Cruz Associates, Inc. is looking for an Aircraft Life Cycle Logistics Support - Level 4 to join our team at Fort Eustis, Virginia.
Scope: Provide senior expert level aircraft logistic support for the development, integration, and sustainment for all SOA MH-47, MH-60, A/MH- 6, SOA Fixed Wing, and SOA UAS aircraft. Successful performance requires expert knowledge and experience of the integrated defense acquisition, technology, and logistics life cycle management framework, as well as knowledge and experience with Performance Based Service Contracting methodologies and execution.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement Material Fielding Plans and Product Support Plans for fielding and life-cycle sustainment for SOA MH-47, MH-60, A/MH-6, SOA Fixed Wing, and SOA UAS aircraft.
- Prepare (or review for accuracy), complex requisitions and delivery order requests and coordinate with other offices and services for the acquisition and delivery of components. Requisition standard items from the military wholesale supply system.
- Develop complex solicitation documents, for the award of new system and component production and repair contracts, including market research studies, Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE), technical evaluations of proposals, Statements of Work, Statements of Objectives and Performance Work Statements.
- Prepare Business Case Analyses to determine best strategies to implement Performance Based Service contracts. Organize and participate in Program Reviews, Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM), Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) planning meetings, and Preliminary & Critical Design Reviews (PDR/CDR).
- Develop detailed recommendations as to maintenance concepts, initial provisioning, and sustainment spares as required on the developmental systems.
- Advise the PM on the Army processes and policies related to configuration management and updating efforts to Army technical publications, including the MWOs, ECPs, and Army 2028 processes.
- Provide aircraft level field service support to the 160th SOAR (if required by individual delivery order). Provide liaison support to TAKO, SOFSA, SIMO, AMSB, and others as directed with respect to logistics and sustainment contract actions.
- Develop or modify web-based tracking tools to coordinate and monitor schedules, and to ensure schedule targets are met.
Education and Experience:
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience working in military acquisition logistics is required.
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field is desired.
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in Special Operations Aviation is required.
- Secret or Interim Secret security clearance is required.
Skills Required
- Minimum 10 years of experience working in military acquisition logistics
- Minimum 3 years of experience working in Special Operations Aviation
- Secret or Interim Secret security clearance
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field
What We Do
CAI has over 29 years of proven experience in providing extensive technical and logistics support services to the United States Army and Navy. CAI currently has 300 employees, both CONUS and OCONUS, providing support across a broad spectrum of areas to include: • Aviation maintenance management • Field service engineering • Logistics support • Acquisition and life cycle management • Systems and program integration • Test and evaluation planning • Developmental test pilot services • Test coordination and execution • Results presentation • Airworthiness qualification plan development • Safety analyses • Ordnance management and engineering • Explosives processing • Requirements definition and concept development • System development and qualification • Production planning and support • Life cycle costing • Resource management • Systems engineering • Program/project management
