FMS Program Manager, Senior F-16 WAM (Secret)-205

Credence•Wpafb, OH

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Credence is seeking an FMS Program Manager to support the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center WAM (AFLCMC/WAM), F-16 division, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The role supports the F-16 “Viper” Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program, which includes country-specific FMS cases and the Multi-National Fighter Program (MNFP). The F-16 program supports U.S. and coalition air-to-air, air-to-ground, and surveillance capabilities, with production orders currently extending through 2030. The Program Manager supports planning, execution, delivery, sustainment, and closure of F-16 FMS programs in accordance with DoD policies and guidelines. Work includes supporting acquisition activities, FMS case and LOA management, requirements and manpower analysis, financial tracking, contract and proposal activities, coordination across government and contractor teams, preparation and review of documents and briefings, and support for meetings in the United States and overseas. The position also advises on FMS-related matters such as technology transfer and disclosure, export licensing, risk management, logistics, and applicable security-assistance policies and legislation. The role requires an active Secret security clearance and one of the stated education and experience pathways: a related master’s or doctoral degree with at least 10 years of relevant experience, including five years in DoD; a related bachelor’s degree with at least 12 years of relevant experience, including five years in DoD; or at least 15 years of directly related experience with the required certifications, including eight years in DoD.

Requirements

Active Secret security clearance.
One of the following qualification pathways: related master’s or doctoral degree and at least 10 years of experience in the relevant technical or professional discipline, including at least five years in DoD; related bachelor’s degree and at least 12 years of relevant experience, including at least five years in DoD; or at least 15 years of directly related experience with the required certifications described in the PWS labor-category performance requirements, including at least eight years in DoD.
Knowledge of FMS-related areas, including ITAR, Delegation of Disclosure Letter, DISAM manual, and SAMM (DoD 5105.38-M), as described for advising the team.

Responsibilities

Support planning and organization of program and project activities, analyses, and professional or technical program-management work.
Assist in planning, organizing, completing, and presenting assessments of program and project management concepts, analyses, studies, and procedures.
Evaluate implications of existing or proposed projects, programs, processes, and policies or laws, and recommend improvements.
Support F-16 FMS programs across DoD acquisition stages, including planning, execution, delivery, sustainment, and program closure, in accordance with DoD policies and guidelines.
Monitor, review, analyze, and coordinate security-assistance matters involving DoD and non-DoD agencies to ensure compliance with policies, LORs, LOAs, the Foreign Assistance Act, AECA, and other relevant legislation.
Support implementation and execution of assigned LOAs in accordance with AECA and the SAMM, and complete assigned projects with no or minimal assistance.
Support pre-LOA development, prepare or review SOOs and SOWs, and review weapon-system contractor proposals as assigned by the Government.
Review contractor-submitted documents, export licenses, and other documentation for Government review, and assist with release and coordination of Government responses.
Manage FMS LOA and Manpower Requirements Package modifications and amendments.
Analyze manpower needs for F-16 aircraft based on country LORs and LOAs.
Monitor funding status and expiring positions with Project Managers and SAPMs, and support position allocation and extensions with country concurrence.
Support SAPMs, line managers, and functional teams throughout acquisition; provide insight on acquisition policy, streamlining, management, and lessons learned.
Help identify requirements for initial support of new acquisitions or weapon-system modifications until transition to sustainment.
Support contract-award actions, including pre-award documentation and evaluation of contractor proposals submitted in response to Government RFPs.
Coordinate management, procurement, engineering, logistics, financial-management, and other resources and consolidate inputs into common documents.
Assist with planning and accomplishing program milestones.
Prepare briefing charts and review briefings, documents, and correspondence for accuracy regarding DoD acquisition matters; provide comments and recommendations.
Assist in preparing correspondence to U.S. Government agencies, contractors, and foreign governments or customers.
Support the Government at CONUS and OCONUS meetings, including program, team-management, design, financial and production-readiness reviews, and technical interchange meetings.
Manage coordination and suspense control for inquiries from higher headquarters, prepare responses for senior-official approval, and recommend dispositions to senior management.
Collect, process, and analyze metrics in response to internal and higher-level management taskings.
Advise and assist on technology transfer and disclosure, including releasability and export licenses, as well as risk management, project management, and logistics.
Maintain and update project-management documents, develop standard operating procedures, perform financial and risk management, and develop and maintain an Integrated Master Schedule.
Support LOA line management and FMS budget development, financial tracking, deliverables execution, and interaction with senior U.S. Government FMS representatives.
Prepare Price and Availability data, LOA data, and budgetary Rough Order of Magnitude estimates for new FMS programs and follow-on support cases.
Advise the team on FMS-related matters requiring knowledge of ITAR, Delegation of Disclosure Letter, DISAM manual, and SAMM (DoD 5105.38-M).