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Principal Program Manager

Odyssey Systems Consulting Group

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Hanscom AFB, MA
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Job Description

Position Summary

Odyssey Systems is seeking a Principal Program Manager to support the WIW Wedgetail Division within PEO ISR-SOF, with primary emphasis on the ACIP Program (Advanced Comms). This role supports AWACS and Wedgetail modernization initiatives and focuses on delivering acquisition program management support across cost, schedule, performance, and risk management functions for mission-critical airborne communication systems.

Responsibilities

In this Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) role, the selected candidate will provide expert-level acquisition and program management support to Government leadership, ensuring mission success through disciplined execution, regulatory compliance, strategic planning, and coordination across stakeholders, contractors, and operational users.
Duties to include but not limited to:
  • Provide acquisition program management support to Program Managers and IPT Leads.
  • Help execute cost, schedule, and performance objectives across programs.
  • Analyze program health and recommend corrective actions.
  • Assist with acquisition strategies, technical planning, and risk assessments.
  • Support Government program offices and contractors during development execution.
  • Prepare and review RFPs, SOWs, SRDs, and CDRLs.
  • Review acquisition documents such as APBs, LCSPs, ADMs, milestone briefings, and risk plans.
  • Prepare reports required under DoDI 5000 guidance.
  • Support Monthly Activity Reports, DAES, SARs, and Acquisition Baselines.
  • Lead risk identification, mitigation planning, and risk board support.
  • Correlate EVM data with Integrated Master Schedules (IMS).
  • Track contractor deliverables and schedules.
  • Support Middle Tier Acquisition and Urgent Capability acquisition efforts.
  • Review Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and contractor proposals.
  • Support funding actions using PRs, MIPRs, Purchase Orders, CCaR, IDECS, and EDA.
  • Prepare executive briefings, graphics, and program status updates.
  • Support Mission Planning Environment (MPE) program execution.
  • Ensure capabilities align to aircraft testing and OFP schedules.
  • Advise leadership on DoD and Air Force acquisition policy.


Qualifications

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Minimum Required Qualifications

Clearance: Must have an be able to maintain a Secret Clearance

Education: Bachelor's Degree in a related field and 25 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 12 years of which must be in the DoD, OR,
    • 30 years directly related experience, 20 years of which must be in the DoD.
Technical Skills
  • DoD acquisition processes and documentation (DoDI 5000)
  • Earned Value Management (EVM) and Integrated Master Schedules (IMS)
  • Risk management and mitigation planning
  • Acquisition documentation (RFPs, SOWs, SRDs, CDRLs, APBs, LCSPs, ADMs)
  • Funding and financial execution tools (PRs, MIPRs, CCaR, IDECS, EDA)
  • Program reporting (DAES, SARs, Monthly Activity Reports)
Interpersonal Skills
  • Ability to advise senior leadership on acquisition strategy and policy
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for executive briefings
  • Ability to coordinate across Government, contractors, and operational users
  • Leadership in Integrated Product Team (IPT) environments
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Additional Information

Location: Hanscom AFB, MA

Travel: 10%

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Company Overview

Odyssey is a world-class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military's operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.

Odyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares , a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Please Note:

Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.

This position is filled through continuous recruitment and will remain open until a sufficient pool of applications has been received.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, Tricare supplement, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, employee assistance program, learning and development benefit, paid time off, and holidays.

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Odyssey Systems’ portfolio of successful projects demonstrates our ability to efficiently plan, staff, and manage efforts of all scopes and sizes. Our employees provide tailored functional expertise in technology, engineering, and management principles. We offer vast experience in acquisition strategy development and document generation; source selection support; cost, schedule, and performance management; systems engineering and analysis; risk management; cost/benefit and earned value analysis; computer-based training development; communication planning and operations; and lifecycle sustainment and product support. Odyssey also offers research and acquisition support services to the DoD medical domain, leading DoD medical mission support through several prime services contracts.

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Job Category
Management
Clearance Level
Secret