Senior UxS Program Analyst - Secret Clearance

Zel Technologies LLC; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses for performance

401k immediate vesting with company

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Account with company

Educational assistance and training

Job summary

ZelTech is seeking a detail-oriented and highly experienced Senior Program Analyst to provide programmatic, financial, and strategic planning support for Unmanned Systems (UxS) initiatives.

This position will play a critical role in managing technical instruction execution, supporting decision-making processes, and ensuring alignment with cost, schedule, and performance goals across multiple projects in research, development, and fielding of autonomous maritime and aerial systems for the

Qualifications

• BA or advanced degree in a business or technical field.
• 10+ years in engineering/science management, operations research analysis, or financial/cost analysis.
• Experience in U.S. Navy programs or operations.
• US citizen with an active SECRET clearance.
• Strong organizational and communication skills interfacing with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in program analysis, defense acquisition, or systems engineering support.
• Experience in program documentation control.
• Successful background and drug screening check.

Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of program planning, tracking, and execution for UxS development and sustainment efforts.
• Analyze and interpret technical and business data to support acquisition strategies, performance metrics, and risk mitigation plans.
• Provide lifecycle program support, including resource planning, milestone tracking, budget development, and cost analysis.
• Facilitate program reviews, working groups, and technical meetings with agendas and post-meeting docs.
• Collaborate with technical leads and project managers to align engineering tasks with program requirements.
• Assist in test planning and logistics support, including data collection plans.
• Track and document test execution and results; prepare test reports and post-event analysis.

Skills

Program analysis

Defense acquisition

Stakeholder communication

Project coordination

Education

BA or Advanced degree

Tools

SharePoint

Confluence

Jira

Job description

ZelTech is seeking a detail-oriented and highly experienced Senior Program Analyst to provide programmatic, financial, and strategic planning support for Unmanned Systems (UxS) initiatives.

This position will play a critical role in managing technical instruction execution, supporting decision-making processes, and ensuring alignment with cost, schedule, and performance goals across multiple projects in research, development, and fielding of autonomous maritime and aerial systems for the