Manufacturing Subject Matter Expert

About the role

The Candidate will provide multi-disciplinary engineering support and will apply knowledge and experience in engineering principles, criteria, and procedures to Air Force systems, subsystems, and equipment procurement activities, post award project/program management tasks, and acquisition programs throughout their life cycles.

Responsibilities

• Support and develop large, major, and complex classified procurement requirements
• Maintain a Top Secret level clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access with Counterintelligence Polygraph
• Provide services as described below to support DoD acquisition program management requirements
• Stand up manufacturing capability and produce aircraft on an ACAT I or equivalent development program
• Assist program offices with implementing and executing manufacturing readiness assessments per the DoD Manufacturing Readiness Level Guide
• Government oversight of prime contractor and subcontractor manufacturing teams
• Level III Acquisition Professional Development Program certification
• Support development and review of the full range of documentation and products required by DoDI 5000.02
• Affirm execution of the USAF Airworthiness process per MILHDBK-516 and the AF Life-Cycle Systems Engineering (LCSE) and Operational Safety, Suitability, and Effectiveness (OSS&E) processes as prescribed by AFMCI 63-1201
• Sustain implementation of Air Force Integrity Programs
• Support requirements development, allocation, and verification
• Support review and evaluation of DoD’s system design, analyses, and verification documentation and reports
• Gather and develop technical and business data necessary to build and, as required, present program briefs
• Support program meetings, working groups, and technical and business reviews as needed
• Analyze equipment and software performance deficiencies and make recommendations for corrective actions
• Sustain development of contract and documentation changes and updates
• Support source selections in a technical advisory role as requested

Qualifications

• 10-12 years of progressive experience supporting and developing large, major, and complex classified procurement requirements
• Top Secret level clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access with Counterintelligence Polygraph
• Chief Engineer level air vehicle engineering skills and credentials
• Knowledge and experience standing up manufacturing capability and producing aircraft on an ACAT I or equivalent development program