Phantom Engineering, Inc. is a technical services consulting firm supporting customers in the federal government sector. Our company employs a team of mission-driven professionals who have a wealth of experience in engineering, operations, and domain-specific technical consulting. Our employees are driven by a passion for the customer’s mission. The Phantom team works together to tackle our customers’ greatest challenges with a proven track record of making the most daring endeavors successful. Our goal is to build a company of like-minded individuals who share the same qualities of strong technical expertise and drive to meet the customer’s most critical and complex challenges. We offer competitive salaries, top-notch benefits, and a generous 401K package.

Phantom Engineering is seeking an experienced Acquisitions Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support a mission-critical U.S. Government customer in Northern Virginia. The ideal candidate will possess deep acquisition expertise and a proven track record supporting Major System Acquisitions (MSAs) from concept through sustainment.

This position requires a seasoned acquisition professional who can demonstrate documented, impactful contributions across the full MSA lifecycle, including acquisition strategy development, requirements definition, milestone preparation, and program execution.

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph

• Experience supporting our primary Northern Virginia customer with network access

• Proven, documented experience supporting one or more Major System Acquisitions (MSAs)
• Experience supporting acquisition activities from early planning and requirements development through deployment, operations, and sustainment
• Strong understanding of federal and IC acquisition processes, governance, and milestone reviews
• Experience working with government program offices, contracting organizations, systems engineering teams, and operational stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience supporting large, complex technical programs involving software, cyber, communications, space, or intelligence systems
• Background in requirements management, risk management, earned value management, or lifecycle sustainment planning