AXIENT seeks a mid-level Research Management Analyst supporting the office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition & Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)), Office of Operational Energy Innovation (OE-I). The position supports the OUSD(A&S) OE-I office in allocating funds, monitoring, managing, and reporting on 100+ OE-I projects across the domains of air, land, sea, cyber, space and supporting education activities.

Please note these work location and travel requirements:

• Work location is Government site at diverse locations, including the NCR (Pentagon and Mark Center) and supporting field locations.
• Remote work as approved by the OSD A&S Operational Energy or Service customer
• Work will include travel, estimated at 10% to 20% to various locations around the U.S.
• Work may also include overseas travel.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Support ranges from supporting individual operational energy innovation projects to direct OE-I specific and multi-domain research tasks
• Support the allocation of funds to Service project managers, completing all paperwork necessary for funds transfer, monitoring and tracking the use of these funds, their obligation and expenditure status, and providing follow-up reporting and funding analysis in reports to Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) leadership on project execution.
• Apply research, technology, engineering, management, and writing skills in support of the OE-I mission. As requested, the candidate will provide recommendations regarding research findings, technical and operational performance, risk, and suitability.
• Provide high quality written documentation of research and analytic support efforts.
• Coordinate work with Service energy offices, Joint Staff, Combatant Commanders, to include building briefings, organizing and hosting meetings as needed in support of OSD Operational Energy Innovation Office objectives
• Review, monitor, track Congressional committee language and budgeting related to operational energy and support preparation for staffer days as needed by the OSD Operational Energy Innovation office.
• Support various programs, projects, and OE education initiatives by collaborating with government labs, academia, industry, and across Department of Defense (DOD) entities (Services etc.)
• Support and providing information and operational energy innovation summaries to ensure that OSD senior staff and Principal Directors are aware of DOD operational energy challenges, capability gaps, current and future concepts of operations
• Support the DOD Operational Energy Innovation office in understanding advanced operational energy innovation technology trends and working across DOD and if/as needed and directed, with allies and industry to ensure the U.S. maintains an operational energy technology/innovation advantage over potential adversaries.
• Developing an understanding of U.S. and DOD OE innovation science and technology (S&T) strategies, policies, and projects, and the Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPR) process used to fund OE/OE-I projects.
• Support organizational meetings and associated communities of interest by coordinating, conducting, and documenting OE innovation research to include the Space Domain.
• Track completion of assigned actions and generate written/graphical materials and documents as required.
• Assist and/or follow/support other administrative requirements necessary for the efficient management of assigned projects.
• Provide project insights to leaders as they are discovered.
• Support other efforts and tasks as directed by OSD/Service government customer(s) and assigned project leader.
• Review and track project funding documents
• Tracking expenditures and create reports on status of OE-I Service projects
• Generate Congressional financial reports and support responses to Congressional inquiries and staffer day activities
• Create/manage project schedules - monthly, quarterly, and annual assessments
• Track multiple parallel Service OE-I taskers and responses
• Generate briefs that monitor and track status of multiply OE-I projects management, technical and financial progress
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to multiple short and long-term taskers, demonstrate the initiative to be innovative, creative and to work independently
• Assess technical capabilities and provide guidance/feedback on progress made
• Other tasks as assigned by government customer or Axient leadership

Minimum Requirements:

• BS/BA degree required
• 4 years’ experience supporting USG
  • DOD or NASA experience strongly preferred
  • Master’s Degree (MS/MA) strongly preferred
  • Active-duty experience is strongly desired
• Work requires travel to attend meetings, conferences.
• Travel will include site visits to remote locations with unimproved surfaces and the ability to climb over industrial surfaces, ascend and descend stairs and navigate open gantries to observe advanced technologies.
• Travel may include overseas locations requiring a current passport.
• Light lifting to move displays and technology mock-ups will be required.
• Must have an active or current and transferable DoD security clearance at the required level.  Must be able to maintain the required clearance.

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