Senior Space Contracts Leader

OBXtek; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits (comprehensive)

Dental and Vision plans

401K matching

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

OBXtek is seeking a Contracts Principal to support SSC requirements across divisions, providing advisory and assistance in contract acquisition, administration, execution, and source-selection support. Primary work location is El Segundo, California.

The role involves guiding management on contractual rights, obligations, risk mitigation, and acquisition strategies while coordinating with government personnel, program managers, and industry partners.

Qualifications

• 3-10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience preparing, negotiating, accepting, and managing Government contracts and subcontracts to support proper contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications.
• Experience analyzing estimates of material, equipment, and production costs, performance requirements, and delivery schedules for accuracy and completeness.
• Experience reviewing contractual documents for adherence to company policy, Government specifications and requirements, and conformance with master agreements.
• Ability to advise management regarding contractual rights and obligations and interpret contract terms and conditions.
• Experience recommending changes to policies and establishing procedures affecting an immediate organization.
• Experience interpreting and administering policies, processes, and procedures that may affect sections and subordinate work units.
• Knowledge of legislation, regulations, and methods used in Government contracting.
• Knowledge of formal advertising and negotiation procedures, evaluation of contract price proposals, and administration, termination, and closeout of contracts.
• Knowledge of business and industry practices, sources of supply, cost factors, and requirements characteristics.
• Ability to support source‑selection activities while complying with FAR 9.505-4 and restrictions on inherently governmental functions.
• Ability to work effectively with Government Contracting Officers, contract specialists, program managers, business‑management teams, technical personnel, and industry stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, negotiate, accept, and manage Government contracts and subcontracts in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications.
• Analyze estimates of material, equipment, and production costs, performance requirements, and delivery schedules for accuracy and completeness.
• Review contractual documents for adherence to company policy, Government specifications and requirements, and conformance with master agreements.
• Advise management regarding contractual rights and obligations and interpret contract terms and conditions.
• Recommend policy changes and establish procedures affecting the immediate organization.
• Interpret and administer policies, processes, and procedures that may affect sections and subordinate work units.
• Assist Government Contracting Officers and contract specialists with requests for proposals, technical evaluations, contract negotiations, contract administration, and contract execution, to the extent these activities are not inherently governmental.
• Provide contract‑management guidance and technical and operational support to program and business‑management teams.
• Advise management on contractual rights and obligations, risk avoidance and mitigation, acquisition strategy, and problem solving.
• Advise and assist with management of existing Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contracts and development and execution of acquisition strategies for follow‑on efforts.
• Assist the Government with source‑selection activities subject to FAR 9.505-4, including coordination of functional meeting requests, development of source‑selection documentation, and review or drafting of proposal evaluations, to the extent permitted for contractor support.
• Support test and operations activities identified in PWS 4.6 when assigned, including advisory assistance on test documents, planning, events, requirements, data, system‑level test integration, analytical and operational engineering, mission planning, mission protection, anomaly engineering, data collection and analysis, lessons learned, and post‑mission analysis.
• Coordinate with Government contracting personnel, program managers, financial‑management personnel, technical teams, industry partners, and other authorized stakeholders.
• Immediately stop work and notify the Government Contracting Officer if directed to perform an inherently governmental function.

Skills

Government contracting

Contract management

Contract negotiation

Source selection

Policy guidance

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's/BA with >10 years

Master's/MA with >8 years

PhD/JD with >2 years

Job description

OBXtek is seeking a Contracts Principal to support SSC requirements across divisions, providing advisory and assistance in contract acquisition, administration, execution, and source-selection support. Primary work location is El Segundo, California.

The role involves guiding management on contractual rights, obligations, risk mitigation, and acquisition strategies while coordinating with government personnel, program managers, and industry partners.