ACAT Test Senior Program Manager

Requisition Number: 21450

Required Travel: 11 - 25%

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $124,470.00 - $175,000.00

Security Clearance: TS/SCI

Level of Experience: Senior

This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII's Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems.

HII works within our nation's intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.

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Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense - the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that's right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.

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Job Description

HII - Mission Technologies Corp. is looking for a Senior Program Manager Execution Support - Test Specialist to support the B-21 Program Office, located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Its imperative that this person have hands-on government lab/ground/flight test execution experience to manage a full range of acquisition program management tasks in support of AFLCMC/WB procurement, financial management and planning, systems engineering, test, production, security, contracting, and logistics for existing and future programs across the weapon system lifecycle.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Assist with the development and maintenance of all manner of program documentation
• Support the review of proposals
• Support a non-voting advisory role for program source selections
• Support coordination of documentation between functional organizations inside and outside AFLCMC/WB.
• Support program milestone planning and preparation
• Support risk management and process improvement
• Support meetings internal and external to AFLCMC/WB
• Support evaluation and communication of program progress in writing, in briefings, and in discussions with AFLCMC/WB Program Office and higher management
• Develop and coordinate responses to taskers in response to internal and external program inquiries.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree and 13 years of relevant DoD acquisition experience OR a minimum of 15 years of relevant DoD acquisition experience and a Bachelor's degree; OR High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 25 years of relevant DoD acquisition experience.
• Five (5) of these years must have been in an acquisition program office on an ACAT I or ACAT II DoD acquisition program as either Program/Project Manager (PM), deputy PM, or Integrated Product Team (IPT) lead and must have occurred within two (2) years of selection for employment under this contract.
• Four (4) years' experience in a SAP and/or SCI environment
• DoD test acquisition experience, though less than four (4) years of SAP experience is acceptable.
• Two years in a test leadership or management role in the last five (5) years
• Experience developing test strategies for ACAT I, ACAT II, or equivalent development programs
• Experience testing consistent with AFI 99-103 in areas such as air vehicle, mission systems, cyber, software, and logistics Test and Evaluation
• Familiarization with AFMAN 63-119 and integrated Developmental Test/Operational Test
• Experience managing the stand-up, planning, and execution of EMD flight test programs on an ACAT I, ACAT II, or equivalent development program
• Experience developing and coordinating DoD 5000.02 acquisition milestone plans and associated reporting documentation for one or more ACAT I and/or ACAT II acquisition programs
• Active TS/SCI clearance.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience preparing documentation, presentation materials, and staff packages to support acquisition milestone coordination and decisions.
• Experience staffing acquisition planning documentation and reports at the HQ-AF and DoD levels
• Experience developing and supporting executive-level (O-7 and SES) briefings as well as scheduling and coordinating acquisition documents, reports, and briefings with senior Air Force and government stakeholders.
• Experience with the Earned Value Management System on one or more ACAT I and/or ACAT II acquisition programs
• Desired that the candidate be a graduate of a formal Test Pilot School

The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.

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