SDA Radar Systems Sustainment Program Manager

Odyssey Consulting -
Garden of the Gods, CO

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Job Details

Full-time
$145,000 - $155,000 a year

Benefits

Health savings account
Paid holidays
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Paid time off
Employee assistance program
Vision insurance
401(k) matching
Life insurance

Qualifications

Team leadership
Team building

Full Job Description

Position Summary

Odyssey Systems has an exciting new opportunity providing Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) supporting the US Space Force mission to defend National Security Interests in Space as a Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Radar Systems Sustainment Program Manager supporting the C-Band, Australia Radar in the Ground-based Sensors Branch of Combat Forces Command’s Integrated Mission Delta 2, 2nd Sustainment Squadron (CFC IMD2/2STS).

SDA is foundational to Protecting and Defending US Space Systems that provide space-based Intelligence, Early Warning, Communications and Global Positioning services that sustain our way of life, support our national economy, and act as force multipliers in times of conflict. Odyssey Systems is looking for high-performing, passionate people ready to make a difference by joining our existing team of dedicated professionals in the SDA workforce!

CFC IMD2/2STS integrates SDA operations with current SDA programs of record, networks, and Command and Control (C2) data exploitation and dissemination systems and is responsible for sustainment of existing ground-based optical and radar sensor systems including Eglin Radar, Space Fence, C-Band Radar, Australia, the Ground-Based Electro Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) system, and the Space Surveillance Telescope (SST).

Odyssey Systems provides A&AS support to the Government in five areas: Product Support, Sustainment Engineering & Sustainment Management, Technical Order Management, Technical User Interface, and System Design, Engineering, and Integration. These tasks are executed laterally with USSF SSC/SZB depot and development contractors and with SDA stakeholders.

This is a full-time position at 2424 Garden of the Gods Road in Colorado Springs, CO with the potential for 1-2 days of tele-work per week at the discretion of the government.

Responsibilities

An A&AS contractor is a knowledgeable and trusted advisor to the Government Program Office. As an SDA Radar Systems Sustainment Program Manager, you will support the Government Program Manager and provide Advisory and Assistance Services across a wide range of Program Management and Engineering tasks for the C-Band, Australia Radar. Duties include, but are not limited to:

Provide acquisition support: assist in developing acquisition strategies, cost estimations, requirements, statements of work, and requests for proposal
Review and provide technical evaluation of vendor proposals for sustainment, contractor re-competes, upgrades and modifications
Prepare and staff required program and contract documents; interact with financial, contract, scheduling, risk management, and execution activities and personnel
Support and draft inputs to sustainment and modification budgets for the US Government program manager; assist in developing annual government budget items and justifications for each in the Comprehensive Cost and Requirement (CCaR) and Sustainment Planning, Execution, and Reporting (SPERS) systems
Coordinate, review and provide input to and comments during the development of system design documentation including technical requirements documents (TRDs), capability description documents (CDDs), capability production documents (CPDs), interface control documents (ICDs), and system specifications
Support the Government at technical interchange meetings (TIMs), design reviews, test readiness reviews, internal staff meetings, Integrated Product Team (IPT) meetings, working groups, and informal meetings, interfacing with prime contractor program management and technical personnel
Organize and support working group meetings across multiple organizations; research, provide recommended solutions and/or resolve questions, issues, and risks identified in IPT meetings; develop and provide recommended actions to the Government Program Management team and to Portfolio and Division senior management; coordinate with prime contractors, depot contractors, and Government functional teams
Develop strategies, plans and packages for classified and unclassified document submissions and facilitate associated life cycle cost planning and benefit analyses, partnering, acquisition of data rights, and provisioning, staffing packages through process and final approval
Review and provide relevant critical feedback on contractor prepared schedules, budgets, development and test plans
Provide program oversight support to the Government team; prepare briefings, reports, and informational analyses in support of the Division’s programs; identify and prepare consolidated lessons learned reports from applicable related programs
Travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations upon government direction
Other duties as requested by the Government and within the constraints of the S3 contract

Qualifications

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Minimum Qualifications:

Clearance: Active Secret clearance, able to obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance

Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, program management, or a related field

Years of Experience: 4 years of directly relevant experience performing program management activities within an Air Force, Space Force, DoD, Intelligence, or Missile Defense Agency Acquisition organization

Certifications: Project Management, Earned Value Management, or related training

Other Qualifications:

Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and team building skills with demonstrated ability to build consensus in a government/contractor team environment
General understanding of DoD Space Operations and Space Sensing Systems

Preferred Qualifications:

Clearance: Active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance, agreeable to polygraph

Education: Master’s degree in engineering, project management, or a related field

Years of Experience: 8 or more years of experience with 4 or more years of experience performing program management activities within an Air Force, Space Force, DoD, Intelligence, or Missile Defense Agency acquisition organization

Certifications: Defense Acquisition University (DAU), Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Program Management, PMP, or equivalent

Additional Information:

Location: Work is performed at 2424 Garden of the Gods Road in Colorado Springs, CO.

Travel: Up to 25% to CONUS and OCONUS (Primarily Australian) locations upon Government direction

Remote, Onsite, or Hybrid: Hybrid – potential for 1-2 days per week of tele-work at the discretion of the Government

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Company Overview

Odyssey is a world-class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military’s operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.

Odyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Please Note:

Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.

This position is filled through continuous recruitment and will remain open until a sufficient pool of applications has been received.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, Tricare supplement, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, employee assistance program, learning and development benefit, paid time off, and holidays.

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