Avion Solutions Inc., an employee-owned company, seeks candidates for a Senior-level Acquisition Analyst to support the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO). This position is based in Huntsville, AL.

Job Responsibilities/Duties:

• Serve as a Senior Acquisition Analyst for the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO), which is responsible for the rapid and efficient research, development, prototyping, testing, evaluation, procuring, transition, and/or field critical enabling technologies and capabilities that address near-term and mid-term threats.
• Provide counsel to government customers on developing and refining acquisition pathways for prototypes and ensuring external stakeholders are informed and engaged.
• Maintain visibility on the current status of cost, performance, and schedule of Integrated Fires Protection Capability – High Energy Laser and High-Powered Microwave programs.
• Use the commander’s intent and guidance to ensure a clear message is delivered from this office to outside stakeholders on all matters affecting program execution.
• Attend and participate in organizational staff calls, stand-ups, project office tag-ups, working groups, IPRs, or similar events; capture, assess, and monitor action items from meetings and engage in the resolution process; and propose responses to inquiries based on actions assigned. Prepare notes or after-action summaries, track action items, and make recommendations on response for closure.
• Assist with daily office operations and prioritization of events based on known activities or guidance, such as synchronization and integration of events and activities for RCCTO through coordination, consolidation, and collaboration of information.
• Maintain operations calendar and provide recommendations to resolve issues or conflicts; coordinate impacts and changes, receiving direction from senior operations specialist for non-routine matters.
• Create, compose, consolidate, and review documentation, e.g., correspondence, briefings, responses to inquiries, and talking points for correctness, format, spelling, and grammar before sending for approval or signature. Draft responses to internal and external taskers, RFIs, Congressional delegations, and other key stakeholders.
• Support program updates and assist in developing executive-level briefings, including accomplishments, impacts, risks, issues, challenges, etc. Coordinate documents, e.g., white papers; conduct pre-meetings to prepare and distribute ahead; and secure approval of documents to meet read-ahead timelines prior to submission for executive forums.
• Coordinate with and brief senior leadership within the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, the Army, and other Service Partners.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• DAU Project Manager (PM) Level II or Practitioner.
• 10 years of acquisition experience with a major defense program.
• Experience developing information papers and decision briefings.
• Experience serving and managing mission/information demands of executive members of the Army or DoD staff.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Must be a US Citizen and have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance.
• Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time. US travel only.

Preferred Qualifications:

• DAU PM Level III or Advanced.
• Previous Department of the Army Systems Coordinator (DASC) Experience.
• Served as Project Manager (PM) or Assistant Project Manager (APM).
• Knowledge of DOD 5000 and JCIDS process and tailoring methodologies.
• Experience with Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA).
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment.

Equal Opportunity: Avion Solutions, Inc. reaffirms its belief in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants. Avion Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA-governed Federal Contractor who affords equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and people with disabilities. Avion Solutions, Inc. provides all employees and job applicants equal employment opportunities in hiring and promotion without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, color, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, national origin or any other reason prohibited by law.