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Job Title: UAS Test Asset Management Lead Job Category: Intelligence Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI Employee Type: Regular Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 50% Type of Travel: Continental US * * * The Opportunity: As a CACI UAS Test Asset Management Lead supporting JIATF 401, you will serve as the organization's senior subject matter expert (SME) and enterprise integrator for the centralized management, sourcing, allocation, and accountability of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and related test assets used to support science and technology (S&T), experimentation, testing, training, operational assessment, and capability development. Responsibilities: * Central Requirements Intake: Serves as the central point for consolidating UAS requirements across organizational divisions, programs, test activities, ranges, demonstrations, exercises, and experimentation efforts.
* Validation Process: Establishes a repeatable requirements intake and validation process that captures the purpose, technical characteristics, quantity, timing, configuration, and operational conditions associated with each requirement.
* Enterprise Analysis: Analyzes requirements across the enterprise to identify common needs, competing demands, duplication, capability gaps, and opportunities to consolidate purchases.
* Demand Forecasting: Develops demand forecasts based on scheduled tests, demonstrations, experimentation, training events, and anticipated operational requirements.
* Strategic Alignment: Maintains an enterprise requirements picture linking projected UAS demand to available inventory, procurement actions, funding, and organizational priorities.
* Leadership Advising: Advises leadership when demand exceeds available inventory or resources and recommends allocation or procurement priorities.
* Inventory Framework: Develops and manages the organization's centralized UAS inventory and allocation framework.
* Enterprise Visibility: Maintains enterprise visibility of UAS quantities, types, configurations, location, availability, condition, ownership, and planned utilization.
* Operational Procedures: Establishes procedures for requesting, prioritizing, issuing, transferring, recovering, repairing, replenishing, and retiring UAS assets.
* Resource Allocation: Allocates limited or high-demand UAS resources among subordinate organizations and activities based on mission priority, test objectives, availability, cost, and leadership guidance.
* Dynamic Reallocation: Develops mechanisms for dynamically reallocating assets as operational and test priorities change.
* Threshold Monitoring: Identifies inventory thresholds and recommends replenishment actions before shortages affect scheduled activities.
* Metrics Development: Develops metrics for utilization, expenditure, loss rates, availability, demand, procurement lead times, and inventory health.
* Common Operating Picture: Provides leadership with a common operating picture of UAS inventory, requirements, projected shortages, and acquisition status.
* UAS Technical Subject Matter Expertise: Serves as the organization's principal SME for UAS selection and employment in support of testing and experimentation. Maintains current knowledge of a broad range of UAS technologies and configurations * Operational Translation: Translates test objectives into technical UAS requirements and recommends the platform or combination of platforms best suited to replicate the required operational condition.
* Sourcing Identification: Identifies appropriate sources for UAS required for tests, demonstrations, experiments, training events, and operational assessments.
* Market Research: Conducts technical market research and assesses commercially available and other accessible UAS against organizational requirements.
* Technical Specifications: Develops technical specifications and requirements packages necessary to support acquisition actions.
* Contracting Collaboration: Works with contracting professionals to develop acquisition strategies, statements of work, performance requirements, technical evaluation criteria, and other acquisition documentation.
* Source Selection: Provides technical expertise during source selection and vendor evaluation activities, as appropriate.
* Strategic Agreements: Identifies opportunities for enterprise contracts, IDIQs, BPAs, or other acquisition mechanisms that reduce procurement timelines for recurring UAS requirements.
* Lead-Time Tracking: Tracks acquisition lead times and recommends advance procurement when future demand indicates potential inventory shortfalls.
* Rapid Sourcing: Coordinates rapid sourcing actions when emerging test or operational requirements cannot be satisfied through existing inventory.
* Resource Management Integration: Works closely with the organization's Resource Management (RM) team to align UAS requirements with available funding and organizational priorities. * Stakeholder Integration: Functions as the integrator among organizations involved in acquiring, managing, and employing UAS assets. * Planning Participation: Participates in test and experimentation planning to understand objectives and determine appropriate UAS requirements.
* Suitability Advice: Advises test planners on the feasibility and suitability of proposed UAS platforms.
* Scenario Matching: Matches UAS capabilities to specific test objectives and operational scenarios.
* Asset Assessment: Works with technical and operational teams to determine whether existing inventory can satisfy a requirement or whether a new platform must be sourced.
* Representative Profiles: Supports development of representative UAS profiles needed to evaluate systems under realistic operational conditions.
* Lessons Learned: Captures lessons from test events regarding UAS performance and incorporates those findings into future sourcing and inventory decisions. Qualifications: Required: * TS/SCI
* Expert knowledge of UAS technologies, capabilities, limitations, and operational employment.
* Demonstrated ability to evaluate UAS and select appropriate platforms based on technical and operational requirements; strong knowledge of UAS markets, manufacturers, suppliers, and emerging technologies.
* Deep understanding of test and evaluation, experimentation, operational assessment, or threat-replication activities.
* Knowledge of federal acquisition and contracting processes sufficient to translate technical requirements into executable acquisition actions.
* Understanding of resource management, budgeting, and requirements prioritization.
* Ability to manage competing requirements for scarce resources and recommend allocation priorities.
* Strong analytical skills and the ability to develop enterprise inventory, demand, and utilization metrics.
* Ability to integrate technical, operational, acquisition, contracting, logistics, and resource-management stakeholders. - What You Can Expect: A culture of integrity. At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you'll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer's missions and driven by a higher purpose - to ensure the safety of our nation. An environment of trust. CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You'll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality. A focus on continuous growth. Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground - in your career and in our legacy. Pay Range : There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. The proposed salary range for this position is: $94,400 - $198,200 CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.