Science and Technology Lead

501568 Science and Technology Lead

Work Location:            Huntsville, Alabama

Schedule:                    Full Time; 40 hours in office (remote work is not authorized) 

Relocation:                  Negotiable

The Science and Technology (S&T) Lead supports the UHPO by providing strategic leadership and oversight for all project management activities related to S&T and futures initiatives, including cost, schedule, and performance. Ideal candidates will have a deep understanding of specialized methods and techniques within the S&T field, as well as thorough knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, policies, and precedents. Candidate should also be familiar with key issues, program goals and objectives, and the operational processes of supported organizations, along with their interrelationships across other Department of the Army programs.

Note: This position requires an active Secret Security Clearance at the time of application. 

Position requirements: 

• Develops specialized processes needed to assure S&T projects being considered or performed in the Research and Development (R&D) community are consistent with current or emerging requirements published by the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Capability Manager for Lift (ACM-L) community
• Coordinate and facilitate bi-annual reviews with the OEM, AATD and ACM-L to ensure stakeholder requirements are understood (by OEM and AATD) and prioritized
• Provide input and guidance to R&D community to ensure technologies in development are in achievable windows and will integrate with the overall weapon system
• Ensure that full qualification requirements are understood by R&D community to achieve transition of technology products as much as possible in accordance with ACM-L requirements set (not planned or required but understood so development is in concert with an overall qualification program)
• Evaluate technologies in development for high potential early transition to facilitate weapon system capability expeditiously delivered to the field
• Manage any early transition projects from inception through transition to appropriate APM
• Responsible for conducting technology readiness assessments (TRA) with the assistance of an independent team of subject matter experts (SMEs) to ensure technologies in development have maturity risk adequately identified and mitigated
• Responsible for coordinating with common elements of PM (T/L/B) to ensure total program impact is identified
• Serves as senior interface to other leadership personnel in UHPO to assure that S&T projects are communicated as part of the technology roadmap (particularly modernization technical leadership so transition plans are understood and achievable and resources are allocated to staff incoming projects)
• Based on Strategic Concepts Chief Technical Architect level guidance assigns actionable tasks for team members
• Evaluates team member workload & makes necessary adjustments and prioritizations in a manner to achieve Strategic Concepts Chief Technical Architect goals
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use tools or controls; normal physical activity (reach with hands and arms; climb stairs); and communicate effectively with all levels of employees and leadership. The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up to 25 pounds. 

Education and Experience Requirements:

• MS and 12+ years of experience preferred (or BS and 15+)
• Knowledge of Black Hawk helicopters and their systems, subsystems and components
• Program Management experience
• Field experience or expertise (recommended)
• Extensive knowledge of TRA process, technology transition plans (TTP), Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) projects, contract actions, Statements of Work (SOW), Integrated Master Plans (IMP) and Integrated Master Schedules (IMS)
• Ability to manage complex development and engineering projects, work effectively with others and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• The employee advises top managers of substantive S&T program risk or unusual problems characterized by their breadth, importance, or severity; plans, organizes, and directs the work of teams or task forces conducting comprehensive management studies or projects; and negotiates effectively with management to accept recommendations involving substantial resources, requiring extensive changes, or conflicting with the desires of others

Travel: May require travel up to 20%.

IronMountain Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer