Capability Planning Manager Senior F-16 WAM (Top-Secret)

Overview

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Credence has an immediate opening for a Capability Planning Manager at the senior level 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.

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:

• Assist to interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate assignments within the context of the Government acquisition process.
• Support the planning and organizing of program/project activities and analysis and perform professional or technical work related to program management.
• Assist to plan, organize, complete, and present assessments of program/project management concepts, analyses, studies, and procedures.
• Assist to evaluate implications of existing or proposed projects, programs, processes, and policies/laws and recommend improvements.
• Assist to establish and maintain contacts between the program office, supporting government offices, other Contractors, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), ACC and higher headquarters' mid- to upper-level staff.
• Interface with appropriate weapon systems Contractor and DoD agencies to support the Fighter and Bomber Capability Planning Branch (WAO/WBO).
• Assist to investigate, analyze, plan, design, develop, implement, or evaluate solutions for project / program efforts and provide expert-level (determined by recommended experience and education requirements in 3.2.3) issue resolution and recommendation support to achieve desired program outcomes.
• Assist with the analysis of war fighter requirements with ACC and serve as key advisor to WAO/WBO branch leadership on mission-critical capability needs.
• Aupport and represent WAO/WBO interests in TIMs and working groups, serve as a liaison between user requirements and organic engineering activity, and engage in Core Capability Team (CCT) activities.
• Support and conduct studies and analysis of tradeoffs for incorporation of potential capabilities in future USAF platform capabilities.
• Assist to provide capability planning including, but not limited to, technology solution sets, strategy, cost savings, and sustainment in support of the USAF F-16 Division and the WAO/WBO portfolios of programs.
• Assist to identify and solve problems; aid in the influence of science and technology investment decisions; develop and execute a collaborative process bridging war fighter-identified capability needs to plan for acquisition of materiel solutions; support the trade-space evaluation of emerging capability needs, including system-of-systems assessments; identify and assess technology maturity and risk drivers; and incorporate comprehensive life-cycle planning.
• Assist to incorporate all capability planning actions required to span the entire product/system life cycle from pre-concept to disposal in support of future program technical needs with F-16 Integrated Product Team (IPT) and cross-cutting stakeholders' coordination.
• Support and conduct preparations and review pertinent data, coordinate with applicable managers, and finalize related documentation/information for verbal presentation of the plan status at required meetings. Meetings may include but are not limited to IPT meetings, Program Management Reviews (PMRs), TIMs, and other required conferences.
• Support analytic identification of needs and development of requirements for potential materiel solutions; initiation of high confidence acquisition programs via early systems engineering; early test and evaluation strategy development; technology and manufacturing maturity; assessments of life-cycle analyses, lifecycle cost estimates, and early acquisition intelligence engagement.
• Support and represent the interests of F-16 and the WAO/WBO portfolios of programs in the Service Core Function process.
• Build business relationships and assist to perform activities necessary to influence science and technology investment decisions favorable to F-16 and F/B interests through use and engagement with AFRL, the Innovative Research and Development (IR&D) website and National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC).

Requirements

• Must have at least an active top secret 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.
• USAF Major Command expertise, ideally at the HQ USAF or HQ ACC level as a background for understanding broad user war fighter requirements
• Expertise to include the following functional areas: program management, logistics, maintenance, supply, information management, and contracting

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