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Position Description If you seek a rewarding, high profile and challenging position supporting projects for the US Navy- Serco has a wonderful opportunity for you! This position will be on a dynamic team, supporting Team Submarine. Bring your expertise and collaborative skills to make an impact towards our military defense and safety of our sailors. Team Submarine's Submarine Program Offices are responsible for the acquisition of the nuclear submarines, PMS397 the COLUMBIA Class, PMS450 the VIRGINIA Class, and for SSN(X), the future fast attack submarines. Team Submarine offices are also responsible for identifying, assembling, managing, directing, and coordinating the resources required for the R&D, design, construction, Test and Evaluation (T&E) and Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) of the submarines. These programs are major defense acquisition programs and is of significant political importance with Congress and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). Serco supports the US Navy as a prime for their Team Submarine contract supporting the acquisition of submarines. The Team Submarine concept unifies once diverse submarine-related activities into a single submarine-centric organization with the goal of eliminating traditional stovepipe structures and processes that created impediments and inefficiencies in the submarine research, development, acquisition, and maintenance communities. Team Submarine provides improved communication among the various offices that contribute to the overall success of the United States Submarine Force. Serco-NA is seeking a motivated individual to provide programmatic support to one of our Team Submarine customers. Serco-NA has an opening for a Systems Engineer in the Design Interface Division in the Integrated Logistics Support Branch with the U.S. Navy in the Washington, DC area. Submarine experience is a plus, senior navy yeoman is a huge plus. In this position you must have strong leadership and problem-solving skills to assist with the daily operation of the program office. You will continually work with team members of all levels, so strongly developed written and verbal communication skills are crucial. You should have knowledge on how the program office functions, so it is best if you have experience working in submarine community. In this role, you will: • Support PMS450F as the design interface product support element support by ensuring the development and incorporation of comprehensive integrated product support strategies for the VIRGINIA Class submarine. • Support the VIRGINIA Class submarine reliability and maintainability (R&M) program lead through management of PMS450F R&M tasking and development of R&M objectives to support the readiness and operational capability of VIRGINIA Class program. • Work with PMS450FE7 technical support team task priorities and reviews deliverables prepared for the client. • Work with Naval Warfare Centers to develop availability and reliability requirements for new designs. • Perform reviews of R&M product deliverables from the shipbuilder such as Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis, Reliability Block Diagram Models, and Reliability Growth Analysis plans. • Develop NAVSEA response letters for commitment actions, coordinates the NAVSEA stakeholder review process and comment adjudication meetings with the shipbuilder. • Be a key member in logistics and sustainment working groups including the RAM IPT, Sustainment IPT, and Lifecycle Risk Review. • Support Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) Integrated Product Team (IPT) corrective actions to address product support programmatic issues by developing slide briefings and facilitating meetings. • Participate in shipbuilder arrangement review meetings to ensure proper integrated product support (IPS) considerations throughout system development. • Attend 450F/392L Weekly Stand Up, Weekly PMS 450FE7 Team Meeting, Payload Hosting IPT and Risk Assessment Meetings. • Secure VACL SSW Arrangement Approvals. • Be proactive and motivated, have attention to detail, and is an excellent communicator with stakeholders at various levels. • Have familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within NAVSEA and Team Submarine, working within established guidelines and procedures to accomplish goals. • Facilitate other programmatic actions that require coordination between the branches, which will include compiling inputs and working to address inconsistencies to ensure consistent voice and messaging. • Identify and provide recommendations on improvements across the organization. • Have excellent written and oral communications skills. • Have proven interpersonal skills. • Have the ability to multitask effectively. • Have the ability to pay attention to details and to work based on available data and not guesswork. • Have the ability to solve problems. Qualifications To be successful in this role, you will have: • A Bachelor's degree. • Five to seven years' experience. • A current or active DoD Secret clearance. • The ability to use Microsoft Office packages effectively. • A NNPI account and CAC. • The ability to travel at least 10% of the time. Technical Requirements: • A strong understanding of Department of Defense acquisition processes and systems engineering principles. • A strong understanding of the integrated product support fundamentals including the twelve elements of integrated logistics support (ILS). • Ability to review technical submittals and prepare formal and route correspondence both within and outside of NAVSEA is required. • A strong understanding of reliability and sustainment engineering principles and practice. • A strong understanding of ILS tools and products including but not limited to reliability modeling and analysis, failure mode effects criticality analysis (FMECA), reliability centered maintenance (RCM), calibration measurements requirements summary (CMRS), level of repair analysis (LORA), and GEIA STD 0007. • The ability to develop and deliver briefings to varying levels of NAVSEA management. • A demonstrated ability to lead interdisciplinary teams and working groups of various sizes to reach programmatic objectives. • The ability to manage the planning and execution of tasking and work requirements for support contractors and the shipbuilder. Additional desired experience and skills: • Experience with Navy acquisition and Submarine Programs. • Experience leading a project and interfacing with an end item customer. • Knowledge of Program Management, including the acquisition process, the budgeting process and Navy program execution. • Active-Duty experience in the submarine service preferred. • Recent experience in Team Submarine. • Engineering background. • A demonstrated understanding of United States Navy systems and operation. • A demonstrated understanding of submarine system design, test, and operation experience. If you are ready to take the next step of your career path, apply today! Company Overview Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco's 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters. To review Serco benefits please visit: https://www.serco.com/na/careers/benefits-of-choosing-serco. If you require an accommodation with the application process please email: careers@serco-na.com or call the HR Service Desk at 800-628-6458, option 1. Please note, due to EEOC/OFCCP compliance, Serco is unable to accept resumes by email. Candidates may be asked to present proof of identify during the selection process. If requested, this will require presentation of a government-issued I.D. (with photo) with name and address that match the information entered on the application. Serco will not take possession of or retain/store the information provided as proof of identity. For more information on how Serco uses your information, please see our Applicant Privacy Policy and Notice. Serco does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies without being a contracted approved vendor. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Serco and will not be obligated to pay a placement or contract fee. If you are interested in becoming an approved vendor at Serco, please email Agencies@serco-na.com. Serco is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. Employment Type: FULL_TIME