FMS Program Management Analyst, Sr.

FMS Program Management Analyst, Sr.

Lexington Park, Maryland

Precise Systems delivers integrated, mission-ready solutions that advance warfighter readiness and strengthen our nation's most critical defense programs. Through the power of our combined capabilities, we provide deep expertise in Advanced Engineering; Digital Transformation; Electromagnetic Warfare; Interactive Training & Simulation; Physical Sciences Research; Platform Lifecycle Support; and Foreign Military Sales. Unified by decades of trusted performance and expanded through strategic growth, our team applies innovative technologies, engineering rigor, and customer-focused execution to solve complex challenges and accelerate mission success. Guided by our commitment to partnership, precision, and performance, we deliver the scalable solutions and technical excellence our customers depend ontoday and into the future.

We are currently seeking a Senior FMS Management Analyst to support our Patuxent River, MD customer. The Foreign Military Sales Analyst/Management Analyst, Senior applies analytic techniques in the evaluation of program/project objectives. Analyzes requirements, status, budget and schedules. Performs management, technical, or business case analyses. Collects, completes, organizes and interprets data relating to aircraft/weapon/project acquisition and product programs. Tracks program/project status and schedules. Applies government-instituted processes for documentation, change control management and data management.

Duties to include:

• Prepare meeting agendas, coordinate, attend and participate in IPT and prime contractor meetings, requirements reviews, design reviews, logistics program reviews, system working group meetings, technical interchange meetings, program review meetings, test planning meetings, and other meetings as required/directed and prepare and distribute meeting minutes.
• Collect and distribute action items from program meetings after receiving Government approval of the content and format of the documents. Maintain an issue and action item database to support the Integrated Product Team (IPT) lead and government systems engineers in managing the lifecycle of product issues and actions. Track action items to closure.
• Coordinate and participate in working groups, meetings, and conferences with other Program Manager, Air (PMAs) offices, Program Executive Offices (PEOs), Navy and other military services to coordinate program plans, road maps, and reviews of potential technologies that may aid in accomplishing domestic programs.
• Collect and perform analysis on Earned Value Management (EVM) data and program documentation received from hardware and software suppliers and field activities. Analyze EVM data, Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs), Performance Management data, fiscal planning documentation, reporting and performance metrics. This includes supporting the tracking of cost, schedule and performance indicators, critical path review and risk analysis.
• Support planning activities to include presenting alternative funding or acquisition strategies and cost estimates for new program requirements for Government consideration and appropriate action. Enter planning data in the Common Spend Plan Tool (CSPT) and in the Workload Requirements and Planning System (WRAPS), or appropriate tool for this task order award.
• Review program progress and track status of vendor critical contract deadlines to identify and report potential problems and/or issues with prime contractor schedule conflicts, resource scarcity, and proposed solutions.
• Provide analyses of requirements and schedules and evaluate and recommend changes to schedules and associated milestones to ensure compatibility with overall program objectives.
• Provide input and adjudicate comments on CDRLs.
• Analyze, evaluate, and provide recommendations for Total Ownership Cost (TOC), Should Cost, Cost As an Independent Variable (CAIV) and Life Cycle Cost (LCC) evaluations.
• Support related source selection evaluations as permitted by law and regulation to include performing analyses of contract proposals, change proposals and technical changes including related on-site reviews at applicable facilities.
• Provide analyses of projected and actual systems cost, including program engineering requirements, logistics requirements, test and integration efforts, contractor's cost, and potential product improvement initiatives. Provide recommendations to support each initiative, their potential return on investment, and associated risk to the program.
• Perform cost/benefit analyses, cost trade-off analyses, business case analyses, cost variance analyses, and/or present value analyses to support the programs in balancing mission requirements, system constraints, performance, and provide technical input to support the preparation or revision of related acquisition documentation.
• Provide recommendations and alternatives in support of program execution, spend plan development, out-year planning, and the creation of POM issue sheets as related to the Planning, Program, Budgeting, Execution (PPBE) process. Contribute to the development of white papers, quad charts and trade studies.
• Develop and disseminate weekly status reports on fielding and deployments to both government and industry.
• Coordinate with NAVAIR Public Affairs Office for all media inquiries and public release of program information and/or program status to include coordination with the Integrated Product Team Leads to ensure that products are releasable.
• Assess if the platform prime's subcontracts are timely awarded, properly flowed-down, and the impacts of identified risks and issues.

Required Education and Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of experience and a MA/MS degree
• OR Bachelor's Degree plus two (2) years additional work experience performing duties described in the functional description of the labor category may be substituted for a Master's Degree.
• OR Associate's Degree plus four (4) years additional work experience performing duties described in the functional description of the labor category may be substituted for a Master's Degree.
• OR Six (6) years additional work experience performing duties described in the functional description of the labor category may be substituted for a Master's Degree.

Desired Experience:

• DOD and SECNAV series instructions
• Utilization of NAVAIR Management Tools
• Development of sound acquisition strategies
• Development and execution of integrated Government schedules
• Development, management and execution of budget/phasing plans
• Demonstrated analytical skills for cost and performance trades
• Expertise in DSAMs
• Expertise in FMS Processes
• Experience in missile systems and recertification
• Experience/familiarity with Acquisition Management System
• Program Management Tool
• Procurement Initiation Documents PID)
• Well versed in the architecture and development of Statements of Work and Contract Data Requirements List
• Assists with Administrative Operations Tasks to include but not limited to developing briefs, presentations coordination, meeting minutes and action items.
• Well versed in NAVAIR Official Correspondence
• Forward thinker/self-starter team player
• MS Office 365 (Project, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams)
• Adobe Professional

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.

Precise Systems values employee contributions, promotes diverse opportunities for professional growth, and prioritizes overall well-being. Our comprehensive professional services benefits package includes health insurance, life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage, disability insurance, retirement plans, holiday pay, employee-managed leave, and professional growth opportunities.

We recognize exceptional performance and alignment with our core values through our STAR Award recognition program.

Compensation at Precise Systems is determined by various factors, including education, experience, skills, competencies, and contract-specific requirements. The salary range for this position is $86,190.40 - $129,285.60 (annualized USD). This range represents the standard pay for this role and is just one component of Precise Systems' total compensation package.

Precise Systems is committed to fair and equitable pay practices in alignment with applicable pay transparency laws and equal employment opportunity standards.

Precise Systems is dedicated to a shared vision and core values of Integrity, Respect, and Responsibility, which foster innovation and drive our continued success in the global marketplace. Precise Systems and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, status as an individual with a disability, or any legally protected status under federal, state, or local law. Visit for a listing of current openings and our comprehensive, employee friendly benefits summary. Precise Systems participates in E-Verify.