Project Manager - Technical

Riverside Research Institute•Fayetteville, NC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country’s most challenging technical problems. All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship. This position oversees the people who lead external technical projects from initiation to delivery. It involves managing and prioritizing the project stream, working with internal customers to determine project definition and business requirements. The role provides budget analysis, resource allocation, and coordination of project activities that may span across functional areas within the organization. It includes assigning and monitoring the work of technical personnel, ensuring project steps align with business objectives, and are completed on time and within budget. The position also monitors reliability and any internal issues arising from projects, and selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure efficient operation of the function. Direct people-management responsibility is typically required.

Requirements

A Citizen of the USA with a current TOP SECRET/SCI Security clearance
A minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree, 3 years with a Master’s degree, a PhD without experience, or equivalent work experience
Ideally 5 years of contract execution, management, and logistics experience
Familiar with current Federal Aviation Administration regulations
Bachelor’s degree appropriate for experience and job desired
Current and maintained FAA Class III medical clearance for flying (Class II desired)
Current and maintained FAA Airframe and Power plant License

Nice To Haves

Current and maintained FAA IA Authority (Highly Desired)
Familiarity/Experience with aircraft leasing and financing (Highly Desired)
Ideally have 15 total years of prior military experience
Ideally have 15 total years of combined experience in flight operations, logistics, and acquisition

Responsibilities

Provides 24/7 management, engineering and logistics support services to US Air Force Program Managers and project engineers during the design, integration, testing, maintenance, logistics support, and field service support on multiple special purpose aircraft types and configurations at both CONUS and OCONUS locations in direct support to US DoD/DoS agencies
Provide technical assistance for matters associated with aircraft systems, subsystems and mission critical elements associated with program aircraft. These systems, subsystems and elements range from unclassified to TS/SCI
Reviews, analyzes, evaluates and makes recommendations on developmental and sustainment issues related to C2/information technology systems with specific emphasis on radar, EO-IR, aircraft self- protection, weapons development, and other highly specialized classified systems
Provides strategic technical role in the development and execution of modification efforts ensuring system requirements match specific platform needs.
Leverages the latest in technological developments.
Monitors technology, analyzes proposals, and evaluates concepts to determine technical feasibility and military applicability of aircraft support equipment and aircraft maintenance support plans
Evaluates contractor’s performance from a technical standpoint on special access aircraft providing management and guidance as directed by PM on all aspects of effort from inception to aircraft delivery.
Primary technical point of contact for fielded aircraft, systems, subsystems and aircraft related maintenance problems
Provides technical assistance to PMO Program Manager and other Program Integrators in managing Special Projects acquisition programs utilizing cost estimating techniques to assist the PMO in establishing program Life Cycle Cost Estimates (LCCE)
Advises PMO in the transformation of operational command mission requirements into technical specifications and contractor statements of work
Responsible to Program Contracting Officer (PCO) and PMO for performing technical evaluations of contractor cost proposals for accuracy, breadth of scope, and value
Validates Department of Defense (DoD) Contractor developed technical specifications for systems/hardware/software against Capability Development Document (CDD) requirements
Validates milestone based system performance verification testing against stated system Key Performance Parameters (KPP) and threshold and objective parameters
Utilizes Earned Value Management based performance measurement guidelines to monitor contractor schedule and cost performance
Manages the development and implementation of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved aircraft Maintenance Management Programs
Chairs/supports Service Action Review Boards from a technical perspective providing recommended action of FAA regulated OEM Services Actions/Bulletins and Airworthiness Directives
Utilizes Maintenance Data Collection systems to collect and analyze aircraft Quality Performance Indicators and makes recommendations to PMO to improve aircraft reliability, maintainability, and availability rates
Evaluates and guides contractors on special access aircraft providing management and leadership from program inception through aircraft delivery
Develops and presents briefings, reports, decision papers, and acquisition program documentation to senior customer and government personnel upon request
Verifies Contractor Data Requirements Lists adhere to contract requirements and reports anomalies to PM
Conducts preliminary and advance technical design studies supporting the preparation of engineering proposals and the establishment of systems architecture and design
Manages technical aspects of flight testing for special-access required and special-purpose aircraft
Manages emergency orders/quick reaction contracts to remedy time critical issues from user requirements
Subject Matter Expert (SME) to team members to support all maintenance operations are compliant in FAA and military requirements for all special program aircraft
Flies as Mission Essential Support Crew Member at the direction of the 645 AESS/CC