Program Analyst/Acquisition Specialist

Tekla Research; Patuxent Highland (MD); On-site; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Plan

401K retirement & matching

Tuition assistance program

Direct deposit & leave package and 11‑

Job summary

Tekla Research in the United States seeks a Senior Acquisition professional with 10+ years of experience and an MA/MS degree. The role involves independent work on high-visibility DoD programs, analyzing acquisition processes, and coordinating documentation such as SAR, DAES, and CDRLs.

The candidate will use AMS CSPT/PMT/CDRL tools, track procurement actions, and support budget planning. Travel and meetings with government and industry stakeholders are expected.

Qualifications

• MA/MS degree required; BA/BS with 2 years additional work experience may substitute for Master’s Degree.
• Senior level works on high-visibility or mission-critical aspects and performs duties independently.
• Two+ years of professional experience supporting major weapon systems and components development.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent assessments and recommendations to improve program acquisition efficiencies and processes.
• Maintain knowledge of statutory and regulatory acquisition documentation.
• Develop, review, route, and track acquisition requirements and documentation for DoD review and approval (procurement, planning, budgeting, DoD 5000.02).
• Assist with developing, coordinating, and staffing acquisition reporting documents (SAR, DAES, RDAIS inputs).
• Use AMS database tools (CSPT, PMT, CDRL) to maintain PMA documentation; monitor contracts and PID status.
• Coordinate program funding requirements with IPT BFMs and prepare program documentation.
• Prepare agendas, participate in IPT/prime contractor meetings, and record minutes.
• Review program progress and vendor deadlines; identify issues and propose solutions.
• Provide input on CDRLs and adjudicate comments.

Skills

Interpersonal & team-building

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Teams

Adobe Acrobat

Internet access

Education

MA/MS degree

BA/BS degree + 2 years experience substitution

Tools

AMS CSPT

PMT

AMS CDRL tool

RDAIS

ECP contract actions

Job description

Education

MA/MS degree

Experience: Senior -

Over 10 years of experience and a MA/MS degree. A BA/BS degree and two (2) years of additional work experience may be substituted for a Master’s Degree. A Senior level person typically works on high-visibility or mission critical aspects of a given program and performs all functional duties independently. Two (2) years professional experience in technical efforts supporting major weapon systems and components development

Position Description

• Provides independent assessments and recommendations for improving program acquisition efficiencies and processes.


• Maintains knowledge and awareness of all statutory and regulatory acquisition documentation


• Performs development, review, routing and tracking of acquisition requirements and documentation for Government review and approval. This includes the procurement, planning, and budgeting system, DoD 5000.02 documentation, and other Acquisition documentation.


• Assists with developing, coordinating, and staffing all required acquisition reporting documents including Selected Acquisition Reports (SAR), Defense Acquisition Executive Summaries (DAES) and ASN(RD&A) Information System (RDAIS) inputs to support monthly and/or quarterly submissions, audits, reviews, and milestone decisions.


• Utilizes the AMS database to include CSPT, PMT and CDRL Tool as required to maintain PMA documentation. Monitor contracts & track mission objectives to include coordination of Procurement Initiation Documents (PIDs) in the Procurement Management Tool (PMT), Statements of Work, Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) in the CDRL Tool, and Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) contract actions. Maintain status of PID package as it goes through the procurement process and provide weekly updates for domestic programs.


• Coordinates program funding requirements with the appropriate IPT BFMs, preparation, and review of program and acquisition documentation.


• Prepares meeting agendas, coordinate, attend and participate in IPT and prime contractor meetings, requirements reviews, design reviews, logistics program reviews, system working group meetings, technical interchange meetings, program review meetings, test plan meetings, and other meetings as required/directed and prepare and distribute meeting minutes.


• Reviews program progress and track status of vendor critical contract deadlines to identify and report potential problems and/or issues with prime contractor schedule conflicts, resource scarcity, and proposed solutions.


• Provides input and adjudicate comments on CDRLs.

Additional experience required

• 4+ years of experience using AMS CSPT to build, execute, and revise program spend plans, track obligations and expenditures, and generate Visualization reports for leadership


• 4+ years of experience using PMT to build, execute, and revise program contract actions and generate Visualization reports for leadership


• Experience using AMS CDRL tool to build contract data deliverables, track contractor submissions, and manage Government reviews and approvals


• 4+ years of experience building POM issue sheets and PRR briefs for program stakeholders


• 4+ years of experience drafting program briefs for leadership


• Program Risk Management experience


• Experience running online Microsoft Teams meetings with Gov & industry stakeholders


• Experience coordinating and publishing RDAIS reports for one or more ACAT programs


• Experience contracting and managing Other Transaction Authority (OTA) efforts is a plus

Desired experience

• Experience using AMS RMT


• Fluency with ISEE risk tool

Skills Required

• Strong interpersonal & team-building skills, including experience mentoring teammates


• Microsoft Office Suite.


• Adobe Acrobat


• Internet access


• Microsoft Teams

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Plan


• short- and long-term disability


• accidental death & dismemberment


• 401K retirement & matching


• Tuition assistance program


• direct depositleave package and 11 paid federal holidays

Salary

The projected salary range for this position is $125,000-$135,000; however, this is not a guarantee of salary. Salary will be set based on experience and contractual requirements.