Airborne Platforms Solutions, Lead

Location: Lexington, MA

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Airborne Platforms Solutions, Lead

The Opportunity:

The Airborne Platform Modernization Solution Lead drives the technical strategy and solution architecture for priority pursuits, converting Air Power customer mission needs into a compliant, differentiated, and cost‑realistic offering. This leader partners with BD, pricing, delivery, and SMEs to align Price‑to‑Win, staffing, BOEs, and risk mitigations, and to ready solutions for color reviews and proposal volumes. This candidate leads strategic and key business partnerships and relationships in support of pipeline goals.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience in Solution Shaping and Technical Strategy development, early solution development, CONOPS, interfaces, risk log, and tracing requirements to verifiable artifacts such as SRR, PDR, CDR inputs, and VCRM
• Experience with proposal readiness, orchestrating solutions volumes, compliance matrices, and BOEs aligning with FAR, DFARS, EVM baselines, and IMS
• Experience with Price‑to‑Win, cost volume, competitive analysis and PTW modeling, developing credible cost volumes using Pro Pricer, and defensible burdening
• Experience with customer and stakeholder engagement, AFLCMC directorates and integrators, and translating user needs into discriminating features and teaming approaches
• Knowledge of technical risk and airworthiness activities and mitigation, risk identification and mitigation plans, and guiding airworthiness MIL‑HDBK‑516 certification and test strategy coordination such as DT and OT
• Knowledge of color reviews and gate governance, ensuring solution completeness, and competitive positioning at gate or color reviews with defensible basis of estimate and staffing realism
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

• 4+ years of experience in capture management on AFLCMC programs and OTA vehicles such as SOSSEC, and commercial solution offerings
• Experience with program or portfolio leadership at OEM and integrator, EVM and IMS management, multi‑program oversight, or contractor transition
• Knowledge of deep avionics system integration across Air Force platforms, MIL‑STD‑1553 architectures, and sensor integration
• Knowledge of flight test and certification leadership, DT or OT, verification planning, and execution across multiple ranges
• TS/SCI clearance
• DAU Certification
• Shipley Capture Methodology Certification
• Pro Pricer, FAR, and DFARS Cost Principles Certification

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.