Program Coordinator

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Assist in the development, analysis, validation, documentation, staffing, and maintenance of operational requirements for new and updated Soldier capabilities.

• Determine and specify equipment needs by engaging with operational users, leaders, capability developers, acquisition professionals, testers, logisticians, and mission stakeholders.

• Evaluate capability gaps and examine both materiel and non-materiel solutions considering operational effectiveness, technical feasibility, interoperability, cost, schedule, sustainment, and life-cycle factors.

• Create life-cycle replacement plans, technology-refresh strategies, modernization roadmaps, and investment recommendations.

• Steer capability initiatives through the review, validation, approval, resourcing, acquisition, integration, testing, and fielding processes.

• Generate decision-support materials, requirements documents, executive briefings, cost and schedule analyses, risk assessments, courses of action, and program-status updates.

• Offer advice to leaders on technology-upgrade strategies and investment priorities for emerging combat capabilities.

• Collaborate with Army, special operations, acquisition, testing, logistics, training, cybersecurity, communications, and various military offices.

• Act as a subject matter expert for designated capability programs and Programs of Record.

• Organize, coordinate, oversee, and evaluate developmental tests, operational tests, user assessments, demonstrations, experimentation events, and field evaluations.

• Establish test objectives, user scenarios, evaluation criteria, schedules, risk controls, data-collection plans, and after-action reports.

• Convert procurement objectives into equipment-purchasing strategies, acquisition timelines, delivery priorities, and funding requirements.

• Formulate and coordinate material fielding plans that encompass equipment allocation, accountability, transportation, facilities, training, documentation, sustainment, and user acceptance.

• Track program cost, schedule, performance, risk, integration, procurement, testing, fielding, and sustainment activities; recommend corrective measures.

• Address SOCOM and Army stakeholder inquiries for information.

• Conduct market research and technology evaluations.

• Maintain program documentation, requirements traceability, decision logs, risk registers, schedules, fielding trackers, and configuration details.

• Collaborate across commands, headquarters staff, program offices, laboratories, testing organizations, industry partners, and supported units.

⛳️ Requirements

• Active Secret security clearance.

• At least eight years of experience in supporting Department of War capability development, requirements analysis, acquisition, program management, systems integration, testing, equipment fielding, or life-cycle management activities.

• Experience in supporting U.S. Special Operations Forces, a Special Operations Command organization, or another operationally focused Department of War mission partner.

• Proven experience in identifying operational capability gaps and converting user needs into documented equipment, system, or technology requirements.

• Experience in evaluating potential solutions based on operational utility, technical performance, integration, interoperability, cost, schedule, sustainment, and risk.

• Experience in supporting requirements, acquisition, integration, test and evaluation, procurement, material fielding, or life-cycle replacement processes for military equipment.

• Experience acting as a subject matter expert or program integrator for assigned capabilities, equipment portfolios, or Programs of Record.

• Capability to develop and deliver executive briefings, decision papers, cost and schedule analyses, risk assessments, procurement plans, fielding plans, and program-status materials.

• Ability to effectively coordinate among operational users, senior leaders, acquisition staff, engineers, logisticians, testers, resource managers, technical teams, and industry partners.

• Strong analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications, including Teams, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, and SharePoint.

• Capacity to independently manage multiple concurrent programs, requirements, stakeholder actions, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Willingness to travel periodically in support of testing, assessments, demonstrations, fielding activities, and stakeholder engagements.

• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, systems engineering, program management, business administration, logistics, acquisition management, military studies, or a related field.

• Preferred: Previous military service within U.S. Special Operations Forces or another operationally focused Army organization.

• Preferred: Experience supporting G-3, G-8, force modernization, capability development, program executive office, program management office, or Army Futures Command organizations.

• Preferred: Familiarity with JCIDS, Army requirements-development processes, DOTMLPF-P analysis, PPBE, and Department of War acquisition pathways.

• Preferred: Experience in developing capability development documents, capability production documents, operational needs statements, requirements matrices, test plans, acquisition strategies, or fielding plans.

• Preferred: Experience with Soldier systems, weapons, communications, sensors, robotics and autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, data, electronic warfare, protection, mobility, or other emerging combat technologies.

• Preferred: Experience in planning or supporting developmental testing, operational testing, user assessments, experimentation, rapid prototyping, or operational demonstrations.

• Preferred: Experience in supporting rapid acquisition, middle-tier acquisition, urgent capability, commercial solutions opening, or other accelerated capability-delivery processes.

• Preferred: PMP, DAWIA, or equivalent program management, acquisition, testing, or systems engineering credentials.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans.

• Retirement savings options with company matching contributions.

• Generous paid time off and holiday leave policies.

• Opportunities for professional development and training.