Jillian Staskin

Jillian Staskin serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, supporting the U.S. Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize surface ship systems. She manages complex acquisitions for mission-critical engineering and electronic systems, including navigation, guidance, propulsion, and industrial control infrastructure. Her work directly enables the integration of advanced technologies onto naval platforms, ensuring operational readiness through rigorous technical evaluation and contract administration. She routinely handles high-stakes contracts for systems requiring stringent military specifications, with a focus on lifecycle support, testing, and shipboard integration. Staskin maintains established relationships with leading defense and industrial contractors including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Leidos, Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation, G.S.E. Dynamics, Inc., and Kampi Components Co Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for proven vendors with deep expertise in naval systems, fluid power components, and electronic instrumentation. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical capability, past performance, and compliance with naval engineering standards, fostering long-term vendor collaboration on multi-year modernization initiatives. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strong emphasis on open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside categories. This indicates a focus on technical merit and system performance over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the Navy’s need for specialized, high-reliability systems where qualified small businesses are limited in capacity. While small business participation is not formally prioritized, she ensures fair and transparent competition across all eligible vendors. Staskin’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334511 for search, detection, and navigation systems, followed by 332912 for fluid power valves and fittings, and 334111 for electronic computer manufacturing. She specializes in procuring ruggedized avionics, shipboard control systems, hydraulic actuation components, and embedded computing hardware designed for harsh maritime environments. Her technical domain expertise centers on integrated naval platform systems requiring compliance with MIL-SPEC and IEEE standards.