IBCS HW Program Integrator

Job Description:

5-D Systems, a KRATOS Company, is a growing defense contractor headquartered in Round Rock, TX with over twenty years’ experience providing systems and software engineering for Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Systems Engineering Technical Support to Government Program Offices.

5-D Systems, a KRATOS Company, is seeking a highly motivated candidate to support our customer located at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. The position supports an Integrated Fires Mission Command (IFMC) Project Office, Hardware Product Office (HW PdO) Assistant Product Manager (APM) responsible for coordinating Army Air and Missile Defense Command and Control System / product requirements. The requirements focus on the Army Integrated Air Missile Defense (AIAMD) system portfolio to include the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) and Patriot, as well as integration of Sensor and Weapon Platforms such as Sentinel, Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS), and Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC).

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting Hardware Product Office leadership on all business, financial, contract, logistics and technical management activities associated with GFE procurement and delivery in support of IBCS system production. Including:
  • Coordinating with PMO contracts, budget, acquisition and systems engineering teams for development of independent cost estimates
  • Contracts requirement packages
  • Acquisitions strategies
  • Technical solutions and paths ahead
  • coordination with industry OEM counterparts’ contracts, program management, engineering, and logistics teams to track and manage overall GFE components’ status.
  • Representing the Hardware Product Office leadership in situations where the government leader is not available.
  • Supporting development of strategic and over-arching internal/external written and verbal communications for on-going activities. This includes weekly Situation Reports, updates to Command and Staff charts, and responses to internal and external taskers.
  • Managing and supporting internal/external coordination and strategic communications with FMS and Domestic partners and internal PMO functional leads/teams.
  • Coordinating IPTs, Meetings and Working Groups, developing briefings, agendas, minutes and action items.
  • Coordinating domestic and foreign disclosure staffing requests for IFMC Hardware Product Office related products planned for delivery or presentation to leadership and customers. Ensuring products are properly marked according to PMO information security standards.
  • Developing and maintaining historical archives to ensure activities, briefings and decisions are available for reference and to maintain the PMO/PdO leadership institutional knowledge.
  • Assessing long-range factors in their potential to affect programmatic or technical progress of the project.
  • Providing periodic reviews with appropriate representatives to determine status of overall project and major milestones; ensuring coordination of orderly phasing of all actions and cost, schedule, and performance risk; identifying alternative risk mitigation approaches; and ascertain appropriate action required to maintain or improve project schedules.

Experience and Skills:

• US Citizenship
• US Secret Security Clearance
• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or significant applicable experience
• 10 years of applicable experience associated with business, financial, contract, logistics and technical management activities.
• A strong understanding of and experience with Army Integrated Air Missile Defense (AIAMD) systems.
• Good communications skills, people skills, and enthusiasm are essential, as well as the ability to handle a variety of tasks in a team environment.
• The ability to research data, analyze information, synthesize options, and make sound recommendations to staff contractors and government officials.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• The ability to travel when required.

Preference will be given to candidates who have previous experience in the following areas:

• Army Air and Missile Defense Command and Control systems such as Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS), Patriot, FAAD C2, and ADAM
• Integration of Army Air and Missile Defense Sensor or Weapon Platform systems such as Patriot, Sentinel, Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS), and Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC)

Job Benefits:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance Coverage
• Life/ADD & Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Paid Time-Off (PTO)
• Holidays
• Education Reimbursement

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