Pricing Analyst – Space Systems Command

Overview

Position: Pricing Analyst – Space Systems Command

Location: Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA (preferred), remote eligible within CONUS

Security Clearance: Active DoD Secret required

Employment Type: Full-time, 40 hours per week

This role involves supporting the financial and strategic objectives of the Space Systems Command’s Contracting Directorate by managing multiple pricing proposals and projects. The analyst will be responsible for pricing large-scale proposals and providing critical support products related to pricing, profit, fee, and incentive evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Manage pricing for large-scale proposals valued around $500 million each, and handle equivalent smaller projects to meet an annual pricing workload of approximately $6 billion.
• Ensure all pricing activities comply with regulatory and financial policies.
• Develop pricing support products such as price negotiation memorandums, clearance slides, Excel files, evaluation write-ups, analysis reports, comments matrices, recommended language, and training materials.
• Analyze cost proposals and recommend solutions for complex pricing challenges, preparing narratives, presentation slides, and Excel outputs for approvals.
• Perform evaluations in accordance with FAR, DFARS, DAFFARS, and other applicable policies within negotiated timelines.
• Conduct various analyses including price, cost, value, cost principles, pricing clauses, contract-type, parametric estimating, cash flow, cost realism, economic price adjustments, business practices, profit/fee/incentive, contract audit recommendations, make-or-buy, and escalation indices.
• Coordinate multiple concurrent proposals or projects, managing time and resources to meet deadlines and quality standards.
• Collaborate with leadership and support teams to provide accurate reports and updates aligning pricing with strategic objectives.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance pricing methodologies and efficiency.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship with an active DoD Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience evaluating and/or writing Government Cost/Price Proposals within DoD or Government contracting environments.
• Proficiency with pricing software and tools.
• Advanced knowledge of DoD financial policies and regulations.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position does not include supervisory duties.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

• Professional office environment.
• Routine use of standard office equipment.
• Ability to remain stationary approximately 80% of the time.

Travel

• No travel required.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: $95,000 to $135,000 USD (California pay transparency range).
• Comprehensive benefits including paid time off, federal holidays, health coverage, and 401(k) plan with company match.

Equal Opportunity

The employer is an equal opportunity organization and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic by law.

The organization participates in the E-Verify program.

Additional Information

• This job description is not exhaustive and may be updated as needed.