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Salary: USD 160,000 - 200,000 / annual
Amca is a defense and aerospace manufacturing company focused on restoring America's critical supply chains and engineering capabilities. The company is scaling government contracting operations across the Department of Defense, working with the Air Force, Navy, and Army on multiple contract vehicles.
You will be Amca's first dedicated government contracts hire, reporting to the General Counsel. This is a foundational role building the government contracting infrastructure for a high-growth startup. You will serve as the sole in-house authority on the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), the lead contract negotiator across the table from every Contracting Officer and Agreement Officer, and the owner of every government contract from solicitation through closeout.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead contract negotiations with Contracting and Agreement Officers across the Air Force, Navy, and Army on the full range of negotiated procurements, including IDIQ contracts and task orders, SBIR and STTR Phase II and Phase III awards, OTAs, follow-on production authority, and basic ordering agreements.
- Serve as the contract authority on government proposals, including solicitation interpretation, terms and conditions, clause exceptions, certified cost or pricing data obligations, TINA thresholds, and certification and sweep discipline.
- Support Amca and its factories on various government contracting matters, including prime flow-downs, DCMA audits, and FAR and DFARS interpretation.
- Own Amca's technical data and intellectual property rights position, including assertion tables and rights allocation, Government Purpose Rights, and SBIR data protection.
- Own the contract after award, including regulatory or compliance obligations, modifications, delivery and performance obligations, invoicing and DD250 submission through PIEE, requests for equitable adjustment and claims under the Contract Disputes Act, terminations for convenience and default, and closeout.
- Stand up Amca's government contracting function from the ground up.
Requirements:
- 7+ years of government contract administration and negotiation, including a track record of negotiating directly with Procuring and Administrative Contracting Officers.
- Demonstrated depth in the FAR and DFARS.
- Hands-on experience across both cost-type and fixed-price vehicles, including the compliance obligations attached to each.
- Builder comfortable operating in an ambiguous environment where processes and procedures are still being developed.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to explain contractual positions to engineers, executives, and government customers.
- Onsite five days a week in El Segundo, CA or Washington, D.C.
- Must be a U.S. person within the meaning of ITAR (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or protected person).
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Experience as a Contracting Officer.
- NCMA certification (CPCM, CFCM, or CCCM) or DAWIA contracting certification.
- Substantive technical data rights and SBIR Phase III experience.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance; active clearance a plus.
- JD a plus.
