ACE Group is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business that provides expertise in the operational application of current and future airborne weapons systems, with an emphasis on their lethality and survivability in the Battlespace. Our employees draw from a wealth of personal, professional and company experience to provide our Nation’s decision makers with the knowledge required to optimally equip our Armed Services with affordable, lethal and survivable weapons systems. We serve as our customers’ most trusted agents in their goal of producing enterprise-wide survivability investments and executable programs. We fill key roles within customer offices, offering critical knowledge regarding design, development, procurement, and test and evaluation of new and upgraded weapons and platforms. ACE Group’s philosophy is simple: Our success must be grounded on service and honest relationships. We focus on meeting the needs of our customers and employees, and trust that with those satisfied employees and satisfied customers, the business will take care of itself.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: 

The Senior Program Analyst - Sr. Survivability SME will support multiple government teams by applying active duty expertise and OPNAV Investment experience to inform Department of War acquisition program managers regarding the effectiveness of proposed combat survivability investments, and the development of tactics, techniques and procedures to maximize combat effectiveness for carrier Airwing of the future, and subsequently leading initiatives to develop timely capture strategies and risk mitigation. Responsibilities include:

•  Participation in the Naval Aviation Enterprise  Air Wing of the Future cross-platform collaboration.
•  Using predictive analytics to proactively identify the impact of trade-offs within the mission tradespace.
•  Participating in, and contributing to, Low Observables Groups in Collaboration
•  Assisting in the development of groundbreaking directives and policies aimed at fortifying Naval aircraft Low Observable characteristics and accelerating the advancement of cutting-edge Naval aircraft capabilities.
•  Applying operational experience to advise Government and Industry partners on matters related to current, planned and predicted readiness and effectiveness initiatives.

MINIMUM TANGIBLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• 20 years experience with Naval Aviation, particularly experience with carrier-based strike aircraft and requirements development
• 6 years experience with DoW Acquisition Programs Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution, including at least 2 year in direct support of NAVAIR
• Navy Fighter Weapons School graduate
• 3,000 hours in carrier-based tactical jet aircraft
• Experience in coordinating data calls/briefs across multiple stakeholders while maintaining configuration version control and managing complex program schedules
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe products 
• Bachelors Degree or higher; Experience may be substituted for Bachelors Degree
• US Citizen
• Eligible for Top Secret security clearance