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Department Summary:

N131 is seeking an Associate Project Lead (APL) for the Air Force’s Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal (GASNT) family of Project(s) charged with executing an ACAT II family of projects valued over $1 Billion which is being implemented through multiple Increments and phases of operational capability. GASNT projects are a high priority within the AF Nuclear Weapons Center NCN Division (AFNWC/NCN) that reports to the NC3 PEO. The APL will support the GASNT Project Leader (PL) in developing and directing work plans for over 50 MITRE professionals (25 PTS) to ensure the proper design, development, and fielding of the US's sole nuclear hard NC3 aircrew alerting system for aircrews associated with the Nation’s nuclear bomber, tanker, and reconnaissance strategic aircraft; responsible for satisfying AF Global Strike Command and US Strategic Command’s real world alerting mission to enable nuclear deterrence and mission strike plans in the most challenging EMP and radiological environments during a nuclear conflict. This important project focuses on designing and rapidly fielding critical operational capability for a group of interdependent complex systems and programs employing a “system-of-systems” engineering approach which includes analysis, digital engineering & modeling, design, prototyping, test, and fielding of modern operational and technical capabilities critical to the sponsor’s strategic mission. The APL will also assist the PL in all facets of leading the project team, shaping strategy, and managing the project, leading technical and engineering subject matter expert teams, and directly interacting with the Air Force Sponsor Program leadership and operational users. The APL is responsible for helping lead and execute the program to achieve sponsor outcomes and for partnering with NSEC NE leadership to craft the project to align with the Nuclear Enterprise Strategy and NSEC level Nuclear Outcomes to achieve greater enterprise impact.

Roles & Responsibilities:

The GASNT Associate Project Lead (APL) will assist Project Lead with a wide range of responsibilities including:

• Providing strategic and technical leadership as a trusted advisor

• Work closely with the MITRE AF Nuclear Enterprise MD, Division CE, DMs, other nuclear project leaders to develop the GASNT Family of project(s) overall strategy

• Provide leadership and direction to the Project’s Task Leaders with special attention to identify and mitigate technical risks across the multiple GASNT Increments and phases all executing in parallel from PR-Milestone A technical requirements writing to final system production and fielding

• Work shaping – Support to PL/DM in overall project strategy, outcome, products; manage alignment of MIP/capstone/etc. to project efforts

• Product quality control – run/conduct in-progress task/analysis reviews, peer reviews, TILs, product distribution, program execution reviews etc.

• Sponsor interaction – AFNWC/NCN senior leadership, division leadership, branch chiefs, individual Govt personnel

• MITRE Backplane –Proactively seek out and execute on collaboration opportunities such as common purpose prototyping efforts with projects across MITRE, share products to maximize the impact of work done in support of AFNWC, and bring back work from across the company to accelerate project objectives

• Project administration - Clarity, financials, project pages, meeting coordination, status reports, facility management, task management and expectation setting for project contributors

• Staff management – On-boarding; handle/process requests for CAC, NIPR, SIPR, VR, SharePoint, ISIL, Secret labs, SCI, JWICS, TSMII, etc.

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience

• Demonstrated ability leading in at least one technology or mission area relevant to the GASNT Family of projects (AEHF, UHF, VHF, HF radio frequency communications, Survivable transportable and fixed systems supporting C2 missions), system development/prototyping/acquisition, enterprise/systems engineering and architecture development of sophisticated systems

• Experience as a task leader

• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills

• Expertise in performing concept development, strategic planning, requirements development, market research, technology feasibility and evolution studies, and acquisition support

• Exceptional communications, collaboration, organization, and leadership skills

• Proven ability to develop a trusted advisor relationship with a DoD/government sponsor

• Understanding of developmental and operational system test

• Experience successfully prototyping or conducting technical trade studies to assist government sponsors define system requirements, develop models and notional architectures

• Experience with the DOD acquisition (Design/Build/Test/Field) process

• Support key sponsor engagements including travel requirements up to once per month

• Demonstrated leadership and management of technical tasks and engineering teams

• Effective organizational skills and discipline to keep the project well-scoped and the team driven to accomplish specific project objectives

• Active Secret Clearance

• This position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week ​ on-site

Preferred Qualifications:

• Domain knowledge of Nuclear Enterprise and the Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3) Enterprise

• Experience in developmental and operational system test

• A deep understanding of the DoD 5000 and Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA) processes

• Experience building or using DE methods, conducting analysis, and providing recommendations to support planning and decision-making

• Experience with capabilities trade analysis, mission analysis, information assurance, systems integration, and understanding of the relationships between operational, technical, and system architectures

• Demonstrated experience leading teams with diverse technical background and skills

• Demonstrated experience leading large technical teams

• Hands-on experience designing RF communication links dealing with both Transportable and Fixed systems

• Understanding of link budgets and corresponding system trades

• Leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams on high profile, schedule compressed programs

• Experience and understanding of interdependence in key technological areas: Digital Engineering / Digital Acquisition, Mission Defense (Cyber, Safety, Surety), and systems engineering

• Ability to quickly respond to changing programs and political environment while keeping strategic focus intact

• Significant experience as a technical or program manager, experience supporting major acquisition programs

• Experience as a technical leader or program leader, experience supporting major acquisition programs

• Familiarity with design aspects of EMP and radiation hardening systems against nuclear effects for fixed and transportable systems

• An active TS/SCI clearance is desirable, the ability to acquire and hold one is required within 1 year

  This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

Secret

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Top Secret/SCI

Work Location Type:

Onsite

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