Program Support Analyst - Avionics Logistics

This position is in support of PMA‑265, the COM Team within the Avionics Integrated Product Team (IPT), and provides direct support to the Deputy Assistant Program Manager for Logistics (DAPML) while ultimately supporting the Product Support Manager (PSM) for the F/A‑18 program in executing lifecycle logistics, sustainment, and readiness objectives.
The role delivers integrated logistics, COMSEC accountability, engineering coordination, configuration management support, and program execution support across multiple avionics subsystems used on the F/A‑18 platform. It enables sustainment planning, operational coordination, and execution of acquisition processes related to avionics terminals, radios, and associated aircraft components. The specialist ensures alignment between engineering, product teams, logistics personnel, and leadership stakeholders to support F/A‑18 readiness outcomes.

The position directly supports PMA‑265 leadership by providing structured analysis, documentation, briefings, task execution, and technical coordination across the Avionics IPT.

This role is critical to supporting readiness, COMSEC compliance, and sustainment objectives across PMA‑265. Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills are required.

Key Responsibilities:

· Track and manage inbound and outbound COMSEC terminals and avionics assets, ensuring accurate accountability and compliance across logistics channels.

· Develop and deliver executive-level briefings, including Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Technical Directives (TDs), and leadership decision materials.

· Maintain, update, and improve the master workload and operations tracker to ensure schedule visibility, milestone adherence, and task completion across the Avionics IPT.

· Support weekly, bi‑weekly, and product-level meetings including COMM team, COMM/FST, HUD support, and leadership HUD reviews, providing updates, presenting status, and coordinating IPT inputs.

·  Execute daily and emergent tasking in direct support of the DAPML, including logistics coordination, data collection, engineering liaison work, and documentation preparation.

·  Coordinate with avionics engineers, configuration managers, and product leads to align technical changes with sustainment impacts, documentation requirements, and hardware movements.

·  Support Integrated Product Support (IPS) elements including configuration management, technical data, readiness reporting input, supply support coordination, and product support integration.

·  Track risks, issues, and action items impacting avionics product support, maintaining status dashboards and leadership summaries for IPT visibility.

· Prepare deliverables including status briefs, readiness summaries, asset trackers, COMSEC accountability reports, and IPT action logs.

· Provide acquisition, sustainment, and milestone support including documentation updates, preparation for reviews, schedule analysis, and coordination with contracting or financial personnel as required.

Preferred Experience:

·  US Citizen

·  Experience supporting PMA‑265 or other NAVAIR PMAs.

·  Familiarity with the F/A‑18 platform, avionics architecture, or sustainment processes.

·  Experience with avionics products such as MIDS, ARC‑210, SATCOM, AMS/ACI, GEN5/GEN6 radios, or COMSEC‑related hardware.

·  Experience with IPS elements including configuration management, readiness reporting, supply support, sustainment planning, or technical data.

·  Knowledge of Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) and Technical Directive (TD) processes.

·   Active Secret security clearance (or the ability to obtain and maintain one).

Salary Range: $110K - $115K

Saddle Butte Systems is an EOE/AA employer.

Saddle Butte Systems (www.saddlebuttesys.com) is committed to being the recognized leader and trusted provider of high-performance solutions for Product Support.

Currently we are seeking a Senior Logistics Specialist to work at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, MD

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

•  Integrated Product Support Management

• Technical Support

• Customer Service

Qualifications Required:

• Must be a U. S. Citizen

• Must have the ability to obtain/hold a Secret security clearance

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Prior NAVAIR APML or PDAPML experience

• Sustainment and Acquisition program office experience

Qualifications Desired:

• Extensive background with Logistics/Integrated Product Support practices and processes

• Strong Microsoft Office (i.e., Word, PowerPoint, Excel) skills

• Natural ability for Team building and coordination.

Salary range: $120K to $150K

Saddle Butte Systems is an EOE/AA employer.

Saddle Butte Systems (www.saddlebuttesys.com) is committed to being the recognized leader and trusted provider of high-performance solutions for Product Support.

Currently we are seeking a Senior Logistician for Patuxent River Naval Air Station.  This position works closely with the Support Manager on cradle-to-grave logistics management of sustainment products and involves product coordination, planning and management with multiple Deputy Assistant Program Managers, Logistics (DAPMLs), other logistics team members, IPT members, functional Logistics Element Managers (LEMs), Fleet Support Teams, and other military services, including Fleet Readiness Centers (FRCs) and commercial repair activities as necessary.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

·   Integrated Product Support Management

·   Develop and implement product support and maintenance concepts/requirements for assigned systems.

·  Identify, plan and execute logistics efforts to ensure all aspects of the total system life cycle (i.e. acquisition    and sustainment) are in place to meet program requirements. Implement a plan of action and milestones (POA&M) in      support of the logistics program.

·   Develop and review program technical documentation and provide alternatives and recommendations        on logistics/maintenance issues and requirements.

·   Assist in the development and management of contract requirements (i.e., statements of work and contract data      requirements) to support systems engineering/acquisition phases.  The efforts may include the processing  of Procurement Initiation Document (PIDs) for procurement of hardware/software, labor and technical assists as  required.

·   Plan and assist with implementing maintenance capability establishment as required to support maintenance  concepts/requirements to achieve program goals and objectives within budget and life cycle cost.

·   Provide analyses and develop strategy for systems/sub-systems lifecycle support for Obsolescence and Diminishing  Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) challenges.

 Technical Support:

·  Participate in the Configuration Management Process by developing, reviewing and submitting documentation in support  of Engineering Change Proposals, Configuration Control Board (CCB) Presentations, and Technical Directives.

·  Critically evaluate the causes of support related problems and develop appropriate courses of action.

·  Participate in risk management processes and early identification of system integration risks.

·  Provide analyses on degraders and data gathered from logistics management information systems in the execution of logistics and program planning documentation.

·  As required, participate in Reliability Control Boards (RCBs), or other readiness initiatives. Support Degrader  Action Cell (DAC) leads by providing required data and analyses on top degraders.  

Customer Service:

·  Interface with DOD, OPNAV, other services/agencies, supply chain managers, the Fleet, Fleet Support Team (FST), field  activities, test and evaluation organizations, other NAVAIR entities, and contractors in performance of duties and in  the resolution of issues.

·   Prepare and/or deliver presentations to customers/stakeholders to address support posture and justify logistics    requirements/implementation.

Qualifications Required:

•   Must be a U. S. Citizen

•   Must have the ability to obtain/hold a Secret security clearance

•   Bachelor’s Degree

•   Prior APML or DAPML experience

•   Sustainment and Acquisition program office experience

The Ideal Candidate will possess:

•   USN or USMC Intermediate Level Maintenance experience.

•   Extensive background with Logistics/Integrated Product Support practices

•   and processes.

•   Strong Microsoft Office (i.e., Word, PowerPoint, Excel) skills.

•   Natural ability for Team building and coordination.

Salary Range: $125K to $160K

Saddle Butte Systems is an EOE/AA employer.