Program Manager F-WAM; Secret

Overview

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Credence has an immediate opening for a Senior Program Manager who will be primarily responsible for supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center WAM (AFLCMC/WAM) directorate, F-16 division at WPAFB, OH.

F-16 “Viper” AFLCMC/WAM is headquartered at Hill Air Force Base with units located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Tyndall Air Force Base, Eglin Air Force Base, and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. The F-16 “Viper” is a multi-role fighter jet delivering air-to-air, air-to-ground, and surveillance capabilities for the United States Air Force (USAF) and Coalition Partners.

The F-16 program has the largest Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program in U.S. history producing over 4,500 jets for 24 countries. Each F-16 FMS case is uniquely tailored to country requirements / development / funding. Presently, FMS production orders exist through 2030. Additionally, the F-16 program includes the Multi-National Fighter Program (MNFP). MNFP is not a typical FMS program, but a unique, cooperative USAF and development program implemented through the FMS process under the framework of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

MNFP began in 1975 with the countries of Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway;
Portugal joined in 2000.

• Assist in risk management, cost, schedule, and performance of various software development efforts in a program management role, and report on them monthly through use of the Project Management Resource Tool (PMRT).
• Assist to interpret, organize, execute and coordinate assignments within the context of the Government acquisition process.
• Assist to explore software development and integration, definition of scope, and selection of problems for investigation.
• Support the program director at executive levels within the Government and other Contractor organizations, including major program reviews, inspections, conferences, and other program evaluations and major milestone events.
• Assist to establish and maintain contacts between the program office, supporting Government offices, other Contractors, and higher headquarters’ mid‑to upper‑level staff.
• Assist with the analysis of war fighter requirements with ACC and serve as key advisor to F-16 Division leadership on mission‑critical capability trades.
• Support war‑fighter Urgent Operational Needs (UONs), and support UON execution teams through recommendation of accelerated test concepts, minimum levels of integration required to satisfy operational need, and trade‑offs among risk, schedule, performance, and cost.
• Support the OFP software development and testing processes, interpreting user requirements, and possesses a thorough understanding of the MNFP cost‑sharing process.
• Assist with strategic planning, program planning, systems integration, weapons integration, requirements assessment, and program evaluations.
• Assist to apply integration, communication, coordination, organizational, and planning expertise to technical and acquisition efforts across multiple F‑16 integration activities.
• Support Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs) and working groups, serving as a liaison between user requirements and organic engineering activity.
• Assist to develop concise, coherent program status briefings to senior staff.
• Support the chief engineer in investigation and resolution of fielded program deficiencies, to include support of Crisis Management Teams (CMTs).
• Support and conduct studies and analysis of tradeoffs for incorporation of potential…