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Credence · 4 hours ago

Program Support Specialist Senior F-16 WAM

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

Credence is a company that supports mission-critical needs through technology, providing solutions for defense and health federal organizations. The Program Support Specialist will be responsible for supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center WAM directorate, focusing on the F-16 program and its integration efforts.

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Responsibilities

Perform an integral role in assisting requirements definition with higher HQ; serve as key advisor to program leadership on targeting pod critical capability trades as required

Support government fielding of targeting pod capabilities on the F-16 by interfacing with HQ ACC divisions, targeting pod program offices, AF sustainment centers and major defense Contractors, DT&E and OT&E test organizations, ANG/AFRES headquarters/test organization, and the internal F-16 functional organizations

Assist to manage integration test execution for the Sniper XR, Sniper Sensor Enhanced, LITENING Gen 4, and LITENING Sensor Enhanced targeting pods with F-16 software programs

Support the branch management in risk, cost, schedule, and performance of various targeting pod integration efforts in a program management role

Support the planning and organizing of program/project activities and analysis and perform professional or technical work related to program management

Assist to plan, organize, complete, and present assessments of program/project management concepts, analyses, studies, and procedures

Assist to evaluate implications of existing or proposed projects, programs, processes, and policies/laws and recommend improvements

Assist to analyze status changes and rapidly build integration schedule changes to mitigate both F-16 and pod schedule shifts

Assist with performing schedule and status analysis across Pod, weapons, and M-Series (F-16 Specific Post Block OFP Software) (F-16 Pre-Block is System Capability Upgrade (SCU)) software programs for the F-16 fleet to develop and provide an analytical product to assist higher HQ deployment scheduling

Assist with cost estimating for targeting pod and/or weapons integration and test and support financial cost estimator development of F-16 USAF program cost estimates and budget submissions

Assist to perform estimates to ensure sufficient funding to execute out-of-cycle integration of targeting pod and/or weapons with F-16 OFP software

Assist to analyze situation and provide recommendations for cost savings to government action officers through combining efforts, using organic resources and alternate contracting approaches

The Contractor shall assist in drafting Procuring Contracting Officer Letters (PCOLs) with appropriate and clear task descriptions/completion criteria. The Contractor shall assist to develop task cost estimates for the CO to support proper management of a time and materials instrument

Assist to identify requirements and ensure the timely delivery of operations and maintenance technical orders occur with each targeting pod and/or weapons update

Inform management and program stakeholders with concise, coherent fielding recommendations and configuration change and program status briefings to senior staff

Support, as required, UON execution teams by identifying requirements, recommending trade-offs among risk, schedule, performance, and cost to accelerate integration required to satisfy operational need

Serve as an advisor to the F-16 Materiel Leader and support senior leadership efforts in identifying cost efficiencies for aircraft trainer/simulator programs

Qualification

Program ManagementCost EstimationIntegration TestingRisk ManagementTechnical AnalysisCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

Assist requirements definition with higher HQ; serve as key advisor to program leadership on targeting pod critical capability trades as required