Government-Furnished Equipment/ Property Support, Senior F-16 WA

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Credence has an immediate opening for a Government-Furnished Equipment/ Property Support, Senior who will be primarily responsible for supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center WAM (AFLCMC/WAM) directorate, F-16 division at Wright Patterson AFB, 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.

The F-16 program has the largest Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program in U.S. history producing over 4,500 jets for 24 countries. Each F-16 FMS case is uniquely tailored to country requirements / development / funding. Presently, FMS production orders exist through 2030. Additionally, the F-16 program includes the Multi-National Fighter Program (MNFP). MNFP is not a typical FMS program, but a unique, cooperative USAF and development program implemented through the FMS process under the framework of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). MNFP began in 1975 with the countries of Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway; Portugal joined in 200.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below:

• The Government-Furnished Equipment/Property Support, Senior shall assist to prepare, monitor, review, analyze and coordinate FMS documentation in compliance with established USG and FMS policy and procedures.
• Shall support all GFE tasks and requirements to completion. The Contractor shall support as a liaison with widely dispersed team members in preparing technical materials, briefings slides, handouts, minutes, letters, reports and agendas. The Contractor shall assist in performing trade-off studies as required to determine the best method between GFE and Contractor Furnished Equipment (CFE) for cost effectiveness and meeting schedule requirements to support the FMS customer.
• Provide FMS LOA support. The Contractor shall assist to produce products that include the evaluation of technical proposals, input for acquisition strategies, plans and property status reports.
• Assist in accomplishing requirements, determination, scheduling and procurement planning for GFE and alternate mission equipment in support of FMS assigned programs. The Contractor shall assist in the review and evaluating of contract proposals for GFE requirements, track shipment, delivery and other issues of production installed GFE to include repair and return of all GFE.
• Assist to review and advise program office authorities on all ACSN, CCPs, and ECPs for impact to GFE. The Contractor shall assist to conduct studies to determine if need dates for GFE need can be achieved or, if required, develop work around solutions to prevent shortages to the production line. The Contractor shall assist in evaluating the need for, and disposition of, special buying tooling and special test equipment in support of aircraft production testing. The Contractor shall manage all acquisition, modification, transportation and existing GFE processes.
• Shall assist to review draft and final production and non-production DD Form 610 lists to assess USG ability to support the program. The Contractor shall assist to update the program DD Form 610 as changes occur. The Contractor shall assist to closely monitor and track assets for the F-16 program office. The Contractor shall support the USG, prime weapon system Contractor and engineering personnel to ensure contracts essential to the program are in place.
• Assist in the procurement of items through the USG item manager, MILSTRIP or other contract methods/actions as required. The Contractor shall assist to accomplish procurement milestone planning, status tracking, database management, metrics development, schedule execution and test asset utility management. The Contractor shall assist to continually assess the weapon system Contractor's efforts for items the GFP manager is responsible for by keeping abreast of system schedules, performance progress, and timely resolution of logistical risks and issues. The Contractor shall assist to develop mitigation plans when appropriate to provide cost and schedule impacts to production.
• Assist in control transportation for the program through issuance of transportation control numbers, and tracking the delivery of items from all LOA lines. The Contractor shall assist to coordinate with the foreign customer and USG Contractors to research all missing and lost items procured from all LOA lines including those items returned for repair. The Contractor shall support all team and GFP meetings as necessary to execute the requirements of the LOAs.
• Shall assist to prepare GFP inputs for program documentation including the SOW and other documents, as required. The Contractor shall assist to develop risk management plans and strategies, and present results during program briefings with the country customer, management and higher headquarters.

Requirements

• Minimum of an active Secret security clearance.
• Master's or Doctoral Degree in a related field and a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, at least five (5) of which must be in the DoD
• OR, Bachelor's Degree in a related field and a minimum of twelve (12) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five (5) of which must be in the DoD
• OR, a minimum of fifteen (15) years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the PWS labor category performance requirements, eight (8) of which must be in the DoD.
• Specialized Experience: Recommend understand the specialized FMS process and FMS unique documentation requirements including, but not limited to, the LOR, LOA, and mission designation series support. Recommend an in-depth understanding of the USG FM and contracting processes and associated data products. Recommend hands-on experience in the Military Standard Requisition and Issue Process (MILSTRIP) procedures as well as extensive knowledge of acquisition, supply and transportation processes. Recommend specialized experience in the development of GFE and buyer-furnished equipment listings in support of all phases of integration for LOA requirements.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development