OPERATIONAL ENERGY PROTOTYPING ANALYST

Axient

Melbourne, FL
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**Check out this NEW Opportunity with Axient!** AXIENT seeks a mid-level research management analyst for a position supporting the office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition & Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)), Office of Operational Energy Innovation (OE-I). The position supports the OUSD(A&S) OE-I office in allocating funds, monitoring, managing, and reporting on 100+ OE-I projects across the domains of air, land, sea, cyber, space and supporting education activities. - Support ranges from supporting individual operational energy innovation projects to direct OE-I specific and multi-domain research tasks - Employee will include supporting the allocation of funds to Service project managers, completing all paperwork necessary for funds transfer, monitoring and tracking the use of these funds, their obligation and expenditure status, and providing follow-up reporting and funding analysis in reports to Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) leadership on project execution. - Employee will apply research, technology, engineering, management, and writing skills in support of the OE-I mission. As requested, the candidate will provide recommendations regarding research findings, technical and operational performance, risk, and suitability. **What you will do...** SUPPORTING TASKS WILL INCUDE • Provide high quality written documentation of research and analytic support efforts. • Coordinate work with Service energy offices, Joint Staff, Combatant Commanders, to include building briefings, organizing and hosting meetings as needed in support of OSD Operational Energy Innovation Office objectives • Review, monitor, track Congressional committee language and budgeting related to operational energy and support preparation for staffer days as needed by the OSD Operational Energy Innovation office. • Support various programs, projects, and OE education initiatives by collaborating with government labs, academia, industry, and across Department of Defense (DOD) entities (Services etc.) • Support and providing information and operational energy innovation summaries to ensure that OSD senior staff and Principal Directors are aware of DOD operational energy challenges, capability gaps, current and future concepts of operations • Support the DOD Operational Energy Innovation office in understanding advanced operational energy innovation technology trends and working across DOD and if/as needed and directed, with allies and industry to ensure the U.S. maintains an operational energy technology/innovation advantage over potential adversaries. • Developing an understanding of U.S. and DOD OE innovation science and technology (S&T) strategies, policies, and projects, and the Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPR) process used to fund OE/OE-I projects. • Support organizational meetings and associated communities of interest by coordinating, conducting, and documenting OE innovation research to include the Space Domain. • Track completion of assigned actions and generate written/graphical materials and documents as required. • Assist and/or follow/support other administrative requirements necessary for the efficient management of assigned projects. • Provide project insights to leaders as they are discovered. • Support other efforts and tasks as directed by OSD/Service government customer(s) and assigned project leader. • Review and track project funding documents • Tracking expenditures and create reports on status of OE-I Service projects • Generate Congressional financial reports and support responses to Congressional inquiries and staffer day activities, • Create/manage project schedules - monthly, quarterly, and annual assessments • Track multiple parallel Service OE-I taskers and responses • Generate briefs that monitor and track status of multiply OE-I projects management, technical and financial progress • Demonstrated ability to adapt to multiple short and long-term taskers, demonstrate the initiative to be innovative, creative and to work independently • Assess technical capabilities and provide guidance/feedback on progress made • Other tasks as assigned by government customer or Axient leadership **Skills you will need...** WORK LOCATION AND TRAVEL - Work location is Government site at diverse locations, including the NCR (Pentagon and Mark Center) and supporting field locations. - Remote work is authorized as approved by the OSD A&S Operational Energy or Service customer - Work will include travel, estimated at 10% to 20% to various locations around the U.S. - Work may include overseas travel PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS - Work requires travel to attend meetings, conferences. - Travel will include site visits to remote locations with unimproved surfaces and the ability to climb over industrial surfaces, ascend and descend stairs and navigate open gantries to observe advanced technologies. - Travel may include overseas locations requiring a current passport. - Light lifting to move displays and technology mock-ups will be required. CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS - Work will range from unclassified to Top Secret; candidate must initially qualify for a Secret clearance within 60 days and be clearable to the TS level and SCI eligible EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIRMENTS - BS/BA Required - 4 years’ experience supporting USG - DOD or NASA experience highly preferred - Master’s Degree (MS/MA) highly preferred - Active-duty experience is highly desired \#CJ APPLY HERE (https://careers-axient.icims.com/jobs/5835/operational-energy-prototyping-analyst/job?mode=apply&apply=yes&in\_iframe=1&hashed=-336025105) Applicants for positions which require a US government security clearance or access must meet eligibility requirements that most often include US citizenship. This company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer as defined by the EEOC. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or are a disabled veteran, and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our online application as a result of your disability, you have the right to receive assistance by calling us directly at 256-650-6263 orclick here (help@axientcorp.com?subject=Application%20Help) to reach us by email. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender orientation, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, or any other federal, state, or locally protected class. Axient LLC is a federal government contractor and must adhere to applicable safety and legal requirements, protocols, and compliance regulations as required by federal laws and governing agencies. **Job ID** _2024-5835_ **Segment** _Axient SPACE_ **Category** _Analyst | Program Analyst_ **\# of Openings** _1_ **Location : Location** _US-FL-Melbourne_ **Type** _Regular, Part-Time Casual_ **Minimum Education Requirement** _Bachelor's_ **Minimum Experience Requirement, Years** _4_ **Clearance Requirement** _Top Secret_