Senior Program Manager

About This Role

This role involves providing program-level acquisition support to the USAF Mission Planning Division, guiding program execution to meet cost, schedule, and performance objectives. The position requires a focus on DoD directives and policies while supporting contract execution and program health analysis. The Senior Program Manager will also oversee mission planning environmental systems to ensure operational and testing requirements are met.

Responsibilities

• Provide program-level acquisition support to Program Managers and Integrated Product Team Leads, guiding program execution to meet cost, schedule, and performance objectives
• Ensure adherence to DoD directives and policies, including DoDI 5000.02, DoDI 5000.80, and DoDI 5000.81
• Support contract execution through expert analysis and solutions, reviewing acquisition documents, milestone decision briefings, and risk management plans
• Prepare inputs for RFPs such as system specifications, SOWs, and CDRLs
• Evaluate program health, advise leadership on options to maintain objectives, and assist in planning acquisition strategies
• Develop and maintain acquisition reports (e.g., MAR, DAES, APB), prepare briefings, and ensure consistency across program deliverables
• Develop, maintain, and execute program risk management plans, facilitating risk identification, analysis, and mitigation
• Assist in developing source selection strategies, evaluation criteria, and RFP documentation, and evaluate contractor proposals
• Oversee Mission Planning Environment (MPE) systems to ensure they meet operational and testing requirements and coordinate with stakeholders
• Provide critical support for lifecycle logistics, operational planning, and sustainment strategies to ensure mission readiness and effective system integration

Requirements

• Active US Secret clearance
• Proficiency in requirements development, production and deployment, and operations and support
• Proficiency in architecture development and implementation
• Proficiency in modeling and simulation, including Model-Based Systems Engineering principles
• Proficiency in verification and validation processes
• Proficiency in technical data package development and sustainment
• Proficiency in principles of configuration management
• Experience with network architectures, embedded systems, and application deployment across various systems and hardware, including cloud deployment and virtualization
• Experience with DoD acquisition processes such as Technology Maturation, Risk Reduction, Engineering Manufacturing Development, and Production and Deployment activities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a professional engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited program
• Minimum of 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline, including at least 5 years supporting DoD programs

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with Electronic Warfare and/or Air Combat operations
• Familiarity with live aircrew training, development of tactics, techniques, and procedures, and Range Infrastructure architectures and systems

Skills

* Required skills