QED Systems, LLC, is currently recruiting an ICIDS Fielding Coordinator, to join our team at Fort Belvoir, VA to support our Product Manager Force Protection Systems (PM FPS) contract.
Duties:
- Scheduling & Logistics Coordination
- Coordinate end-to-end scheduling for site surveys and system installations across multiple physical locations and military installations.
- Determine resource allocation by strategically assigning field technicians and engineers to specific sites based on project timelines, technical skill sets, and location constraints.
- Develop daily and long-term deployment schedules specifying exactly who will go to which site and when, minimizing travel overhead and project downtime.
- Manage logistical timelines to ensure all personnel, specialized equipment, and system components arrive at the designated installation site concurrently.
- Project Tracking & Communication
- Serve as the primary point of contact between fielding teams, project managers, government stakeholders, and site points of contact (POCs) to synchronize scheduling windows.
- Track fielding progress against contractual requirements, master project milestones, proactively identifying potential scheduling conflicts or delays and implementing mitigation strategies.
- Facilitate pre-installation coordination meetings to ensure both field technicians and site personnel are fully aligned on entry requirements, site readiness, and scopes of work.
- Maintain real-time schedule updates in project management software, ensuring leadership has clear visibility into the deployment pipeline.
- Compliance & Site Readiness
- Verify site access requirements, ensuring all dispatched personnel have completed necessary security background checks, base access paperwork, and safety clearances.
- Assess site readiness prior to dispatching teams to confirm that facilities are prepared for surveys or installations, preventing costly abortive site visits.
- Document and report site-specific scheduling constraints, such as restricted operating hours, weather dependencies, or operational security protocols.
- Ensure all deployed components strictly adhere to physical security mandates, including but not limited to Army Regulation (AR) 190-11, FICAM, and NDAA compliance criteria.
- Prepare and deliver high-impact briefs and technical deployment updates to senior Army leadership (O-5/O-6 level officers and GS-equivalent civilian leadership).
- Conduct technical program management, budgeting, scheduling, trade-off analysis, lifecycle costing, risk management, supportability, test and evaluation, and requirements development.
- Support various programs in providing support to product management teams in the areas of Acquisition, Risk Management, Technical Reviews, Technology Readiness Assessments, and other Department of Defense product management applications.
- Prepare and review acquisition documentation, reports, and briefings.
Required Clearance:
- ACTIVE CLEARANCE LEVEL REQUIRED: Secret
Required Skills & Experience:
- Experience directly managing U.S. Army material fielding pipelines, complex defense logistics, or large-scale Electronic Security Systems (ESS) deployments, preferred.
- Familiarity with the ICIDS ecosystem (including versions IV, V, and VI) or comparable hardware/software configurations, preferred.
- Detail-oriented with excellent technical, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Experienced in both R&D production and/or deployment phases of the acquisition process.
- Must possess managerial or supervisory experience sufficient to ensure positive direction of subordinates.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required. Degree preferably in program management, engineering, systems management, business management, computer sciences, information management, or related discipline.
- At least eight (8) years of applicable experience to include three (3) years of experience as a practicing analyst responsible for a functional area of an acquisition program.
Travel:
Up to 25% travel is expected for this position. Travel may include continental United States and outside continental United States locations.
Work Environment:
This position will be co-located with the customer and other contractors in Government office spaces.
Physical Demands:
Physical demands of this position include ability to:
- Be independently mobile.
- Communicate effectively with co-workers and customers.
- Withstand prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and computer use.
Reasonable accommodation will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full‐time position, Monday through Friday. Flexibility around core hours.
Additional Information:
Please note this job description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Assigned tasks may vary, with or without prior notice, to effectively meet client requirements.
Total Compensation:
QED offers a competitive compensation package for full-time employees. Our total compensation package is value-based and negotiable depending upon the candidate’s specific skills and applicable relevant experience.
Benefits include:
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 11 Paid Holidays
- 401(k) Matching
- Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits
- Life Insurance, AD&D, and Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Professional Growth Opportunities
- Additional Benefits
Estimated Salary Range: $110,000.00 - $150,000.00, annually. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. This represents the typical range for fully qualified candidates for this position based on experience, geographic location, and other factors. The final offer amount may vary.
QED Systems, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
QED Systems, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer – Minority/Disabled/Veteran/Female
Skills Required
- Active Secret security clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in program management, engineering, systems management, business management, computer science, information management, or a related discipline
- At least eight years of applicable professional experience
- At least three years of experience as a practicing analyst responsible for a functional area of an acquisition program
- Managerial or supervisory experience sufficient to direct subordinates
- Experience managing U.S. Army material fielding pipelines, complex defense logistics, or large-scale Electronic Security Systems deployments
- Familiarity with the ICIDS IV, V, and VI ecosystem or comparable hardware and software configurations
- Experience in R&D production and/or deployment phases of the acquisition process
- Strong technical, verbal, and written communication skills
What We Do
QED Systems is a small business that provides technical and professional support to U.S. Department of Defense and Army customers, particularly in C5ISR. Its work spans systems engineering and integration, SETA and program-management support, cybersecurity and information assurance, software development and sustainment, systems analysis, acquisition, logistics, modeling and simulation, training, and field support. Founded in 2005, the company supports defense programs across their full lifecycle.
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