DescriptionPosition: Contracts ManagerExperience: Minimum of 5 years experience in contract support or leadershiproles.Minimum Education: BS in a business or related fieldCompensation Range: $100K - $150K depending upon skills, experience,and education.Are you ready for a challenging role that will give you the opportunity towork with teams designing and building next generation National Defense HighEnergy Laser technologies? Do you take pride in affecting businessperformance and success? We are seeking a Contracts Manager to work closelywith the Chief of Staff and our company program managers to improve ourefficiency and execution. At nLIGHT DEFENSE Systems, Inc., we aredeveloping rugged and compact laser weapon system solutions that can operateand survive in challenging Defense environments. We need a motivated anddriven Contracts Manager who is excited about enabling our contractual needsto optimally perform as a business supporting the US Warfighter.All applicants must possess or be qualified to obtain a U.S. DoD PersonnelSecurity Clearance. Preference will be given to candidates with an existingU.S. DoD Personnel Security Clearance. Further information on requirements toobtain a security clearance is available at:https://www.dcsa.mil/mc/pv/mbi/gicp/. Please review thisinformation before applying.Job Description:The Contracts Manager is responsible for contract review, working withothers in the organization to manage successful resolution of US Governmentcontracts-related actions.Responsibilities:Review draft US Government contracts provided by prime and subcontract tiercustomers, applying various US Government contract types (CPFF, FFP,CPIF, IDIQ, T&M, etc.).Review commitments and key terms withinternal stakeholders, including finance and legal, drafting redlines andworking with others to negotiate favorable conditions.Coordinate NDA completion. After initial review, coordinate with legal toreview revisions to nLIGHT NDAs or NDA forms initiated by other entities.Recommend courses of action and negotiation approaches.Support program/project level contract deliverable obligations withtracking, communication, and deliveries. Administer contracts through alllifecycle stages.Support proposals with contract perspectives, review, and content.Support proposals with guidance in communicating within acquisition rules andsubmitting the proposals through official channels.Ensure contract records are accurate and well-maintained.Provide advice and guidance to internal teams supporting contract efforts.Track and provide clear status to management.Identify opportunities to improve business processes and deviseplans/recommendations to implement these changes, coordinating with othersas appropriate.Required Experience / Capability:

　　Commitment to Excellence.Attention to Detail.Pride in Workmanship.Ability to work in a dynamic environment and maintain good workingrelationships.Minimum of 5 years experience in contract support or leadership roles,including a minimum of 3 years working with US Department of Defense (DoD)contracts and subcontracts.Possess superior organizational skills with the ability to manage multiplecontracts across various programs/projects with key deadlines.High level of familiarity with the FAR and its flowdown/cascade throughcontract tiers.High level of proficiency in MS Office applications and tools.Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.Comfortable with confidential information and applying safeguarding processes.Excel in individual and collaborative work assignments, with focus onpromoting a collaborative work environment.Able to effectively manage schedule and priorities to meet deadlines andprovide timely support.Additional Desired Experience / Capability:Experience and knowledge of intellectual property considerations in DoDcontracting.Benefits Summar : Health (ACA Gold Plan), Dental and Vison Care paidby employer 100% for Employee and 75% for Dependents. Company paid LifeInsurance and Short and Long Term Disability. Competitive 401k with immediatevesting of company contribution. Approx. 3 weeks Paid Time Off + 11 PaidHolidanLIGHT DEFENSE Systems, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. nLIGHTDEFENSE Systems, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) toall employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color,religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. Inaddition to federal law requirements, nLIGHT DEFENSE Systems, Inc.complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination inemployment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policyapplies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting,hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall,transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. nLIGHT DEFENSESystems, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based onrace, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identityor expression, national origin, age, genetic information,disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability ofnLIGHT DEFENSE Systems, Inc. employees to perform their job duties mayresult i

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