Senior DoD Program Lead — Missile Defense Analytics

American Systems; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is a premier employee-owned federal government contractor delivering strategic IT, engineering, and training solutions. The role supports major analytical tasks in ballistic and missile defense programs, coordinating through the Capabilities Assessment Branch and ensuring deliverables meet specifications.

Applicants should hold a Master’s degree in a technical or management discipline with 15+ years of experience, plus experience leading large DoD projects.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a technical or management discipline; 15+ years of professional experience.
• Experience managing complex DoD projects with a large number of personnel.
• Active TS, SCI, and SAP eligibility; US Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Support the relevant branch chief to organize, coordinate, plan, and execute activities for major analytical tasks in missile defense domains.
• Support the Capabilities Assessment Branch.
• Manage modeling and simulation analysis of adversary ballistic and cruise missile capabilities.
• Responsible for assigning, scheduling, and providing configuration control and quality assurance of deliverables; adjusting project organization to support major analytical tasks.
• Ensure conformance to task specifications and major analytical task provisions.

Skills

Capability requirements process

Education

Master's degree in technical or management discipline

Job description

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is a premier employee-owned federal government contractor delivering strategic IT, engineering, and training solutions. The role supports major analytical tasks in ballistic and missile defense programs, coordinating through the Capabilities Assessment Branch and ensuring deliverables meet specifications.

Applicants should hold a Master’s degree in a technical or management discipline with 15+ years of experience, plus experience leading large DoD projects.