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Subject Matter Expert III – Senior UAS Support Equipment and Product Support Management Specialist

Overview

The Subject Matter Expert III (SME III) will serve as a senior-level specialist providing advanced expertise in support equipment planning and product support management for the Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) lifecycle. ​ This role requires a highly experienced professional with extensive knowledge in engineering, technical, or business management, and a proven track record of delivering innovative solutions for complex systems. The SME III will lead efforts to optimize equipment sustainment, develop comprehensive product support strategies, and ensure operational readiness for UAS systems. ​

Responsibilities

Support Equipment:

  • Strategic Equipment Planning: Identify, plan, and develop documentation to resource and acquire support equipment, including common, mobile, fixed, and specialized equipment required to sustain UAS operations and maintenance throughout the lifecycle. ​
  • Validation and Verification Leadership: Lead activities such as Support Equipment Requirements Document (SERD) reviews, design reviews, logistics demonstrations, and testing to ensure equipment readiness and compliance. ​
  • Standardization and Optimization: Analyze and assess support equipment requirements to reduce and eliminate unnecessary tools and support, implement standardization, and determine sustainment requirements for equipment throughout the UAS lifecycle. ​
  • Fielding Support Equipment: Develop strategic plans and identify requirements necessary for fielding support equipment to the Warfighter. ​

Product Support Management:

  • Comprehensive Product Support Strategies: Develop, implement, and maintain advanced product support strategies for UAS systems, ensuring alignment with operational goals and cost-effectiveness. ​
  • Predictive Analysis and Modeling: Utilize predictive analyses and modeling tools to develop courses of action (COAs) for improving material availability, reliability, operational availability rates, and reducing operation and sustainment costs. ​
  • Cost Analysis Leadership: Conduct detailed cost-benefit analyses and validate product support strategies, including life-cycle cost estimates and business case analyses (BCAs). ​
  • Performance Optimization: Analyze logistics information to adjust performance requirements and resource allocations across product support integrators and providers to optimize UAS product support strategies. ​
  • Documentation Development: Lead the development and maintenance of logistics-related statutory and regulatory program documentation, including LCSP, Core Logistics Determination Estimate, Independent Logistics Assessment, and Preservation and Storage of Unique Tooling Plan. ​

Qualifications

Required:

 

  • Education:
    • Advanced degree (Master or Doctorate) in a technical, business, or management area; OR
    • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or technical field.
  • Experience:
    • Minimum of 15 years of experience in support equipment planning, product support management, and lifecycle sustainment for complex systems.
  • Technical Skills:
    • Expertise in predictive analysis, modeling tools, and cost-benefit analysis. ​
    • Advanced knowledge of logistics systems, equipment sustainment, and lifecycle management. ​
  • Security Clearance:
    • Active SECRET clearance required. ​

Work Location:

  • Primary: Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. ​
  • Secondary: Authorized virtual work location per customer Telework Policy. ​ Temporary Duty (TDY) may be required at other locations. ​

Additional Requirements:

  • Exceptional organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
  • Ability to lead and collaborate in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment. ​
  • In-depth knowledge of Federal, DoD, and Army regulations related to logistics and product support management.

Company Overview

Integral partners with federal defense, intelligence, and civilian leaders to tackle their most important challenges and deliver positive outcomes. Since our founding in 1998, we have helped clients leverage existing and emerging technologies to transform their enterprises, empower growth, drive innovation, and build sustainable success. The forward-leaning solutions we deliver are tailored to each mission with a focus on keeping our nation safe and secure.

 

Integral is headquartered in McLean, VA and serves clients throughout the country.

 

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package including paid parental leave and immediate vesting in our 401(k). Give us a try and become part of a curated group of professionals at Integral Federal!

 

Our package also includes:

· Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

· Flexible Spending Accounts

· Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance

· Life Insurance

· Paid Time Off & Holidays

· Earned Bonuses & Awards

· Professional Training Reimbursement

· Paid Parking

· Employee Assistance Program

 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Disability

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