Technical Integrator Subject Matter Expert (SME)

501760 Technical Integrator Subject Matter Expert 

• Provide AH-64 airframe, sensors, and sustainment expertise

• Provide FMS Total Package Approach (TPA) process planning and execution expertise to multiple customer FMS programs

• Provide FMS customer requirements expertise to the development of contract vehicles in support of multiple LOA

• Provide training and assistance in the execution of FMS programs

• Support LOR and LOA development with SAMD and FMS customers

• Assess and derive Customer-Country unique helicopter product verification requirements

• Support the project and engineering leads to obtain and manage airworthiness status and data for FMS customer airworthiness needs.

• Collaborate with Prime Contractors' program and technical leads and other personnel to ensure the integration technical work tasks are identified, defined, scheduled, resourced and executed

• Coordinate technical positions with Airworthiness and PM Apache; assist the FMS customer in securing airworthiness certifications for desired, changed, and new configurations.

• Provide overall direction and coordination of a multi-disciplined, functional Integrated Product Team (IPT), consisting of Government and Contractor personnel

• Brief and / or prepare briefings for Senior Level Officers

• Prepare Acquisition Strategies / Plans (Contractual Documentation / Performance Work Statements/Product Description Documents/Schedules), Contracting and Procurement Strategies / Plans (Contract Vehicles/LOA Line Management)

• Provide support in determining the overall strategy for FMS customer requirements and communicating the resulting strategy to all relevant stakeholders

• Perform technical assessments of contract and case deliverables and provide recommendations for approval/disapproval, to include assisting with approval/disapproval memos for associated deliverables

• Review and analyze case requirements and information, provide input into strategy options, researching available capabilities, documenting strategy decisions, and developing briefings and other material necessary to communicate the strategy

• Support management of contract execution to ensure customer technical requirements are met within cost and schedule.

• Review Contract Data Items and Technical Proposals to ensure compliance with Statement of Work (SOW)

• Prepare and produce internal and external communications including white papers, briefings, milestone decision reviews, and other special reports

• Plan, advise, coordinate, execute, communicate and control PM managed lines on FMS cases through all phases of the case life cycle and assist the APM/PM with program schedule development

• Interface with, and brief, customer-chain (e.g., SAMD, USASAC, DASA-DE&C, DSCA, State Dept., Embassy, and Customer-Country) representatives 

• Provide technical and subject matter expertise advice and recommendations as requested

• 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. 

• Other duties as required

• Travel is estimated at 25%

• A Bachelor’s degree is desired and a minimum of 5 years’ experience (an additional 4 years of relevant experience may be used in lieu of degree). 

• Knowledge of Apache AH-64 attack helicopters and their systems, subsystems and components 

• The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance is required. Per federal requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this level of clearance