ONR Sr. Program Engineer

BCS Allegient; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

BCS Allegient, a trusted partner to government, research, and private sector clients, seeks a Senior Program Engineer for the Office of Naval Research in Arlington, VA.

The role is onsite five days a week and involves program management, budgeting, data coordination, and technical liaison with senior officials across agencies and industry. Ten years of relevant experience and a BS are required; masters or PhD can substitute years of experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• A master's degree may substitute for two years of experience and a PhD for five years.
• Ten years of experience in engineering, mathematics, or science and recent federal acquisition experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Program Manager with management and oversight of program objectives
• Provide technical support and coordinate conferences, demonstrations, events
• Maintain briefings; and assisting in coordinating input for data calls, such as budget exhibit submissions, congressional requests for information and budgetary drills.
• Support technical liaison activities with senior officials in other departments, services/agencies, government laboratories, academia, and industry
• Support in special studies and technology advisory panels, as required.
• Assist in developing and maintaining key documents and master plans that incorporate all relevant studies and analyses
• Support technical management of programs including acquisition plan development, representation of the government project manager where required, and assessment of performance in terms of technical objectives, costs and schedule.
• Support the management and execution of programs by updating Task Planning Sheets, Mission Model Canvas sheets, quad sheets, Fact Sheets and drafting portfolio review slides
• Assist in the development of databases for technical and programmatic tracking of key deliverables and milestones.
• Assist in the preparation of program status reports and after-action reports following major program reviews or key events, as required.

Skills

Program management

Acquisition budgeting

Technical program management

Data analysis

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree substitution for experience

PhD substitution for experience

Job description

BCS Allegient has a 35-year history of helping government, research, and private sector clients implement their programs and missions to achieve success. We offer a breadth of professional support services in the areas of business management, communications, systems engineering, analysis, mission execution, and organization performance. BCS Allegient is looking for a Senior Program Engineer to join our team at the Office of Naval Research in Arlington, VA. This position will require you to be onsite 5 days a week.

Salary Range: $105K-$110K depending on experience.

Essential Job Functions

• Assist the Program Manager with management and oversight of program objectives
• Provide technical support and coordinate conferences, demonstrations, expositions, events, meetings, technical reviews, etc.
• Maintaining briefings; and assisting in coordinating input for data calls, such as budget exhibit submissions, congressional requests for information and budgetary drills.
• Support technical liaison activities with senior officials in other departments, services/agencies, government laboratories, academia, and industry
• Support in special studies and technology advisory panels, as required.
• Assist in developing and maintaining key documents and master plans that incorporate all relevant studies and analyses
• Support technical management of programs including acquisition plan development, representation of the government project manager where required, and assessment of performance in terms of technical objectives, costs and schedule.
• Support the management and execution of programs by updating Task Planning Sheets, Mission Model Canvas sheets, quad sheets, Fact Sheets and drafting portfolio review slides
• Assist in the development of databases for technical and programmatic tracking of key deliverables and milestones.
• Assist in the preparation of program status reports and after-action reports following major program reviews or key events, as required.

Requirements

Education Requirement:

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Education Credit: A master’s degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for two (2) years of experience and a PhD may be substituted for five (5) years of experience

Experience Requirements:

• Ten (10) years of experience in engineering, mathematics, or science, including biology, chemistry, computer science, and physics.
• Recent experience (last 5 years) in federal acquisition and budgeting.
• Experience in S&T program management.
• Experience in technical program management of programs in excess of $1M.
• Experience in planning methodologies to analyze research programs and development of databases for technical and programmatic tracking of key deliverables and milestones.
• Experience in evaluating and developing analytical models, procedures, and techniques.
• Experience in executing and reviewing technical studies, analysis, and design activities.

Desired Additional Qualifications:

• Experience collaborating with senior government, OPNAV, SYSCOM, Warfare Centers, Secretariat, or OSD personnel.
• Experience supporting senior Navy S&T leadership or programs on complex tasks.
• Experience with DoW (formerly DoD) RDT&E program/budget exhibits & RDT&E strategic plans.
• Experience in one or more of the following focus areas: (1) Naval/Marine Corps Naval Engineering, (2) Naval/Marine Corps Power and Energy, (3) Naval/Marine Corps Materials, (4) Naval/Marine Corps Undersea Systems and (5) Naval/Marine Corps Manufacturing.