Job Description

• Lead R&D program development from concept through transition and technology transfer.
• Plan, execute, and track budgets using RDT&E and O&M funds; apply PPBE and FAR/DFARS/FMR to maintain cost/schedule/performance baselines.
• Draft, review, and refine R&D documentation: SOWs, SOOs, BAAs, CRADAs, PIAs, OT agreements, and transition plans.
• Coordinate Intellectual Property, Export Control/ITAR, TRLs, and security classification to ensure compliant program protection.
• Partner across T3P, OGC, OCS, and Technical Offices to facilitate smooth transitions, transfers, and reporting.
• Prepare leadership-ready briefings and analyses; facilitate meetings and capture actions independently.
• Support quarterly reviews, budget submissions, industry days, and outreach events to showcase program value and progress.

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in research and development (R&D) program development, from concept inception through technology transition.
• Experience and/or education in program management, including an understanding of cost, schedule, and performance management.
• Working knowledge of RDT&E funding, the PPBE process, and applicable regulations (FAR, DFARS, FMR), with experience structuring program schedules and planning funding execution.
• Proven experience drafting, reviewing, and editing R&D statements of work (SOWs), contracts, and agreements, including Technology Transfer Agreements, CRADAs, EPAs, PIAs, Other Transactions (OTs), and related program documentation.
• Knowledge of intellectual property, export control/ITAR, technology readiness levels (TRLs), and security classification considerations that inform program protection and transition.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively engage across multiple media, schedule and facilitate meetings, and operate independently to drive actions to completion.

• BA/BS or MA/MS in business management, systems management, a technical degree, or equivalent.
• Greater than or equal to 15 years of relevant work experience.
• Familiarity with Congressional Budget Justification Book (CBJB) inputs and how program narratives and financial data support budget submissions.
• Familiarity with the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process and program budget builds/program execution.
• High intellectual curiosity, with a desire to understand the drivers behind data, requirements, and decisions.
• High initiative and a proactive approach to tasking in a fast-paced environment.
• Very strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., advanced formulas, pivot tables, data analysis) and Microsoft PowerPoint (executive-ready, data-driven briefings).
• Must be very strong in financials:  producing funding documents (MIPRs, AF9s), creating/maintaining spend plans, Obligations/Expenditures, IGCEs, ULOs, etc. 
  

• BA/BS or MA/MS in systems analysis, systems engineering, or systems management.