative programs with the United States government or private industry?

Systems Studies and Simulation, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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