Acquisition Program Manager

OPEN TO ALL QUALIFIED US CITIZENS. This announcement will be accepting applications until 11:45 PM EST, 22 October 2026.

The AFRL Technology Transition Office (TTO), Advanced Technology Development (ATD) Division seeks to fill a DO-02 (GS-12/13 or equiv)/DO-03 (GS-14 or equiv) position of Acquisition Program Manager located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

• WARTECH Pipeline:
  Directs the systems engineering and transition-planning processes required to take early-stage concepts and build them into executable, transformational, and transition-ready acquisition programs.
• Vanguard Pipeline:
  Leads high-visibility DAF Vanguards and Vanguard Prospects through system-level experimentation, advanced technology demonstration, and accelerated transition to operational programs.
• Provides advice and counsel to subject-matter experts from across AFRL.
• Assesses technical and operational challenges and identifies comprehensive acquisition approaches for rapid program stand up, execution, and capability transition.
• Sets a vision for success and establishes programmatic cadence to track, evaluate, and manage the program.
• Utilizes novel and creative acquisition approaches to meet pressing warfighter needs; applies best-known acquisition, contracting and finance approaches for rapid capability development within an agile program execution framework.
• Works with program team to produce cost estimates and POM inputs supporting programmatic needs; advocates for funding and executes dollars in accordance with the DoD Financial Management Regulation (FMR).
• Leads multidisciplinary teams in the planning, creation, and execution of program schedules; identifies key milestones, delivery dates and technology transition timelines; utilizes schedule to track and communicate programmatic progress.
• Leads program teams in the creation and execution of contracts supporting programmatic objectives.
• Establishes processes to identify, manage, and adequately communicate programmatic risks to leadership.
• Regularly interface with leadership and staff to establish strategies and plans and achieve objectives set forth in ATD strategy within the prescribed timeline.
• Integrates the efforts of government staff and contractor teams both internally and externally.
• Provides technical and programmatic guidance to team members regarding program issues and promotes team building internal and external to the program.
• Builds team cohesion with internal members and external stakeholders; garners support for execution and smooth transition from future transition partners and the user community.
• Builds team cohesion and collaboration across the executing organizations (Government and Industry).

• Track obligations/expenditures.
• Update schedules and track progress to milestones.
• Identify resource gaps (funding, people, space etc.).
• Receive and evaluate contract deliverables.
• Steer contractor execution.
• Respond to AFRL and Pentagon taskers.
• Manage dependencies and risk.

• U.S. Citizenship:
  Required for all applicants.
• Security Clearance:
  Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.
• Drug Testing:
  Incumbent may be subject to random drug testing as a condition of employment.
• Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  Must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the DO-02 (GS-12/13 or equiv) grade level in Federal service.
• Specialized experience is defined as:
  Experience managing complex technology programs, guiding advanced programs through systems engineering and transition-planning processes (such as WARTECH), or leading high-visibility technology demonstrations (such…