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The ideal candidate blends government acquisition expertise (FAR/DFARS, DoD Adaptive Acquisition Framework) with systems engineering discipline (requirements, architecture, T&E, risk, sustainment) and a strong orientation to measurable mission outcomes. This role works at the intersection of program management, engineering, and operational stakeholders, ensuring that strategy, contracts, and technical baselines cohere to deliver capability on time, on budget, and with demonstrable mission impact.\nResponsibilities\nMission Translation & Outcome Alignment\nLead discovery with mission owners to elicit operational objectives, measures of effectiveness (MOEs), and measures of performance (MOPs); convert them into testable requirements and acquisition artifacts.\nEstablish traceability from mission needs → system requirements → architecture → verification plans → fielded performance.\nAcquisition Strategy & Lifecycle Integration\nShape acquisition strategies (e.g., FAR/DFARS-based, OTA, IDIQ/task order structures) that align with technical maturity, risk, and schedule.\nIntegrate the Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) pathways with program technical baselines and milestone criteria.\nSupport planning and execution of AoA, source selection inputs, contracting packages, and sustainment strategies.\nSystems Engineering & Technical Baselines\nFacilitate requirements development, decomposition, and change control; maintain CONOPS, ICDs, and interface documents.\nDevelop/curate architecture views (e.g., SysML/UML, DoDAF-lite) and define verification/validation strategies.\nCoordinate T&E planning (TEMP) and ensure test cases map to mission outcomes and acceptance criteria.\nRisk, Cost, and Schedule Integration\nRun risk workshops; maintain program risk registers with mitigations tied to decision gates.\nSupport cost realism/ROM analyses, BOEs, and technical schedule integration with EVMS and Agile increments.\nDrive decision-quality trade studies (performance, affordability, logistics, cyber, interoperability)\nStakeholder Engagement & Communication\nBridge engineering teams, contracting officers, program managers, and operators through clear artifacts and briefings.\nPrepare succinct decision memos, milestone packages, and operationally-relevant dashboards.\nDigital Engineering & Agile/DevSecOps (Preferred)\nPromote model-based systems engineering (MBSE) practices and digital threads for traceability.\nAlign agile backlogs and CI/CD pipelines with formal requirements and test objectives.\nBuild architecture views and interface control documents; manage configuration and change control.\nQualifications\nEducation: BS in Systems Engineering, Electrical/Mechanical/Software Engineering, Operations Research, or related field.\nExperience: 8+ years across government acquisition and systems engineering; demonstrated success through at least one full lifecycle from concept to fielding.\nAcquisition Knowledge: Working proficiency with FAR/DFARS, DoD AAF pathways, source selection processes, and contracting vehicles (e.g., OTA, IDIQ).\nSystems Engineering: Requirements engineering, architecture, T&E, risk management, configuration/change control; familiarity with ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 principles.\nCommunication: Exceptional ability to create clear, concise artifacts and to brief senior leaders.\nClearance: Active Secret or the ability to obtain; TS/SCI preferred.\nPay Transparency Statement\nAMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. 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