JPO Level III SME Program Manager

Overview

At Credence, we support our clients’ mission-critical needs, powered by technology. We provide cutting-edge solutions, including AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to the largest defense and health federal organizations. Through partnership and trust, we increase mission success for war-fighters and secure our nation for a better future.

We are privately held, are repeatedly recognized as a top place to work, and have been on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for the last 12 years. We practice servant leadership and believe that by focusing on the success of our clients, team members, and partners, we all achieve greater success.

Credence has an immediate opening for a SME Level III Program Manager to support the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) M
- Code Aviation Receiver (MAR) Joint Program Office (JPO) at Warner Robins, GA.

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) M
- Code Aviation Receiver (MAR) Joint Program Office (JPO) manages systems to provide precise positioning, navigation, and timing information to a variety of Department of Defense (DoD) weapon systems.

These systems include but are not limited to the Software Defined User Equipment (SDUE), Miniaturized Airborne GPS Receiver (MAGR) 2000, Embedded GPS/Inertial Navigation System (EGI), Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR), GPS Antenna System 1 (GAS-1), Advanced Digital Antenna Production System (ADAP), GPS Antennas, Antenna Electronics (AE), Resilient Embedded GPS/INS (R-EGI), Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE);
Air Force Vanguard Transition programs, and alternative navigation capabilities.

Some systems are in initial development and many of these systems are undergoing significant modernization efforts to respond to new threats, improve supportability, improve long-term resiliency, and adopt open architecture standards, and digital engineering best practices. Modernization efforts are underway for both the MAGR-2K and the EGI receiver systems in support of aircraft modernization efforts. Additionally, R-EGI and SDUE are in rapid development using innovative acquisition approaches.

• Serves as the single point of contact between the Contractor and the Government.
• Provides overall program management, coordination with the COR and Government staff, and issue escalation
• Authorized to manage Contractor and third-party activities to meet contract requirements
• Ensures continuity of performance and notifies the Government of personnel reassignments within 2 business days
• Delivers required monthly status reports and annual program accomplishment reports; acts as site manager
• Manages multiple concurrent projects across pre-award, modernization, production, and sustainment phases
• Allocates and manages resources (personnel, cost, risk) and ensures high-quality deliverables
• Identifies, mitigates, and manages program and technical risks
• Provides production and sustainment support, including logistics, acquisition planning, and sustainment engineering to ensure fleet readiness
• Supports acquisition planning by developing market research, ESIS and ASP strategies, cost estimates, and integrated master schedules
• Develops and manages technical contract documents (PWS, CDRLs, QASP, SRD, etc.)
• Evaluates OEM engineering change proposals and technical submittals; documents findings in Comment Resolution Matrices
• Participates in OEM program reviews, Technical Interchange Meetings, and requirements reviews
• Provides sustainment engineering support including failure analysis, deficiency reporting, obsolescence management, and product improvements
• Supports service life extension, technology refresh, and system modernization while ensuring operational safety and effectiveness
• Supports Multi-GNSS User Equipment program execution, including design reviews, trade studies, configuration management, and risk reduction
• Assists in evaluating modernization efforts to ensure no degradation of legacy capabilities
• Supports development of follow-on OEM contractual documents and technical evaluation of proposals in response to RFPs

• Test & Evaluation
• • Develop, execute, and…