412 TMG Support (LVL 3 PMS) JSF System Administrator

About the role

This is a 412 Test Wing project management position capable of performing duties independently to assist in the management of numerous Research Development Test & Evaluation projects for fighter aircraft. These projects span various Project Management phases, including planning, provisioning, analysis, and reporting.

Provides expertise in acquisition Project Management and general organizational workflow (philosophy, policies, and procedures) to support procurement activities, project/program management tasks, acquisition programs, and organizational activities. Support excludes counseling, mentoring, judgmental/discretionary decisions, or supervision of Government personnel.

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge of weapons integration and flight test disciplines and processes, including DoD and Air Force system, subsystem, and equipment acquisition, program management procedures, and techniques for development, procurement, production, logistics support, and employment of acquired systems.
• Perform program management functions, coordinating tasks across engineering, program control, configuration management, test, manufacturing, quality assurance, and integrated logistics support.
• Develop, analyze, and report on acquisition strategy methodologies, progress, and mitigation strategies to achieve desired performance.
• Schedule, guide, and coordinate participation to establish military, economic, and technical bases for acquisition programs throughout conceptual, validation, engineering, manufacturing, production, and deployment phases.
• Prioritize, research, and analyze daily tasks with objectives that may be unclear or require consultation with subject matter experts (SMEs) to determine the best course of action.
• Manage variables and programmatic risks, including creating "what-if" scenarios.
• Oversee tasks in a multi-customer, multi-project environment with independent and team activities under critical time constraints, congressional oversight, and real-world security and safety implications.

Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in the applicable discipline, with a master’s degree (or equivalent work experience).
• Experience in project management for advanced fighter aircraft flight test or other DoD flight test programs, including project cost, schedule, performance, and risk analysis/assessment and management plans.
• Demonstrated ability to develop project baselines, Statements of Capability, Program Introduction Documents, Flying Hour Programs, test schedules, briefings, reports, and other planning/provisioning tasks for flight test requirements.
• Active U.S. SECRET clearance (minimum) and eligibility for a government security investigation.
• Valid driver’s license (required for company business travel).

Qualification Substitutions: 12 years of work experience may substitute for a master’s degree, or a bachelor’s degree plus 8 years of work experience may substitute for a master’s degree.

Skills

• Project management for DoD flight test programs.
• Acquisition strategy development and reporting.
• Coordination across engineering, program control, configuration management, test, manufacturing, and logistics.
• Risk analysis and mitigation planning.
• Technical understanding of weapons integration and flight test disciplines.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Paid vacation, Paid Time Off (PTO), or Paid Sick Leave (PSL) based on state laws.
• Paid holidays.
• Life insurance.

Pay

Up to $99,200.

Schedule

• Full-time.
• Occasional travel for meetings, trainings, and site visits.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Ability to lift up to 15 pounds at times.