Acquisition PM SME

HII•Fairborn, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

HII – Mission Technologies is seeking an Acquisition Program Manager Subject Matter Expert to serve as deputy PM for the Infrared Integrated Capabilities Team at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The role provides acquisition program analysis and subject matter expertise across multiple infrared programs, covering technology development and integration, program control, foreign disclosure, test and deployment, configuration management, production and manufacturing, quality assurance, and logistics support. The applicant must have a strong DoD acquisition background, an active TS/SCI clearance, and SAP experience. The position applies program-management, integration, communication, coordination, organizational, and planning expertise across functional disciplines to help deliver and sustain USAF warfighting capabilities. It includes advising program leadership and project teams, coordinating program-management assignments, supporting executive-level program reviews and milestone events, and fostering relationships among program offices, government organizations, contractors, and higher headquarters. The role also interprets digital transformation strategies and tailors their implementation to program and portfolio needs.

Requirements

15+ years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree in a related field; or 13+ years with a master's degree in a related field; or a high school diploma or equivalent and 19+ years of relevant experience.
Three years of experience in an SAP environment within the last five years.
Active TS/SCI clearance.
Strong understanding of and experience with DoD acquisition across all phases.
Strong communication and relationship-management skills.
Ability to work across multiple classification levels.
Experience developing dashboards for complex management of multiple programs.

Responsibilities

Apply integration, communication, coordination, organizational, and planning expertise to technical and acquisition efforts across functional disciplines to help deliver and sustain USAF warfighting capabilities.
Identify and solve problems to improve acquisition effectiveness and compliance across programs and offices.
Interpret department and center digital transformation strategies and tailor implementation to program and portfolio needs.
Interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate program management assignments and activities.
Develop and maintain a program's Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
Apply program management expertise to project and program challenges and advise project leads and project engineers on acquisition management.
Advise program leadership on strategic planning for capability development and demonstration.
Support the program director at executive levels within government and contractor organizations, including major program reviews, inspections, conferences, evaluations, and milestone events.
Manage interactions and cultivate relationships among the program office, supporting government offices, contractors, and mid- to upper-level higher-headquarters staff.
Provide acquisition program analysis support across multiple IR programs, including technology development and integration, program control, foreign disclosure, test and deployment, configuration management, production and manufacturing, quality assurance, and logistics support.