Science and Engineering Research Program Manager (SME)

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Advent Services, A leader in supporting clients in technically demanding industries, Advent's capabilities and services promote innovation & empower our partners to manage risk, protect the information, and achieve organizational objectives. We are proud of our ability to support mission-critical systems in every phase of their lifecycle to ensure our nation’s forces can accomplish their mission.

Description of Services:  

Provide direct support to the Defense Health Program (DHP) Medical Human Performance (HP) Portfolio, Product Line Lead (PLL) and Lead Program Manager to include the R&D support programs personnel and laboratories that carryout the medical HP research mission.

Position: Science and Engineering Research Program Manager (SME)

Location: Building 840, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433

Work Schedule: Work schedule is normally M-F 0730-1630.

Mandatory Qualifications:

• The contractor employee shall possess a bachelor’s degree in systems engineering or related engineering, with at least five (5) years of progressive experience in engineering program management within the Department of War (DoW) (previously Department of Defense); equivalent industry environment; or combination thereof.
• The contractor employee shall have demonstrated expertise in a systems discipline (e.g., systems engineering, human systems integration, modeling and analysis) involving systems thinking and a systems approach to problem definition and solution.
• The contractor employee shall have the demonstrated ability to direct the development of, review, and approve key technical documentation for both software and hardware development. Some examples include reviewing and/or contributing to technical documentation such as Technical Roadmaps, System Design Documents, Use Cases, System Topologies, Test plans, Product Transition Plans, and Technical Proposals.
• The contractor employee shall have demonstrated experience in direct management of technical planning, risk management, and technology transition strategy development and management.
• The contractor employee shall have a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) in place based on the potential access to confidential, proprietary, and/or sensitive information. The NDA shall be provided to the Government Program Manager by start of performance.

Highly Desired Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in engineering or in a scientific domain related to systems engineering, human performance and/or human effectiveness.
• Possesses one of the following minimum training requirements: DAWIA career field certification (Practitioner) in Engineering & Technical Management (ETM) OR Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Demonstrated experience working in a research and development program and/or studies surrounding human systems integration.
• Experience with program utilizing Agile methodologies and incorporating AI management tools.

Responsibilities:

• The contractor employee shall work with multi-disciplinary integrated product teams with demonstrated ability to communicate, establish working relationships, coordinate technical exchanges, and manage expectations across a wide range of stakeholders.
• The contractor employee shall exhibit competence in the rigorous methods of scientific inquiry and analysis. With the ability to employ scientific and analytical techniques to define, quantify, and recommend the feasibility of assigned projects, studies or problems, and perform independent analysis leading to unique analytical recommendations and viable courses of action for complex technology challenges.
• The contractor employee shall identify additional questions to be answered, provide or critique essential elements of analysis, and provide alternatives to be considered, as well as suggest analytical techniques to be employed.
• The contractor employee shall transition scientific results from the research environment to operational community and/or end users.
• The contractor employee shall assist with the management of the portfolio’s cost constraints, technical performance, schedule, and risk management to ensure the successful delivery of technical objectives and products within schedule limitations.
• The contractor employee shall apply experience with writing technical briefings/reports and developing presentations to include ensuring the program's documentation and all deliverables meet professional and organizational standards.
• The contractor employee shall work independently, design research studies and agreements independently, use strong attention to detail, exhibit strong English skills, maintain good organizational skills, show initiative in performing assigned tasks, and possess the ability to follow-up complex projects.
• The contractor employee shall perform secondary and support functions within scope of the duties of the Science and Engineering Research Program Manager for the DHP Medical Human Performance Portfolio.

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