Senior Program Manager F-WAM; Top Secret

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Credence has an upcoming need for a Senior Program Manager who will be primarily responsible for supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center WAM (AFLCMC/WAM) directorate, F-16 division at WPAFB, OH.

F-16 “Viper” AFLCMC/WAM is headquartered at Hill Air Force Base with units located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Tyndall Air Force Base, Eglin Air Force Base, and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. The F-16 “Viper” is a multi-role fighter jet delivering air-to-air, air-to-ground, and surveillance capabilities for the United States Air Force (USAF) and Coalition Partners.

• Assist in risk management, cost, schedule, and performance of various software development efforts in a program management role, and report on them monthly through use of the Project Management Resource Tool (PMRT).
• Assist to interpret, organize, execute and coordinate assignments within the context of the Government acquisition process.
• Assist to explore software development and integration, definition of scope, and selection of problems for investigation.
• Support the program director at executive levels within the Government and other Contractor organizations, including major program reviews, inspections, conferences, and other program evaluations and major milestone events.
• Assist to establish and maintain contacts between the program office, supporting Government offices, other Contractors, and higher headquarters’ mid-to upper-level staff.
• Assist with the analysis of war fighter requirements with ACC and serve as key advisor to F-16 Division leadership on mission-critical capability trades.
• Support war fighter Urgent Operational Needs (UONs), and support UON execution teams through recommendation of accelerated test concepts, minimum levels of integration required to satisfy operational need, and trade-offs among risk, schedule, performance, and cost.
• Support the OFP software development and testing processes, interpreting user requirements, and possesses a thorough understanding of the MNFP cost-sharing process.
• Assist with strategic planning, program planning, systems integration, weapons integration, requirements assessment, and program evaluations.
• Assist to apply integration, communication, coordination, organizational, and planning expertise to technical and acquisition efforts across multiple F-16 integration activities.
• Support Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs) and working groups, serving as a liaison between user requirements and organic engineering activity.
• Assist to develop concise, coherent program status briefings to senior staff.
• Support the chief engineer in investigation and resolution of fielded program deficiencies, to include support of Crisis Management Teams (CMTs).
• Support and conduct studies and analysis of tradeoffs for incorporation of potential capabilities in future USAF OFP software.
• Advise and assist the Government with complex program management tasks, coordinating and managing…