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Subcontract Administrator IV

General Atomics

Poway, CAFull-time$91–155K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$91–155K/yr
Location
Poway, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance, required

Job overview

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems seeks a Subcontract Administrator IV to provide subcontract support to business units, including source evaluation and selection, subcontract awards and administration, and complex cost and pricing reviews. The role works under consultative direction and provides leadership in negotiations, issue resolution, and staff development. It requires extensive professional experience; a related bachelor's degree may be substituted with equivalent purchasing, subcontract, or contract administration experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Acquisition Principles, requiredSubcontract Administration, requiredCounseling Management, requiredLeadership, requiredInnovative Problem Solving, requiredVerbal Communication, requiredWritten Communication, requiredPresentation Skills, requiredInterpersonal Skills, requiredComputer Skills, requiredSAP, nice to haveTeamwork, required

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Business Administration or Equivalent Experience, required10+ Years Professional Experience, requiredDoD Clearance Eligibility, requiredSubcontract Administration Certification, nice to haveAble to Travel as Required, required

Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Full job description

58782BR

Job Summary:

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.

Under consultative direction, this position is responsible for providing subcontract support to one or more business units. Areas of responsibility include source evaluation, source selection, and terms and conditions for the procurement of materials, equipment, and services to provide for subcontract awards in accordance with company policy and department standard operating procedures. Selects or recommends subcontractors, issues awards, and administers resulting subcontracts. Responds to extremely complex and diverse inquiries which may require innovative solutions and participates in cost and pricing reviews with program management and customer representatives.

DUTIES AND RESPOSIBILITIES:

  • Prepares, analyzes and evaluates bids and proposals to ensure they meet company policy and department operating procedures.

  • Identifies subcontract issues and provides leadership in developing solutions.

  • Provides leadership negotiating and modifying standard and non-standard subcontracts.

  • Reviews drafts as necessary, and negotiates terms and conditions of non-disclosure and teaming agreements.

  • Advises management of contractual rights and obligations and provides review and interpretation of terms and conditions.

  • Represents the organization as the primary subcontract administrator on assigned subcontracts making internal and/or external presentations as required.

  • Maintains an awareness of regulatory changes and their impact on subcontracts.

  • Provides direction and training to assigned professional staff.

  • Participates in the selection, development, and training of subcontract staff.

  • Responsible for observing all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company.

  • Expected to work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.

  • Additional Functions Other duties as assigned or required.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

Job Qualifications:

  • Typically requires a bachelor's degree in business administration with an emphasis in supply chain management, contract administration, or a related discipline, along with ten or more years of progressive professional experience. Equivalent professional purchasing, subcontract, or contract administration experience may be substituted in lieu of education.

  • Has a comprehensive and thorough understanding of acquisition principles, theories, concepts, and regulations, and experience demonstrating a broad application of those practices, techniques, and standards.

  • Must possess the ability to counsel management, provide leadership in developing and communicating new concepts; apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment; organize, schedule and coordinate multiple work phases; determine the appropriate approach at the task or project level.

  • Must be customer focused and possess:

  • the ability to develop innovative solutions to a variety of unusually complex problems;

  • excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills to accurately document and report findings to a variety of audiences;

  • excellent interpersonal and leadership skills to influence and guide employees, managers, customers and other external parties; and,

  • excellent computer skills.

  • Working knowledge of SAP is desirable.

  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team; capable of representing the organization as a prime contact on subcontract matters with program management, vendors, and customers and, provide leadership to less experienced professional employees on projects.

  • Able to work extended hours and travel as required.

  • Professional certification in subcontract administration is desired.

  • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD clearance (Secret).

Job Category:

Contracts/Sub Contracts/Purchasing

Experience Level:

Senior (8+ years)

Workstyle:

Onsite

Full-Time/Part-Time:

Full-Time Salary

Pay Range Low:

90,500

Pay Range High:

155,375

Travel Percentage Required:

0% - 25%

Relocation Assistance Provided?:

No

US Citizenship Required?:

Yes

Clearance Required?:

Desired

Clearance Level:

Secret

General Atomics is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, ancestry, gender, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, transitioning status, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, medical condition, mental disability, physical disability, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law. In accordance with applicable federal law, General Atomics takes affirmative action to employ and advance the employment of qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. We also prohibit compensation discrimination under all applicable laws. U.S. Citizenship is required for certain positions. To learn more, please review the EEOC’s "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" poster.

How this job compares

Set against the 943 open Purchasing jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$91–155K/yr
  • California median$84–117K/yr48 salary ranges
  • US median$70–100K/yr337 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $123K, is 23% above the California median midpoint ($100K) — in the middle half of Purchasing salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 75 open Purchasing jobs in California and 943 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Purchasing postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 660 postings).
Education
225 of the 943 open Purchasing jobs (24%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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