Hybrid Technical Planning Project Manager, F-35 JPO Future Capabilities and Technology

at Serco

• Job title: Technical Planning Project Manager, F-35 JPO Future Capabilities and Technology
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $119,574 - $199,291 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Crystal City, United States

About the role

• Technical Planning Project Manager supporting the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program in Crystal City, VA. Responsibilities include intelligence support, requirements management, and collaboration with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assist FCAT in providing all intelligence support required across the three Intel pillars of Threat, Intel Supportability Analysis (SA), and Intel Disclosure/Release by supporting every aspect of the program.
• Assist FCAT in serving as the designated liaison between the Program and the Services and Intel community; providing constantly updated current and forecast threat information to stakeholders to drive requirements and engineering analysis.
• Assist FCAT in ensuring all intelligence equities involved with fielding and exporting F-35 (e.g., intelligence mission data) are defined, engineered, and sustained
• Assist FCAT in managing the Pre-PoR F-35 Air System Requirements and in creating, maintaining, and promulgating a comprehensive Roadmap to inform the PMOs of risks and opportunities for the F-35 Program.
• Assist FCAT in developing the F-35 Flight Plan which provides an integrated strategy for F-35 capabilities focusing on Participant’s future requirements over the next five to ten years and ensuring warfighter capability need dates are being clearly communicated to the PoR activities within the JPO.
• Assist FCAT in maturing and recommending for approval all new F-35 requirements, developing the Flight Plan and New Capabilities Decision Memoranda.
• Assist FCAT in researching and assisting in development of technology through discovery, sponsorship, candidate studies and analysis, maturation, prototyping, experimentation, demonstration, and transition for relevant technology solutions for consideration and prioritizing to transition into the F-35 PoR.
• Assist FCAT in developing strategy for incorporating capability requirements defined by the Air Systems Requirements (ASR) team and technology developed by the R&T team into an acquisition program that is ready to be incorporated into the PoR and transitioned to the PMOs for execution.
• Assist FCAT in integrating research and emerging policy in National Defense Strategy, global geo-political domains, warfighting tactics, operations, kill chain, applied technology domain, global business, and market practices into F-35 JPO Program Strategy as well as in providing effective coaching and maintains strategic dialogue with JPO and external stakeholders.
• Assist FCAT in leading Requirements Working Group (RWG), Operational Advisory Group (OAG), Senior Warfighter Group (SWG), JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) Executive Steering Board (JESB) and in assisting with Configuration Steering Board (CSB) and requirements portion of the U.S. Executive Steering Group.
• Assist FCAT in providing applicable acquisition documentation and planning materials to the PMOs for execution, in collaboration with the PMOs.

Requirements

• The ability to provide onsite support at the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) located in Crystal City, VA a minimum of 2-3 days per week, each week.
• Onsite days in the JPO office may increase to provide onsite support up to 5 days per week to support the needs of the customer.
• Exact days in office at the JPO must be coordinated with F-35 customer and approved by your Serco manager.
• Experience in program management, technical or business analysis discipline, in weapon systems acquisition and life cycle management.
• A minimum of four (4) years out of six (6) of recent work experience related to analysis and planning.
• At least two (2) years in support of a Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP).
• Bachelor’s degree in related field or discipline, or associate degree plus four years of program management, or technical/business analysis experience (total of 10 years).
• Possesses significant communication (including briefing/presentation) and networking skills, including familiarity with virtual tools.
• Understanding of DoD Acquisition processes, requirements development, and technology transition / insertion planning.
• An understanding of other engineering and scientific disciplines, fleet operational concepts, the defense systems acquisition process, the Defense Department Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process.
• Knowledge and understanding of the U.S. DoD budgetary processes over the FYDP.
• Experience collaborating with international programs and governments.
• An active DoD Secret security clearance.
• Up to 25% travel.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Robust vacation and sick leave benefits, and flexible work arrangements where permitted by role or contract
• 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy, including pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Employee Assistance Plan that includes counseling conditions