Junior Program Manager, F-35- Crystal City, VA

F-35 Program ManagerSerco is excited to continue our support for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Office (JPO). This contract provides program management support in support of the full acquisition lifecycle of the F-35 program, to include development, production, and sustainment. The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) is a joint, multi-national program and is the Department of Defense's (DoD) focal point for defining affordable next generation strike aircraft weapon systems among the United States (U.S.) Air Force (USAF), U.S. Navy (USN), U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), and U.S. allies currently composed of seven (7) cooperative international partners: the United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Denmark, and Norway; as well as Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. The F-35 is the next generation strike fighter bringing cutting-edge technologies to the battle-space of the future. The F-35's advanced airframe, autonomic logistics, avionics, propulsion systems, stealth, and firepower will ensure that the F-35 is the most affordable, lethal, supportable and survivable aircraft ever to be used by so many warfighters around the world. The JPO is a product-aligned organization comprised of Program Management Offices (PMOs) designed to deliver five major products across the acquisition lifecycle: Air Vehicle, Propulsion, Combat Data Systems, Training Systems & Simulation, and Maintenance Systems.Our Program Manager, located at Crystal City, VA, supports the F-35 Training Systems and Simulation Program Management Office (PMO) in the development, delivery, operation, and maintenance of all F-35 training systems, to include all Pilot Training Devices, Maintenance Training Devices, and the Joint Simulation Environment. The F-35 Training Systems are critical enablers to producing Mission Qualified Pilots and Maintainers while tracking their training status throughout the individuals' career. They are comprised of the Hardware, Software, subsystems, equipment, and reference data required to design, develop, deliver, evaluate, and refine the training provided to F-35 personnel with the necessary capacity and fidelity to enable aircrews to train to the high-end fight.In this role you will:Pilot and Maintenance Training Devices – assist Training Systems and Simulation PMO in overseeing the development and delivery of all Pilot Training Devices and Maintenance Training Devices, and in exploring future technology solutions that could potentially resolve existing technology limits within the training systems.Pilot and Maintenance Training Courseware – assist Training Systems and Simulation PMO in producing the courseware used for classroom training as a supplement to the Pilot and Maintenance Training Devices.Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) – assist Training Systems and Simulation PMO in managing three subsystems as part of the LVC architecture.Verification and Validation – assist Training Systems and Simulation PMO in performing verification and validation as part of the development and acceptance of the Training Products (devices, courseware, training aids, etc.) prior to delivery to the customer.TSS PMO Acquisition Cell and Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) Acquisition Support – Facilitate contract actions from requirements gathering through contract award. Recommend contract strategies. Lead IPT/stakeholders through Request for Proposal (RFP) package development and Proposal Evaluation. Communicate TSS PMO needs with the prime contractor. Review and evaluate both RFP and proposal information and make recommendations to the team. Ensure teams meet deadlines to reduce contract lead times. Organize, record and track contract information changes and communications between contractors and the TSS PMO team. Create products and presentations that present information logically and increase team knowledge. Ensure contract status is updated weekly.Assist with task support of acquisitions, financial management, risk management, systems engineering, total ownership cost determination, acquisition coordination, and communications.To be successful in this role, you will have:The ability to provide onsite support at the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) located at Crystal City, VA, a minimum of 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.An active DoD Secret Security clearance.A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business or related discipline. OR an Associate's degree plus 4 years of additional work experience (total of 10 years of work experience).Experience in program management, technical or business analysis discipline, in weapon systems acquisition and life cycle managementA minimum of 4 years out of 6 years of recent work experience related to analysis and planning.At least 2 years in support of a Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP).Leadership experience in US Service-related military operations or defense acquisition program management related to weapons system acquisition, employment and life cycle management.Knowledge in DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.2 (Operation of the Defense Acquisition System), DoD Directive (DODD) 5530.03 (International Agreements), and the International Cooperation in Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (IC in AT&L) Handbook.Demonstrated knowledge of the principles, policies, and practices of system acquisition to plan, organize, and coordinate critical aspects of the development, production, and deployment of systems, subsystems, and equipment.Demonstrated knowledge of the system equipment life-cycle phases and the documentation, analyses, and reviews associated with those phases.The ability to travel up to 10%.Additional desired experience and skills:Experience of creating products and working in Microsoft Office Suite- Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel (data types, formulas and functions in the workbooks), Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft TEAMS.Direct experience supporting the F-35 Lightning II Program or other advanced tactical aircraft programs, with in-depth knowledge of 5th-generation aircraft maintenance concepts and low observable (LO) sustainment considerations.Ability to translate operational maintenance requirements into acquisition and programmatic actions to ensure sustainment alignment across aircraft delivery, training system fielding, and global logistics planning.Demonstrated ability to coordinate across logistics, engineering, training, security cooperation, contracting, and supply chain stakeholders within a high-visibility Joint Program Office environment.