Tactical Senior Acquisition Lead

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Tactical Senior Acquisition Lead

K ’s National Security Solutions team provides high‑end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

K  (formerly Lin Quest) is the prime contractor on the MSEIT contract. By applying to this position, you are in consideration for K  employment. However, you also have the option to be hired by one of our subcontractor teammates.

You will join a systems engineering team defining the next generation of space communication systems supporting U.S. Space Force (USSF) satellite communications. You will support Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) activities in a multidisciplinary and collaborative environment. You will interface and collaborate with SE&I team members, contractors, government civilians and members of the USSF. You will lead and support several working groups responsible for leading technical discussion, resolving and identifying risk, requirement gaps, developing briefings, writing, and tracking action items, and authoring meeting minutes.

The MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) effort provides leading edge Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Center (SSC). We support the Space Force’s acquisition of state‑of‑the‑art satellite communications systems, providing global secure, survivable, and protected communications for our nation’s warfighters. We seek technical individuals who will thrive in a highly collaborative work environment of small teams, using the most modern tools and methodologies to tackle the challenges of integrating complex space and ground communications systems.

• Innovative Projects: K ’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
• Collaborative Environment:
  Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
• Impactful Work:
  Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

• Provides expert advice to the Government Program Manager and Senior Space Force leadership regarding acquisition strategies, contracting, budgeting, and program execution
• Provides expertise in acquisition within the DoW to include Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAP) (ACAT 1 and
  2) and Middle Tier Acquisitions (MTA) for Space vehicles and space control systems
• Offers strategic approaches for developing documentation required to support Defense Acquisition Boards
• Highly knowledgeable in developing and coordinating all activities and documentation required to support Request for Proposals (RFP), source selections, and Milestone Decisions to include Statements of Work (SOW), Compliance and Reference Lists (CRL), Data Rights, Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRL), Clinger Cohen Act (CCA), and Acquisition Program Baseline (APB)
• Demonstrated experience with Air Force contracting and Air Force financial management (standard FAR based contracts, Other Transactional Authority (OTA), and Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts)
• Serves as team lead for acquisition and systems engineering professionals
• Supports ongoing and emerging program acquisitions
• Provides expertise in schedule management of DoW programs
• Serves as a strategic problem solver for the program office and refines acquisition strategies
• Identifies program execution issues and provides accompanying solution recommendations
• Drafts presentation materials, status briefings, and strategic communication inputs
• Performs analyses of program business cases and risk assessments
• Provides actionable recommendations to the Government Program Manager
• Develops and collaborates on acquisition planning briefings and documents (AoA, ASP, ASD, J&A, etc.)
• Lead (as requested) the development and collaboration on…