Acquisition Program Manager

Description

Quantum Sky is searching for an Acquisition Program Manager with logistics experience to support the SSC/SYD 89's Combat Power Directorate's Space Electronic Warfare Operating Location (SEWOL) and Remote Modular Terminal (RMT) systems . SYD 89 of Space Systems Command is responsible for developing capabilities for fires, movement, and maneuver to preserve freedom of action in space. SYD 89 serves to align acquisition efforts and works under Space Systems Command to synchronize capability procurement and team with operational Mission Deltas

Responsibilities:

• Provide advice, expertise and consultation in acquisition program and logistics management (PM) lifecycle activities, in concert with sustainment engineering and test and evaluation members to the SSC government integrated planning team
• Provide expert advice to the Materiel Leader (ML) / Program Manager (PM) and Senior USSF and Air Force Leadership regarding acquisition strategies, product support, logistics, contracting, budgeting and execution
• Product Support Strategy:
  Develops and executes Life Cycle Sustainment Plans (LCSPs) for space electronic warfare and orbital warfare systems.
• Design Influence:
  Collaborates with system engineers to embed reliability, maintainability, and supportability requirements early in the system design phase.
• Supply Chain Management:
  Establishes secure supply chains for specialized space assets, ground stations, and critical cyber infrastructure.
• Maintenance Planning:
  Defines maintenance concepts, determines organic versus contractor support, and coordinates depot-level maintenance strategies.
• Logistics Demonstrations:
  Plans and executes logistics evaluations to verify that technical manuals, tools, and spare parts meet operational needs
• Funding & Budgeting:
  Estimates long-term operating and support (O&S) costs to secure required funding through the lifecycle budgeting process
• Contract Management:
  Drafts performance‑based logistics requirements for system contracts and monitors defense contractor performance
• Rapid Deployment Support:
  Works with the "Space Safari" team to streamline logistics for Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) missions and urgent operational needs
• Provide oversight and facilitation of program management activities between operational stakeholders, as well as other developmental program activities supporting SEWOL/RMT
• Ability to clearly and concisely advise and present information in person to stakeholders and Senior Military Leadership on program milestone decision and processes ensuring continued program success
• Provide a wide variety of acquisition/sustainment technical analyses including Agile, Scrum, and Dev Ops to the Government Program Manager
• Facilitate Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) efforts necessary to obtain and execute funding necessary to deliver required capabilities across the program portfolio, including:
  Fiscal Year planning, execution, execution monitoring, unfunded requirements management, and Program Objective Memorandum (POM) development and coordination
• Participate and contribute to the development and coordination of strategic acquisition planning and pre‑award activities and documentation, including:
  Early Strategy and Issues Sessions (ESIS), Acquisition Strategy Panels (ASP), Statements of Objective, Statements of Work, Performance Work Statements, Requests for Information (RFI), Justifications and Approvals (J&A), Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE), and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASPs)
• Lead development and coordination of solicitation planning and execution activities and documentation, including:
  Requests for Proposal (RFP), Source Selection Plans/Strategies, and all associated documentation
• Manage and assist in the development and coordination of overarching program planning and execution documents as prescribed by/tailored from DoDI 5000.02, and relevant Department of Defense, Air Force, USSF, and SSC policies
• Draft technical evaluations and function as an advisor in source selections
• Successful candidate may be tasked by Air Force/Space Force to support one or more acquisition programs with responsibility for…