Acquisition Manager / DAG Chief (Space Systems)

Location: El Segundo, California, United States

Salary: $143,000–$207,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global strengthens public institutions and supports national and homeland security through independent analysis, practical solutions, and public-service-focused advisory work.

What you will do

• Advise Space Systems Command Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power leadership and program managers on acquisition strategy, planning, execution, and portfolio management.
• Align acquisition activities, manpower, funding, requirements, milestones, and program objectives across complex classified and unclassified space programs.
• Develop and analyze acquisition forecasts covering contract actions, decision points, milestones, risks, and execution issues.
• Identify acquisition gaps, schedule risks, integration challenges, and tradeoffs, then coordinate solutions with Government stakeholders and mission partners.
• Support acquisition strategies, requirements documentation, program management plans, source-selection materials, and acquisition activities throughout the program life cycle.
• Prepare executive briefings, reports, analyses, decision packages, correspondence, and support materials for senior Government leadership, congressional-level activities, and time-sensitive taskings.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility (TS/SCI).
• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• At least 20 years of relevant professional experience, including significant experience supporting military or national security space programs.
• PMT 4010 Certificate or predecessor course qualifying support for DoD ACAT I and II acquisition programs.
• Experience supporting complex DoD acquisition programs, preferably ACAT I and II programs in the space domain.
• Extensive knowledge of DoD acquisition processes, acquisition strategy development, program execution, requirements management, and life-cycle sustainment.
• Proficiency with C&RS, MAR reporting software, Microsoft Office Suite, and Task Management Tool.
• Ability to integrate cost, schedule, performance, funding, contracting, and requirements information to assess risks and support acquisition decisions.
• Experience developing and coordinating acquisition strategies, program documentation, executive briefings, analytical reports, and decision-support materials; strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with senior Government officials, program managers, contractors, and mission partners, manage competing priorities, exercise sound judgment, and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment supporting classified space acquisition programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment supporting public-service and national-security missions.
• Health, financial, and well-being benefits.
• Collaborative environment emphasizing integrity, initiative, and client focus.
• Equal opportunity employment and reasonable accommodation support for applicants with disabilities.