Program Manager F-16 WAM (Top Secret) - PID 81

Credence•Wpafb, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Credence has an immediate opening for a Senior Program Manager supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center WAM (AFLCMC/WAM) F-16 division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The role supports F-16 program activities, including Foreign Military Sales and the Multi-National Fighter Program, and involves program management, software development and integration, testing, requirements, and coordination across Government, contractor, and international stakeholders. The position supports risk, cost, schedule, and performance management for F-16 Operational Flight Program software efforts; acquisition and integration activities; urgent operational needs; and current and future aircraft capabilities. The manager coordinates with program leadership, engineering teams, users, contractors, and Government organizations, and prepares program assessments, cost estimates, status briefings, and meeting materials. Work also includes supporting software development and testing, weapons and sensor integration, fielded-program deficiency resolution, and the transition to an organic F-16 software development capability.

Requirements

Active Top Secret clearance.
One of the following education and experience combinations: a master's degree in a related field and at least 10 years of relevant technical or professional experience, including at least five years in DoD; a bachelor's degree in a related field and at least 12 years of relevant experience, including five years in DoD; or 15 years of directly related experience with proper certifications, including eight years in DoD.
At least 10 years of fighter/bomber or related aircraft experience, with detailed knowledge of USAF program requirements; at least five years of direct F-16 experience is recommended.
Understanding of fighter weapons systems integration, operational employment, weapons capabilities, and software development processes.
USAF Major Command expertise, ideally at HQ USAF or HQ ACC, to support understanding of broad warfighter requirements.
Experience supporting requirements of allied foreign governments in an international environment is recommended.
Experience with F-16 avionics and weapons capabilities, complex weapon integration, aircraft operations and employment, PVI development, OFP software requirements and MNFP development processes, aircraft mission and support equipment, aircraft configurations and capabilities, aircraft subsystems, systems integration, and advanced sensor integration.
At least five years of experience in test and test management, including software development.
Fighter aircraft operational knowledge.
Senior-leader-level experience at HQ USAF or HQ ACC.
Ten years of experience with user requirements, test planning, management, certification, and evaluation.

Nice To Haves

At least five years of direct F-16 experience is recommended.
Knowledge and experience working in an international environment supporting allied foreign-government requirements is recommended.
USAF Major Command expertise, ideally at HQ USAF or HQ ACC.

Responsibilities

Assist with risk, cost, schedule, and performance management for software development efforts and report monthly using the Project Management Resource Tool (PMRT).
Interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate assignments within the Government acquisition process.
Support the program director at executive-level reviews, inspections, conferences, evaluations, and major milestone events.
Maintain contacts among the program office, supporting Government offices, contractors, and higher-headquarters staff.
Analyze warfighter requirements with ACC and advise F-16 and System Program Office leadership on mission-critical capability trade-offs.
Support Urgent Operational Needs (UONs), including recommending accelerated test concepts, minimum integration levels, and trade-offs among risk, schedule, performance, and cost.
Support Operational Flight Program (OFP) software development, testing, requirements interpretation, and the Multi-National Fighter Program cost-sharing process.
Assist with strategic and program planning, systems and weapons integration, requirements assessment, and program evaluations.
Coordinate technical and acquisition activities across multiple F-16 integration efforts; support Technical Interchange Meetings and working groups as a liaison between user requirements and engineering activities.
Develop concise program status briefings and prepare and review information for presentations at IPT meetings, Program Management Reviews, TIMs, and other conferences.
Support the F-16 Chief Engineer in investigating and resolving fielded-program deficiencies, including Crisis Management Team activities.
Conduct or support trade studies and analyses for potential capabilities in future USAF and FMS software.
Advise the Government on complex program management tasks, coordinate multiple contracts, identify annual funding requirements, and assist with project cost estimates and configuration management.
Investigate, analyze, plan, design, develop, implement, and evaluate solutions across program management, logistics, maintenance, supply, financial management, test, security, information management, and contracting areas.
Support international programs and implementation of foreign-government requirements.
Support F-16 avionics and weapons capabilities, complex weapon integration, aircraft operations and employment, PVI development, OFP software requirements and processes, aircraft support equipment and configurations, subsystems, systems integration, and advanced sensor integration.
Coordinate upgrade identification and requirements development for new USAF hardware integration and software development programs; complete technical assessments and assist with cost estimates.
Support Government/contractor work-share agreements between LM Aero and organic software development at OO-ALC, including coordination of advanced sensors, weapons, and electronic warfare subsystem integration.
Support transition and stand-up of an organic F-16 software development capability, including coordination of unique requirements and funding timelines.
Assist with test execution, integration, and sustainment for software upgrades, including AGCAS integration in current OFP software.
Support the Avionics System Requirements Review Conference and Cockpit Review Team process for initial requirements definition and PVI development supporting HQ ACC initiatives.
Bridge acquisition and user communities, including military pilots, navigators, weapons systems officers, and software developers.
Manage software supporting AESA radar design try-out activities for radar risk reduction.
Serve as lead technical advisor to the F-16 materiel leader, supporting senior leaders in identifying cost efficiencies for aircraft trainer and simulator programs.