Operations Support Air Vehicle F-35 DIV (JPO) - 1.1.07

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

At Credence, we support our clients’ mission-critical needs, powered by technology. We provide cutting-edge solutions, including AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to the largest defense and health federal organizations. Through partnership and trust, we increase mission success for war-fighters and secure our nation for a better future.

We are privately held, are repeatedly recognized as a top place to work, and have been on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for the last 12 years. We practice servant leadership and believe that by focusing on the success of our clients, team members, and partners, we all achieve greater success.

Credence has an immediate opening for an Operations Support Air Vehicle at the senior level to support the F-35 WJ Directorate (AFLCMC/WJ) in Fort Worth, TX 76127.

The AFLCMC/WJ directorate contains the ALFCMC airmen that support the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) mission. This support is across all disciplines to include program management, engineering, and logistics. The support is provided at a variety of locations including Wright Patterson AFB, National Capital Region, Hill AFB, Fort Worth TX, and Tinker AFB. One mission within AFLCMC/WJ is the Lightning Support Center (LSC). The LSC is the F-35 JPO’s sustainment execution authority, providing support for the F-35 global fleet, including United States’ services, international partners, foreign military sales (FMS) aircraft. LSC comprises six functional areas focused on warfighter readiness requirements: logistics capability delivery, sustainment supply, maintenance modifications, support equipment, business operations, and global fleet operations.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below:

• Assess and support the needs of fielded aircraft, training devices, support equipment, and software products through management of maintenance, repair, and overhaul of air vehicle and sub-systems through both organic activities (Service/Partner Nation) and/or selection of product support providers (PSPs) to enable best performance and value for the enterprise.
• Support air vehicle operations as the link between the field, both onshore and offshore, depot, Lightning Support Team (LST), and OEMs in providing assistance, technical support, instructions, and demonstrations to ensure warfighter needs are being forecasted and met.
• Support the fielding and bed-down actions required for site activations and deployments, and continually assess the effects of fleet demand, available personnel levels, and operational tempo.
• Provide focused metrics to drive Air Vehicle Operations IPT decision making and performance.
• Provide fifth-generation fighter logistics IT system analytical capability to support air vehicle configuration and metrics monitoring.
• Provide support to LO sub-system capability and planning as an additional attribute of the Air Vehicle Operations IPT competency.
• Provide continual assessment of the effects of fleet demand, available personnel levels, and operational tempo to support effective management of support operations and continuous process improvement plans.
• Determine optimal depot capacity and existing and future contracts for specific capacity and capabilities, and accurately forecast depot demand requirements to correctly size depot capacity.
• Provide support for the management of Mod War Room processes to plan capacity and schedule modifications.
• Develop and provide oversight of the management plan for maintenance induction activities, including work scope, planned level of disassembly, retrofits and redesign, induction forecast, and fleet-wide induction scheduling.
• Monitor the execution of modification retrofit schedules and ensure the aircraft movement coordination process with the warfighter is executed.
• Assist with the development of the management plan for depot-level maintenance, repair, and overhaul of air vehicle, propulsion systems, and support equipment.
• Provide management and oversight planning for testing, inspection, and developments in accordance with Lead the Fleet schedules and requirements completion.
• Assist with effective O/O+ maintenance and depot-level maintenance scheduling and plans within the aircraft Maintenance Divisions.
• Provide management and oversight of contracting for commercial maintenance activity process planning and execution.
• Assist in ensuring the maintenance-related Action Request (AR) handling, disposition, and resolution process is effective within the organization, including coordination as required.

Requirements

Education, Requirements and Qualifications:

• Must have at least an active or current secret security clearance.
• Master’s or Doctorate Degree in a related field and ten (10) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five (5) years of which must be in the DoD;
• OR Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and twelve (12) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five (5) years of which must be in the DoD;
• OR fifteen (15) years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the PWS labor category performance requirements, eight (8) years of which must be in the DoD.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development