Ground Systems Engineer (Program Coordinator)

FTS International, LLC (FTS) is committed to providing the Federal Government with quality consultants and support. To ensure mission success we focus on putting our customers first while minimizing corporate bureaucracy on our staff. We provide Subject Matter Experts (SME) free of Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) focused on independent analysis and mission support services within the disciplines of Engineering, Counter Terrorism Operations, Management, Information Technology, Signals Analysis, Administration, Cyber Security and Linguistics. 

FTS has an opportunity for a Ground Systems Engineer (Program Coordinator) in Chantilly, VA. 

The Ground Systems Engineer assists the customer with systems engineering and program oversight of International R&D engagements that enable successful software development, demonstration, Integration and accelerated transition of capability derived from the program into appropriate US and international enterprise level architecture. 

Responsibilities 

• Support the customer with acquisition, portfolio management, and program management; acquisition support includes, but is not limited to, developing SOWs, CDRLs, inter-agency agreements (IAs), and other acquisition artifacts Assist with budget and contract forecasts and facilitating international funding transfers

• Coordinate and monitor Project Arrangements (PAs) to ensure each is maintaining technical development within approved budget and schedule baselines

• Assist with organizing, coordinating and tracking development activities across multiple PAs

• Coordinate with customer to plan and facilitate meetings with international partners

• Maintain status of each of the PAs to ensure appropriate program management rigor is applied to gain early insight into any technical, budget, or schedule risks

• Support processes such as TIER, RMF, and RFC

Required Skills/Qualifications 

• TS/SCI with polygraph 

• BS/BA degree

• 9+ years of relevant experience 

• Demonstrated program/project management experience

• Demonstrated Systems Engineering experience

• Demonstrated ability to manage multi-million-dollar budget and projects

• Demonstrated experience working across the NRO

• Draft common acquisition artifacts such as statement of work, CDRLs, In Scope Determination, and proposal evaluation criteria

• Critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills

• Self-starter and taking the initiative, requiring minimal direction and supervision

Desired Skills/Qualifications 

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and SharePoint)

• Proficient skills using JIRA and Confluence

FTS International, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer – vets/disabled.