Depot Maintenance Assistant

Title

Depot Maintenance Assistant

Do you want to ensure your Navy and Marine Corps warfighter is successful and supported in the battlespace of tomorrow? Then join KBR as a Depot Maintenance Assistant. In this role, you will provide expert-level support to the Aviation Fleet Readiness Center (FRC or Depot) Maintenance Requirements Officer by conducting analyses and evaluation of aircraft, engine, and support equipment logistics planning in support of the Logistics and Readiness Branch, OPNAV N980L.

• Interfaces with NAVAIR Program Office Assistant Program Managers for Logistics (APML) and Business Financial Managers (BFMs), OPNAV Resource Sponsors and Requirements Officers, Office of Financial Management and Budget (FMB) analysts, and Naval Supply System Command financial and logistics managers to gather information and help promote well-researched decisions.

• Works closely with NAVAIR Business Operations Group, and Commander Fleet Readiness Centers to assist in depot maintenance requirements development, recommend resourcing decisions and outlining risk based upon available funds.

• Ensures coordination of depot maintenance requirements with entities outside of the Air Warfare Division (OPNAV N98) to include OSD CAPE, HQMC Aviation, and NAVAIR offices.

• Maintains liaison with other OPNAV N-codes with naval aviation maintenance equity to ensure data validity/sufficiency for the lead Requirements Officer to develop and defend depot maintenance requirements and budgets.

Role and Responsibilities

• Support the Requirements Officer during all phases of the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) process. This includes technical writing, preparation, or review of formal requirements documents such as: concepts of operations, capabilities-based assessments, analysis of alternatives, initial capabilities documents, capabilities development documents, and requirements memoranda.

• Provide analysis on Future Year's Defense Program (FYDP) and year of execution requirements vetting to ensure the Fleet's top priorities are supported and defended.

• Route draft program-related documents and incorporate salient comments into final versions.

• Research, investigate, and evaluate program requirements, resourcing, and objectives in the annual Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) process.

• Conduct studies and provide results to the Government pertaining to evaluation and analysis of program performance; research aviation development trends as it applies to associated programs.

• Conduct investigative analysis to assess the impact of programmatic changes on system(s) acquisition, support, and sustainment.

• Provide analysis of technology advancements, as well as product and/or process improvements to increase warfighter capabilities and performance.

• Analyze and review similar programs led by other Services and Agencies to leverage Joint applications.

• Provide technical analysis support and understanding of program requirements to the Fleet (Naval Aviation Requirements Group (NARG), Enabler NARG (ENARG), TYCOM Priority Panel (TPP), Operational Advisory Group (OAG), Users Conference, etc.) and other NAVAIR Program Managers (PMs), SYSCOMs, and Joint Services for existing and arising products and capabilities.

• Support the prioritization and incorporation of Fleet-generated requirements (NARG, ENARG, TPP, OAG, Users Conference, etc.) to develop the Program Requirements Review (PRR) brief to OPNAV N98 to include justification and issue sheets.

• Provide support in the generation or analysis of weapon system master plans, which directly feed Type Model Series (T/M/S) Platform Capability Evolution Plans, to document and plan for future capabilities.

• Provide technical writing for the government in response to related Navy internal, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and Congressional taskers. Draft the response for government review and final submission.

Basic Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in a related field. In lieu of formal education, 13 years of experience.

• Minimum 5 years' experience participating in or providing OPNAV or other Navy/Marine Corps headquarters/senior staff-level business operations.

• Must have an active SECRET level clearance.

• Understanding of Echelon 1 staff functions and the relationship to other echelon commands.

• Comprehensive knowledge of naval aviation and the interrelationship with the Flying Hour Program to aircraft and engine depot maintenance, Integrated Logistics Support, and material readiness.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite in order to develop and produce briefing slides, metric charts, graphics, or other documents to support a variety of engagements across multiple levels of leadership inside and outside of the DoN.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.