Military Requirements & Acquisition Support Subject Matter Exper with Security Clearance

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Job description

Amentum's (Formerly EG&G Technical Services) Requirements Development and Acquisition Support Team is looking for talented individuals who want to have a meaningful impact on the future of the U.S. Navy and the nation's Submarine Force. Our Requirements Development & Acquisition Support Team directly supports senior decision makers, while working to help ensure the Navy's two highest priority submarine programs - the COLUMBIA Class Ballistic Missile and the VIRGINIA Class Attack Submarines - have the capabilities needed to successfully execute challenging maritime operations during peacetime operations or during conflict. We help the Navy staff define visionary requirements for future systems, sensors, weapons, and payloads. We also help advocate for the financial resources required, and we recommend tailored approaches to the Statutory and Regulatory requirements governing program initiation and execution in support of an overarching goal, which is to ensure the timely and cost-effective delivery of advanced submarine combat capability to the Fleet.
We directly support the Program Executive Officer, Undersea Warfare Systems (PEO UWS) staff at the Washington Navy Yard and the Director of Undersea Warfare (OPNAV N97) staff in the Pentagon. We pride ourselves on providing meaningful recommendations on the key issues that their staff are facing - or will soon face. To do so, we work closely with the Submarine Force's waterfront staffs, Navy labs, industry partners, and academia. Our Team also has significant reach-back to nationally recognized experts who served in Technical, Flag, Senior Executive Service, and Presidential Appointed positions.
As this is a high-visibility, high-impact position, we need individuals who are able to work both autonomously and collaboratively while navigating the myriad of policies, procedures, and complex organizational structures that are typical of the Department of Defense. The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to study complex topical information from a wide variety of disparate sources and present the material cogently, both in writing and verbally.
The ideal candidate will have prior Pentagon and / or Acquisition Community experience (Navy / Submarine expertise preferred). Military Requirements & Acquisition Support Subject Matter Expert Responsibilities Include: Collaborate with senior Navy leadership as a recognized expert, advise on policy and requirements development, planning and implementation. Autonomously develop and submit the materials required to support the Navy's programs of record, including inputs for congressional testimony, requirements documents, technical papers, technical specifications, budget exhibits, etc. Prepare executive-level reports and briefs. Interface with various technical team leaders to exchange information and coordinate related task performance. Mentor junior personnel as a subject matter expert in the areas of assigned work. Minimum Qualifications Required: Bachelor's Degree 10+ years of relevant experience (Or 5+ years of relevant experience, with an advanced degree, and specific submarine operational experience) Proficient in Microsoft Office products: Word, Excel and Outlook Comfortable in both collaborative and independent environments Must have an Active SECRET US Government Clearance. Note: US Citizenship is required to obtain a SECRET Clearance. Preferred Qualifications: Master's Degree or Doctorate Service or Joint Staff Requirements Officer experience Operations Analysis expertise Proficient in Microsoft Office products: Visio, Project, and Access Certified Enterprise Architecture Expertise Active Top-Secret US Government Clearance, with SCI Eligibility. Note: US Citizenship is required to obtain a TOP-SECRET Clearance. Work Locations: (Washington, DC) Amentum's 300 M Street SE Office Washington Navy Yard Pentagon HIRING SALARY RANGE: $160,000.00 - $185,000.00 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum: please visit our careers site: Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran's status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language at EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans and Labor Laws Posters .

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