FAA System Life Cycle Logistics and Planning Coordinator

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Voice Switch and Recorder (VS&R) Program Office manages seven disinct programs that provide high-availability voice communication and recording systems for use by Air Traffic Control (ATC) within the United States National Airspace System (NAS). The FAA performs sustainment of Legacy voice equipment currently in use across the NAS and also procurement of new modern voice communications switches, components, and capabilities. The VS&R Program Office is responsible for full system life cycle management of the ATC voice communications systems (VCSs), including Life Cycle Logistics.

The FAA System Life Cycle Logistics and Planning Coordinator will support new VCS acquisition programs and existing VS&R programs within the NAS, interacting with a team comprised of Noblis, Subcontractor, Industry/Vendor and FAA staff to:

• Understand, manage and track supply chain risks including time and cost
• Manage diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages (DMSMS)
• Analyze equipment components that are approaching obsolescence and plan for sustainment
• Apply logistics life cycle knowledge to support FAA VS&R programs, projects and acquisition activities

You are responsible for leading individual projects, people, or technical/functional solutions, leveraging capabilities and sharing and seeking knowledge and information across the organization. You understand the current and emerging client space and evaluate and apply practical and innovative concepts and methodologies to solve difficult problems. Independently complete routine work. As a part of the Noblis team, you make recommendations to improve standard practices, procedures and tools. You employ advanced skills and grow project deliverables, as well as your expertise.

The candidate must possess a bachelor’s degree and have 6+ years of relevant logistics and system life cycle management experience.

The candidate must possess some knowledge, skills, and experience in the following areas:

• Familiarity with the FAA’s Acquisition Management System (AMS) lifecycle, including experience working on a program/system that has been through most of its AMS lifecycle.
• Experience conducting technical reviews of contractor system logistics-related reports and deliverables
• Experience supporting system logistics elements, including technical instruction/manual development, training development, system maintenance planning/execution, management of diminishing manufacturing sources, obsolescence planning, and sustainment activities.
• Experience supporting analysis and management of diminishing manufacturing sources and equipment approaching obsolescence and recommending acquisition and sustainment activities.
  

The candidate should possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Knowledge of the Federal Aviation Administration and National Airspace System (NAS) systems. 
• Familiarity with National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support (NAILS), FAA Logistics and Inventory System (LIS) and/or Logistics Center Support System (LCSS).
• Strong oral, written and interpersonal communications skills
• Ability to work independently to complete assigned tasks within expected schedule to complete
• Flexible/easily adaptable within a dynamic work environment
• Customer-service and goal oriented
• Ability to travel to occasional meetings at FAA or vendor facilities around the U.S.

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI, and Noblis MSD tackle the nation's toughest problems and apply advanced solutions to our clients' most critical missions. We bring the best of scientific thought, management, and engineering expertise together in an environment of independence and objectivity to deliver enduring impact on federal missions. Noblis works with a wide range of government clients in the defense, intelligence and federal civil sectors. Learn more at Noblis -About Us

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Our employees find greater meaning in their work and balance the other things in life that matter to them. Our people are our greatest asset. They are exceptionally skilled, knowledgeable, team-oriented, and mission-driven individuals who want to do work that matters and benefits the public. Noblis has won numerous workplace awards. Noblis maintains a drug-free workplace.

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Compensation at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is based on full time status. For part time or on-call staff, compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked. While monetary compensation is important, it's just one component of Noblis’ total compensation package.

Noblis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race (as well as because of or on the basis of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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