FMS Program Manager (F-15)

The applicant shall apply a full range of acquisition program management philosophy, policies, and procedures, to perform a wide range of acquisition management activities in support of the existing and future F-15 Division aircraft programs.

Essential Job Functions:

The applicant shall have an understanding of current DoD and USAF-specific acquisition regulations, guidelines, and processes.

The applicant shall support the acquisition program management of full life cycle requirements, subsystems and equipment. The applicant shall write approved milestone documentation.

The applicant shall assist with the development of documents, such as, but not limited to, Memorandum of Agreements (MOAs), Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs), Statements of Objective (SOOs), PWSs, Statements of Work (SOWs), Requests for Proposal (RFP), Mission Needs Statements, Operational Requirements Documents (ORD), Initial Capabilities Documents (ICD), Capability Development Documents (CDD), Capability Production Documents (CPD), Milestone Documentation, Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), and Rapid Fielding Requirements Documents (RFRD).

The applicant shall support the review of proposals as assigned by the Government. The applicant shall assist with the following coordination of documentation between functional resources, including but not limited to, financial, management, procurement, engineering, and logistics) and assist with the consolidation of their inputs into common documents, and planning for the accomplishment of various program milestones.

The applicant shall participate in process improvement activities as members of, or advisors to Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and Product/Process Improvement Working Groups.

The applicant shall assist in the collection of programmatic inputs from weapons systems program offices for defining, developing, and managing the acquisition and development/upgrades to the various USAF and FMS F-15 aircraft configurations.

The applicant shall perform, as required, a non-voting, advisory role for program source selections on all acquisition-related requirements.

The applicant shall assist in determining program progress, effectively communicating recommendations orally and in writing to higher organizational management.

The applicant shall apply program knowledge for developing and coordinating responses to Enterprise Task Management Software Solution (ETMS2) taskers in response to internal and external program inquiries.

The applicant shall support key acquisition events and reviews as needed, such as: System Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), Technical Coordination Meetings (TCM), Functional Configuration Audits (FCA), Physical Configuration Audits (PCA), Production Readiness Reviews (PRR), milestone documentation development, and others as applicable.

The applicant shall assist in planning, organizing, and managing critical aspects of the development, production, and/or deployment of capabilities (including system-of-systems and families-of-systems), systems, subsystems, and equipment.

The applicant shall apply knowledge and experience in acquisition program management philosophy, policies, and procedures to DoD, USAF and sister service systems, subsystems, and equipment procurement activities, including prime mission equipment and Support Equipment (SE), post-award project/program management tasks, and acquisition programs throughout their life cycles.

The applicant shall assist in producing or reviewing products for program office use that include business case analyses, trade-off studies, estimates for program office acquisition and logistics requirements, written requirements documents for planned acquisitions, and acquisition strategies and plans.

The applicant shall provide milestone documentation support for documents defined in DoDI 5000.02 and as tailored by the program office and milestone decision authority. The applicant shall provide a program assessment for integration of documentation to ensure consistency with program strategy and consistency across all milestone documentation. The applicant shall provide inputs, draft, coordinate (with the appropriate F-15 Division programs and other Government agencies), adjudicate comments, and produce final versions of coordinated milestone documents and assessments. The applicant shall develop and collect technical data and inputs for staff summary packages to support coordination and signature of all associated documents for milestone approval.

The applicant shall support the development of contract strategies, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and the completion of a program risk assessment to document issues impinging on milestone execution.

The applicant shall provide support to develop market survey requirements, Life Cycle Support Plans (LCSP) and life-cycle cost estimates. The applicant shall support the development of executive briefings, and scheduling and coordinate through appropriate USAF and Government stakeholders. The applicant shall update the briefings and document meeting minutes.

The applicant shall perform analyses to support program strategy decisions and courses of action.

The applicant shall support the development, review, and approval process for requirements document development and the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System process and staffing.

The applicant shall assist in translating user requirements documents such as the CDD/CPD and Concept of Operations (CONOPS) into RFP documentation for the F-15 Division.

The applicant shall support Commander/Director Action Group processes including but not limited to, Monthly Acquisition Reports, Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES), and Selected Acquisition Reports. The applicant shall provide programmatic support for the using commands' requirements and planning councils or similar requirements review processes.

The applicant shall provide technical support, plan for, coordinate, and participate in integrated program reviews and conferences, including, but not limited to, executive, readiness, technical, budget, design, weapon system, resource, requirement working groups, supportability, and management reviews. The applicant shall support program briefings and reports by gathering information, preparing charts, presenting briefings, and providing other support as needed. The applicant support shall include the management of the action item process following each review.

The applicant shall assist in the review and analysis of prime weapon system and subapplicant Earned Value Management (EVM) systems.

The applicant shall provide support to process and complete AF Form 1067, Modification Proposal , activities. Effort includes logging, assigning review responsibilities, tracking completions, providing responses to the using command, and archiving results.

The applicant shall provide support to the directorate/division self-assessment program. Duties include, but are not limited to, preparing for the inspection, distributing checklist information to the checklist Points of Contacts (POC), developing and maintaining a checklist tracking and reporting system, monitoring checklist completion status, and recommending corrective actions.

The applicant shall assist with technical evaluation of the prime weapon system applicant and subapplicant proposal; continue to advise and assist Government PM after Undefinitized Contract Award (UCA) and contract definitization to provide continuity throughout the program life-cycle.

The applicant shall have knowledge of OFP software development and testing processes, interpreting user requirements, and a thorough understanding of the Multi-National Fighter Program cost sharing process. The applicant shall manage risk, cost, schedule, and performance of various OFP development efforts in a program management support role.

The applicant shall provide FMS expertise for various FMS programs within the F-15 Division that are in varied DoD acquisitions stages to include planning, execution, delivery, sustainment and program closure IAW DoD policies and guidelines.

The applicant shall assist with the monitoring, reviewing, analyzing and coordinating security assistance issues concerning DoD and non-DoD agencies to ensure compliance with established policies, Letters of Request (LOR), and Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOA), the Foreign Assistance Act, the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), ITAR, and other relevant legislation.

The applicant shall assist with pre-LOA Price and Availability (P&A) and LOA, SOO/SOW development/editing, and reviewing of proposals as assigned by the Government. The applicant shall assist with reviews of various acquisition documents, export licenses, or other documentation submitted by the prime or original equipment manufacturers for Government review; and shall assist with release and coordination of Government responses.

The applicant shall assist with the implementation and execution of assigned LOAs IAW the AECA, Security Assistance Management Manual, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Manual 5105.38-M and complete assigned projects with no or minimal assistance.

The applicant shall provide support utilizing the Defense Security Assistance Management System (DSAMS), the Virtual Human Resource (VHR) and the Manpower Requirements Package (including the Manpower, Travel and Data Sheet ((MTDS)).

The applicant shall provide acquisition expertise and advice to Security Assistance Program Managers (SAPMs), line managers, and functional team members across all phases of the acquisition process and insight into areas relating to acquisition policy, streamlining, management, and lessons learned. The applicant shall ensure requirements are identified to provide initial support for new acquisitions or modifications of weapon systems through sustainment and disposal.

The applicant shall work with functional managers, outside agencies, applicant personnel, and others to support the program. applicant personnel shall act as a liaison with functional directorates concerning preparation of technical material, management presentations and gather material in support of meetings, minutes, agendas, and compilation of briefings.

The applicant shall establish and operate a system to monitor the status of program action items and track corrective actions for program milestones and goals.

Required Skills:

Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.

A High School Diploma plus 15 years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the PWS labor category performance requirements, 8 of which must be in the DoD, Bachelor's Degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 5 of which must be in the DoD, or a Master's/Doctorate Degree in a related field and 10 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 5 years of which must be in the DoD.

Active Secret Security Clearance.

The applicant shall have 8+ years experience and time in FMS-related positions.

The applicant shall have working knowledge of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), transportation plan development, and the Defense Transportation System.

The applicant shall have an understanding of the Congressional Notification and Release in Principle/Release in Specific (RIP/RIS) approval process and support the program office in working through these processes.
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