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Sayres is seeking a Mid-Level Program & Lifecycle Sustainment Analyst to support Navy program logistics, lifecycle planning, readiness analysis, and strategic budgeting activities across multiple product lines. The analyst will work alongside senior engineering, logistics, lifecycle management, and program management professionals to support maritime platforms from development and deployment through modernization, sustainment, and end-of-life.

This career-development position is intended for a professional with approximately five years of relevant experience who is ready to expand their knowledge of Navy acquisition, integrated logistics, lifecycle management, POM development, and maritime program execution. The selected candidate will receive progressively complex assignments and increased responsibility, providing a career path toward early senior lifecycle sustainment positions.

Responsibilities

Program  and Lifecycle Sustainment

• Support program planning and total lifecycle sustainment activities across multiple products and maritime platforms.
• Support Policy writing and programmatic support efforts
• Assist with developing, maintaining, and executing Lifecycle Management Plans (LCMPs) and related maintenance planning sustainment strategies.
• Coordinate sustainment inputs, including maintenance concepts, spares planning, supply support, supportability analysis, training, technical data, and configuration management.
• Collect and analyze information related to fleet readiness, system availability, maintenance requirements, sustainment costs, and total ownership costs.
• Track readiness drivers, obsolescence risks, sustainment requirements, and key performance indicators throughout the product lifecycle.
• Maintain lifecycle data, schedules, trackers, reports, and supporting documentation in accordance with program and NAVSEA requirements.
• Assist senior team members with identifying lifecycle risks, evaluating alternatives, and developing mitigation strategies.

POM Cycle and Strategic Planning Support

• Support Program Objective Memorandum (POM) cycle preparations, including data calls, requirements documentation, performance inputs, funding alignment, and capability trade analyses.
• Gather, organize, validate, and maintain technical, financial, programmatic, and performance data supporting budget and requirements submissions.
• Assist with developing requirements justifications, issue papers, briefing materials, and decision-support documentation.
• Track requirements, funding profiles, unfunded needs, and lifecycle priorities across multiple fiscal years.
• Help align lifecycle priorities with long-range program, portfolio, readiness, and modernization objectives.
• Support senior analysts during budget reviews, program reviews, and capability planning forums.

Stakeholder and Enterprise Coordination

• Coordinate with Government organizations, warfare centers, shipbuilders, prime contractors, vendors, and internal program stakeholders.
• Support communication among engineering, logistics, program management, contracting, finance, and operational teams.
• Participate in Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), working groups, program reviews, and cross-organizational meetings.
• Track schedules, deliverables, risks, action items, decisions, and follow-up requirements.
• Respond to program data calls, taskers, and requests for information under the guidance of senior team members.
• Maintain proactive communication to keep stakeholders aligned on program requirements, milestones, schedules, and priorities.

Briefings, Reporting, and Decision Support

• Prepare and coordinate program briefs, product summaries, status reports, dashboards, and other leadership materials.
• Translate technical, logistics, financial, and performance information into clear and concise presentations.
• Review and validate information before incorporation into program reports and briefings.
• Assist with developing recommendations and supporting documentation for leadership decisions.
• Record and track actions, risks, decisions, and follow-up items resulting from stakeholder reviews and governance meetings.
• Provide accurate and timely status updates to program leadership and senior team members.

Small Boat and Maritime Program Support

• Apply and expand working knowledge of small boats, combatant craft, service craft, or related maritime systems.
• Support lifecycle planning associated with maritime platform sustainment, modernization, readiness, and portfolio management.
• Assist with coordinating modernization, sustainment, and integration activities across platform systems, mission systems, and product-support elements.
• Participate in shipyard, waterfront, or fleet-support activities as required to develop practical knowledge of platform operations and sustainment needs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Engineering, Logistics, Systems Engineering, Business, Public Policy, or a related technical or management field.
• Approximately five years of relevant professional experience supporting DoD, U.S. Navy, lifecycle management, logistics, sustainment, acquisition, engineering, or program management activities.
• Foundational knowledge of integrated logistics support, lifecycle sustainment, readiness, or DoD acquisition processes.
• Experience collecting, organizing, analyzing, and presenting technical, logistics, financial, programmatic, or performance data.
• Ability to prepare professional briefings, reports, spreadsheets, trackers, and decision-support materials.
• Strong written and verbal communication, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and meet established deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.

Desired Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance.
• Experience supporting NAVSEA or another DoD acquisition or sustainment organization.
• Experience supporting LCMPs, POM or budget submissions, readiness analysis, or sustainment reporting.
• Knowledge of small boats, combatant craft, service craft, surface ships, or other maritime platforms.
• Experience supporting shipbuilding, modernization, waterfront, maintenance, or fleet-readiness activities.
• Familiarity with sustainment cost analysis, total ownership cost, obsolescence management, configuration management, or logistics performance metrics.
• Experience participating in IPTs, program reviews, or multi-organizational working groups.
• Familiarity with data visualization, reporting, scheduling, or program management tools.

Career Growth and Development

The selected candidate will work under the guidance of senior and lead professionals while developing greater responsibility in:

• Lifecycle Management Plan development and execution
• Sustainment strategy and product-support planning
• Fleet readiness and total ownership cost analysis
• POM, budget, and requirements development
• Risk, obsolescence, and modernization planning
• Executive-level briefing development
• IPT and stakeholder coordination
• Independent program and product-line leadership

Core Competencies

• Lifecycle Sustainment Fundamentals
• Integrated Logistics and Product Support
• Program Data Analysis and Reporting
• Readiness and Performance Tracking
• POM and Budget Support
• Briefing and Decision-Support Development
• Cross-Functional Stakeholder Coordination
• Risk and Obsolescence Tracking
• Maritime Program Support
• Professional Growth and Continuous Learning

About Sayres Defense

Sayres Defense supports critical U.S. Navy shipbuilding and maritime programs, delivering acquisition, engineering, logistics, and waterfront expertise that strengthens fleet readiness and lifecycle sustainment.

The position description is only meant to be a representative summary of the major responsibilities and accountabilities performed by the incumbents of this position. The incumbents may be requested to perform position-related tasks other than those stated in this description. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

At Sayres, our employees enjoy an atmosphere conducive to realizing their potential through personal and professional development while simultaneously exceeding customers' expectations.

We offer a broad spectrum of technical, engineering and administrative services including acquisition, financial and program management; fleet synthetic training; logistics; ship construction engineering; systems engineering and integration; wargaming; test and evaluation; security, counterintelligence and policy analysis.

Sayres is headquartered in Washington, DC with offices throughout the United States and has a presence abroad.

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