Lead Acquisition Program Management Specialist

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OPEN: 23 FEBRUARY 2026 CLOSES: 3 MARCH 2026

Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) is currently seeking a full-time Lead Acquisition Program Management Specialist to work in the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Systems Directorate, Sentinel Systems Division, Flight Systems Branch at Hill Air Force Base near Layton, Utah.

This position (986334) is an NH-1101-03 which has a typical 2026 salary range of $89,508 - $138,370.

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The Sentinel program is an ACAT 1D major defense acquisition program charged to deliver a full system replacement for the nation’s Minuteman III ICBM System, providing a strategic deterrent to nuclear attack against the United States. This position is integral to the success of the Sentinel weapon system and the continued support of one leg of the nation’s nuclear triad.

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Lead in the Post Boost Section within the Sentinel Flight Systems Branch. Program Managers in AFNWC solve highly complex problems and take part in a variety of projects to promote national security through nuclear deterrence.

• Leads a team of government and contracted program managers, engineers, and acquisition support personnel in the design, development, test, production, and delivery of Sentinel’s Post Boost Propulsion System (PBPS).
• Represents the organization at executive levels within the government and to contractor/industry representatives, delivering presentations on project/program status, accomplishments, challenges encountered and anticipated, support requirements, and the integration program and project objectives.
• Establishes management controls such as milestones, expenditure rates, management indicators, and management reviews to reflect program status and provide early detection of emerging problems.
• Advises Branch and Division leadership on programmatic and technical risks associated with implementing proposed solutions.
• Provides continuous assessment/evaluation of goals, objectives, strategies, and performance to ensure a sound basis for long-range acquisition program management processes and follow-on system life cycle support planning.

• 5-7 years of experience as a Lead PM, leading Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) for hardware through execution of Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) and/or Production & Sustainment activities of an ACAT I/II/III program.
• Experience preparing and presenting briefings, reports, findings and recommendations, program information, written summaries and results from synthesized data and/or metric analysis etc., with senior leadership, external stakeholders and customers (e.g., government contractors, other government agencies, federal Labs, etc.)
• An ability to make connections among technical and organizational system elements.
• Strong communication, organizational and leadership skills with demonstrated experience in leading, influencing and collaborating in a diverse team environment that includes external functional and program stakeholders.
• An ability to see the big picture from concept to development to operations, yet able to analyze and understand system-level specifications when necessary.
• 3 years of experience with manufacturing processes related to solid or liquid rocket motor propulsion systems.
• Expertise with earned value management acquired as a DoD or contractor control account manager.
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