***NOTE: THIS IS A PART TIME POSITION. M-F,  8-2pm  **

   Seeking part time admin support (30 hrs a week) to provide office management, human resource administration, direct engineering project support and security management support.  Assembles and analyzes fairly complex information or data. Operates under general supervision.  Requires a high school degree and a minimum of 6 years experience in the field or related area.  An advanced degree can substitute for minimum required years of experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Order parts and equipment required by engineering, accept ordered parts into material control system and track parts ordering status.
• Documents material receivables in resource planning tool.
• Responsible for reception and telephone duties, including signing for front desk packages
• Prepare office and travel expense reports.
• Acts as liaison with other departments and outside agencies. Handles confidential and non-routine information and explains policies when necessary.
• Track material inventory and consumption by engineering staff via material control, as needed and communicate with other Progeny locations for material transfers.
• Sorts and distributes mail.
• Oversees administrative procedures and processes for assigned area.
• Manages paperwork including scheduling, HR, non-disclosure agreements, report numbers and subcontracts.
• Performs simple assembly tasks to support prototype builds.
• Schedules and organizes activities such as meetings, travel conferences and department activities for all members of the department.
• Maintain classified storage container and daily checks.
• Participate in yearly security reviews with Defense Security Service (DSS).
• Greet and badge all visitors into the facility.

Skills and Abilities Required

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Professional appearance and telephone manner is essential.
• Able to multi-task and track the status of all ongoing projects as well as prioritize among the above duties.
• Must have good command of the English language, oral and written.

Computer Equipment and Software Requirements:

• Must have knowledge of secretarial, office administrative procedures, and knowledge of use and operation of standard office equipment, at a level generally acquired through 3+ years of experience.
• Must have knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, database and presentation.
• Experience with ERP systems is a plus.

Education/Experience

Requires a high school degree plus a minimum of 6 years experience in the field or related area. An advanced degree can substitute for minimum required years of experience.

Applicant must have or be able to obtain and maintain a DOD Security Clearance. 

Benefits:

To learn more about the Benefits offered by Progeny Systems, including a minimum $1,000 sign-on bonus for all new hires, please visit our website at http://www.progeny.net/careers.

About Progeny Systems

Progeny Systems is a privately held, high-tech small business that provides premium systems, services, and products for the Department of Defense, government agencies and commercial clients. We are a technology leader in numerous areas including: technology insertion; acoustic sensors; signal processing; combat systems; torpedoes; cyber security; biometrics; knowledge management; undersea vehicles; open architecture; electromagnetic maneuver warfare; electronics packaging; and image/video processing/analysis.

As a small business, Progeny Systems is a participant in the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Progeny Systems has a proven track record of transitioning numerous SBIR contract awards into full-scale production, and has also successfully competed with large defense corporations.  Progeny System's ability to leverage flexibility, rapid turnaround, customer responsiveness, and encourage an environment for experimental research has been critical to our success in developing, producing and supporting numerous mission critical national defense systems.

Progeny has provided highly complex products/programs to the United States Government in collaboration with the following agencies, among others:

-       United States Navy

-       United States Air Force

-       United States Army         

-       Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

-       National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)