Section J-1, Labor Category and Skill Descriptions.doc

ATTACHMENT J-1

LABOR CATEGORY AND SKILL DESCRIPTIONS

Project/Program Manager: An individual with education and experience in managing technical personnel engaged in the investigation and development of policy, guidance, processes, tools, and technical analyses for the aerospace industry. This position ensures the effective and efficient approach and performance of work assignments. This position requires a bachelors degree in engineering, mathematics, or science, and ten years aerospace industry experience, which includes responsibility for end-product quality, customer reporting, and the establishment and implementation of associated schedules and budgets.

Technical Subject Expert *: An individual with education and experience in a technical field that makes them uniquely qualified to lead or perform an assigned task, which is typically in a specialized area of the aerospace industry. This position provides effective and efficient approaches and performance of work assignments, by virtue of specialized knowledge and/or experience. This position requires one of the following three combinations of education and experience: 1) a Bachelors degree in engineering, mathematics, science, or a field related to the particular assignment and a minimum of fifteen years of experience in an industry relevant to the statement of work; 2) a Masters degree in engineering, mathematics, science, or a field related to the particular assignment and a minimum of thirteen years of experience in an industry relevant to the statement of work; 3) a Ph.D. in engineering, mathematics, science, or a field related to the particular assignment and a minimum of ten years of experience in an industry relevant to the statement of work.

Principal Engineer/Scientist *: An individual with education and experience in leading and defining the approach and conduct of complex technical analyses, or the development of technical processes, reports and tools, in an effective and efficient manner, leading to technically sound end-products. This position requires one of the following three combinations of education and experience: 1) A Bachelors degree in engineering, mathematics, or science and a minimum of ten years of experience in the aerospace industry performing work relevant to the statement of work; 2) A Masters degree in engineering, mathematics, or science and a minimum of eight years of experience in the aerospace industry performing work relevant to the statement of work; 3) A Ph.D. in engineering, mathematics, or science and a minimum of five years of experience in the aerospace industry performing work relevant to the statement of work.

Engineer/Analyst: An individual with education and experience in contributing to the definition of approach, and conduct of technical investigations, analyses, and the development of technical processes, reports, and tools. This position requires one of the following three combinations of education and experience: 1) A Bachelors degree in engineering, mathematics, or science, and a minimum of five years of engineering experience in aerospace or a related industry; 2) A Masters degree in engineering, mathematics, or science, and a minimum of three years of engineering experience in aerospace or a related industry; 3) A Ph.D. in engineering, mathematics, or science.

Associate Engineer/Analyst: An individual with either education or experience that enables them to contribute to the conduct of technical investigations, analyses, and the development of technical processes, reports and tools. This position requires either 1) a bachelors degree in engineering, mathematics, or science, or; 2) a minimum of two years experience in aerospace or a related industry.

Administrative Support: An individual experienced in the development, preparation, and delivery of draft copy and contract deliverables, utilizing computer resources, software, and electronic communications technologies. This position requires proficiency in personal computer operation, related software, (MS Office Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc) and at least one year of experience.

*A total of two persons serving in either the Technical Subject Expert or Principal Engineer/Scientist labor category are required to possess a Secret-level clearance throughout the duration of the contract. This clearance is necessary in order to gain access to federal launch ranges or military launch operations at commercial ranges.

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