Senior Acquisitions Program Manager
About The Position
MTSI is seeking a self-motivated and highly qualified Senior Acquisitions Program Manager to support the Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO) in Beavercreek, Ohio. The RSO leverages new/emerging, mature, and disruptive technologies, such as advanced manufacturing, to dramatically improve USAF readiness and reduce life cycle costs across the sustainment enterprise. It collaborates with industry, academia, and other government agencies to push the bounds of innovation and generate concepts that solve problems at the speed of user need. The Senior Acquisitions Program Manager will support RSO leadership, program managers, and IPT functional lead(s) in strategic messaging while also performing tactical execution of developing, acquiring, testing, and fielding sustainment technologies. The candidate selected to fill this position will serve as an expert in rapid acquisitions, advising the customer on strategic contracting vehicles such as indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ), 10 USC 4023: Procurement for Experimental Purposes, exigency contracts, and the means to facilitate such vehicles. This position will be located in Beavercreek, Ohio and is 100% on-site customer support. Travel is estimated to be less than 15%; infrequent travel outside the continental United States (OCONUS) may be required for short durations (1-2 weeks).
Requirements
- 10+ years of relevant defense acquisitions program management experience
- Experience with Department of War acquisition processes and familiarity with FAR/DFARS
- U.S. citizenship
- Must possess an active DoW Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance
Nice To Haves
- 5+ years of experience in an Air Force or sister service acquisitions program office
- Experience with advanced manufacturing (e.g., 3D printing, cold spray, etc.)
- Experience in rapid acquisition organizations
- Professional certifications in project management (e.g., PMP) or other related fields
- Prior experience with aircraft maintenance (organizational level or depot level), logistics management, and/or supply chain management
Responsibilities
- Design and maintain strategic capability roadmaps that align with the RSO Charter’s mission to improve readiness, reduce lifecycle costs, and accelerate logistics and sustainment technologies
- Evaluate business execution risks and return on investment (ROI) of emerging technologies; apply an entrepreneurial mindset to challenge traditional approaches and identify opportunities for technology insertion
- Lead the translation of complex operational requirements from the sustainment enterprise stakeholders (depots, field maintenance, supply chain) into actionable technical specifications
- Draft comprehensive Statements of Work (SOW), Performance Work Statements (PWS), and acquisition strategies utilizing rapid contracting processes (e.g., IDIQs, BAAs, CSOs, OTAs)
- Conduct rigorous technical and programmatic evaluations of vendor proposals, technical white papers, and engineering deliverables
- Provide program management support to preliminary and critical design reviews (PDRs, CDRs)
- Evaluate financial execution and guide projects through schedule, scope, and budget baselines in accordance with industry-standard project management principles
- Serve as the liaison between engineering teams, RSO leadership, contracting officers, and end-users; facilitate technical interchange meetings and quarterly program reviews (PMRs); deliver executive-level briefings, as required
- Ensure the successful bed-down of mature technologies across the enterprise, determining long-term management strategies, configuration control, and integrated product support elements
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
