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 need for an Ops Support Air Vehicle Manager who will be primarily responsible for supporting F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) in Fort Worth TX.
The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) is responsible for the life-cycle program management of the F-35 Lightning II, which includes the F-35A, F-35B, and F-35C variants. It oversees the development, delivery, and sustainment of this fifth-generation joint strike fighter for the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and international partners. The JPO also collaborates with various partners to drive innovation and cost efficiency in enhancing the F-35's capabilities.
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 off-shore), 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 to continually assess the effects of fleet demand, available personnel levels, and operational tempo.
- Provide focused metrics which will 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 an additional attribute of the Air Vehicle Operations IPT competency.
- Provide continual assessment of 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 mods. Develop and provide oversight of the management plan for maintenance induction activities such as work scope (planned level of disassembly, retrofits and redesign), induction forecast and fleet-wide induction scheduling. Monitor the execution of the modification retrofit schedules and ensure aircraft movement coordination process with the warfighter is executed.
- Assist with the development of management plan for depot-level maintenance, repair, and overhaul of air vehicle, propulsions systems, and support equipment. Provide management and oversight planning for testing, inspection and developments IAW “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 maintenance related Action Request (AR) handling, disposition, and resolution process is effective within the organization to include coordination as required.
Requirements
- Clearance: Secret
- MA/MS and ten (10) years of relevant experience or
- BA/BS and eighteen (18) years of relevant experience or
- Twenty-two (22) years of relevant experience
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
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Skills Required
- Secret clearance
- MA/MS and ten (10) years of relevant experience
- BA/BS and eighteen (18) years of relevant experience
- Twenty-two (22) years of relevant experience
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, supported by HSAs/FSAs and a TRICARE supplement. Employer-paid life and disability coverage further strengthen the protection package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes flexible PTO and a broad holiday schedule aligned to federal holidays. Additional leave types such as military and bereavement leave are available.
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What We Do
Credence provides innovative technology, health, international development, engineering, and management solutions to support mission-critical programs for Federal government customers. We are one of the nation’s largest privately held government contractors. Our ability to perform exceptionally to implement new solutions, efficiencies, and savings across 220 U.S. Government programs is due to our obsession with exceeding customer expectations and our emphasis on employee wellbeing—best exemplified by our corporate philosophy: “One Measure of Success. Yours.” WHY WORK WITH CREDENCE? We are consistently rated as a Top Workplace and are proud to be one of the fastest growing privately held firms in the U.S. over the last decade. Credence treats each customer, teaming partner, and employee as a trusted partner whom we serve. We ensure successful outcomes by focusing on the measure of success that we consider to be most important—Yours. WHY WORK FOR CREDENCE? We are a diverse, enthusiastic team of professionals who are dedicated to providing exceptional service to our customers. Our culture is focused on employee empowerment, recognition, and reward, and each person is encouraged to take initiative and strive to reach their greatest potential. HOW CREDENCE GIVES BACK: We believe in giving back to the communities in which we live and work through corporate charitable events, support for employee volunteering, and a 100% corporate match for employee charitable giving.
