Skillbridge Program - Technical Program Management

Skillbridge Internship

The Skillbridge Intern will participate in a structured internship designed to bridge the gap between Department of the War acquisition processes and private sector program management.

• Translate government acquisition requirements into technical execution plans
• Support and manage technical programs and operational delivery environments
• Develop solutions aligned to customer requirements, including infrastructure and networking systems
• Analyze and respond to RFIs/RFPs from an industry perspective
• Apply government acquisition knowledge to improve industry capture strategies
• Support business development activities including pipeline management and customer engagement
• Communicate technical and business solutions through briefings, reports, and proposals

Phase 1:
Technical Program Management & Operational Delivery (Days 1–49)

Observe the solutioning lifecycle, gaining insight into how commercial "Try, Decide, Buy" models are architected for diverse customer needs.

Focus on Theater Deployable Communications (TDC) execution, technical project management, and exposure to infrastructure and BIM workflows under the guidance of Solutions Team.

• Participate in TDC program execution and planning activities
• Develop and maintain Integrated Master Schedules (IMS)
• Track risks, issues, and mitigation strategies
• Support BIM coordination and infrastructure planning
• Participate in technical meetings and operational reviews
• Exposure to ACC Raptor town if active during training period

Deliverables:

• Weekly program status reports
• Project schedule updates (IMS)
• Risk and issue tracking log
• Technical program brief
• BIM workflow summary

Phase 2:
Solutions Development, Proposal Writing & Technical Architecture (Days 50–91)

Solutions & Proposal Development (3 Weeks)

• Work with Solutions and Proposals on RFI/RFP analysis
• Develop technical approaches and proposal content
• Learn how industry dissects RFIs/RFPs
• Provide insight into government RFI development practices

CTO Rotation (2 Weeks)

• Work with CTO
• Review enterprise architecture and integration
• Understand hybrid and cloud integration within mission systems

Technology Focus

• Enterprise WiFi at scale (VA environments)
• Dell 5G ORAN solution analysis
• Map technologies to DoD and enterprise requirements

Deliverables:

• RFI/RFP analysis report
• Technical solution narrative
• Proposal contribution
• Architecture overview summary
• WiFi architecture brief
• 5G ORAN solution brief

Phase 3:
Business Development, Capture & Customer Engagement (Days 92–120)

Study the strategic business development lifecycle under executive mentorship, focusing on market analysis and long-term capture strategies.

• Develop and manage opportunity pipeline tracker
• Conduct opportunity analysis and qualification
• Support capture planning and strategy
• Prepare for and participate in VA WiFi customer engagement
• Document customer interactions and follow-on actions

Deliverables:

• Capture plan
• Pipeline tracker
• VA engagement report
• Go/No-Go decision briefing

Required Qualifications

• Must be active duty service member within their last 6 months of service

Overview

This Skill Bridge training program is designed to transition a United States Air Force Captain with extensive acquisition and program management experience into a technical program management and business development role within Tek Synap. The program provides structured, hands-on training aligned to real-world mission delivery, solutions development, and capture activities across the federal contracting environment.

Tek Synap is a fast-growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. "Technology moving at the speed of thought" embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.

The safety and health of our employees is of the utmost importance. Employees are required to comply with any vaccination…