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Credence has an immediate opening for a Program Manager- Program Integration at the senior level supporting AFLCMC/WAX at Wright Patterson AFB, OH.
The Plans and Programs Division supports the modernization and sustainment of Fighter and Advanced Aircraft (F&AA) capabilities for the U.S. Air Force and coalition partners. The division manages capability planning, technology integration, program oversight, and cross-functional processes—including airworthiness, configuration management, system safety, and cybersecurity—from concept through fielding. It also develops future capability roadmaps in collaboration with Air Force Major Commands (MAJCOMs) and other key stakeholders.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below:
- Program Integration & Execution: Independently analyze, plan, design, develop, and evaluate project efforts; provide expert-level issue resolution and specialized support across program management, logistics, maintenance, supply, financial management, test, security, information management, and contracting.
- Stakeholder Relations & Interagency Coordination: Build and maintain partnerships between the program office, supporting government offices, contractors, USAF AFMC, AFLCMC, AFRL, ACC, AFGSC, and higher-HQ staff to support F/B capability plans.
- F-15 Portfolio Advocacy & Representation: Serve as the primary advocate for F-15 requirements within the Directorate. Understand F-15 priorities well enough to identify issues, represent the portfolio, and communicate requirements to Directorate leadership.
- Cross-Organizational Collaboration: Act comfortably across organizations, representing the F-15 perspective during portfolio-level decision-making. Prepare and deliver high-impact data, briefings, and strategic recommendations at the General Officer level.
- Service Core Function & S&T Advocacy: Represent the F/B portfolio in the Service Core Function process and perform activities to influence science and technology (S&T) investment decisions favorably.
- MAJCOM & Warfighter Requirements Expertise: Leverage USAF MAJCOM experience (HQ USAF, ACC, or AFGSC) to analyze broad user warfighter requirements and serve as a key advisor to leadership on mission-critical capability needs.
- Meeting & Briefing Support: Prepare, review, and finalize data, documentation, and presentations for IPTs, Program Management Reviews (PMRs), TIMs, working groups, and conferences.
- Materiel Solutions & High-Confidence Acquisition: Support analytic needs identification, early systems engineering, test/evaluation strategies, technology/manufacturing maturity, life-cycle analyses, cost estimates, and early acquisition intelligence.
- Trade-Space & Lifecycle Planning: Bridge warfighter needs to materiel solutions by conducting trade-space and system-of-systems assessments, identifying risk drivers, and incorporating comprehensive lifecycle planning from pre-concept through disposal.
- Acquisition Policy & Process Expertise: Apply deep knowledge of acquisition processes, policies, streamlining, integrated weapon systems management, best practices, and lessons learned.
- Cross-Functional & IPT Coordination: Execute collaborative processes with IPTs and cross-cutting stakeholders for capability planning, trade-space evaluations, and risk mitigation.
- Engineering Liaison & Team Collaboration: Serve as a liaison between user requirements and organic engineering activities, representing F/B interests in TIMs, working groups, and Collaborative Capability Team activities.
- Tradeoff Studies & S&T Application: Conduct studies and tradeoff analyses for future platform capabilities, applying S&T principles to identify lifecycle opportunities and reduce costs.
- Strategic Capability Planning: Provide comprehensive capability planning—including technology solution sets, strategy, cost savings, and sustainment—to support the F/B portfolio.
Requirements
- Active Secret security clearance
- Master’s or Doctorate Degree in a related field and ten years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, five years of which must be in the DoD
- OR, Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five of which must be in the DoD
- OR, 15 years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the PWS labor category performance requirements, eight of which must be in the DoD.
- Experience with F-15 program and understanding of the F-15 mission, priorities, and future direction preferred.
BenefitsBenefits
- 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
Skills Required
- Active Secret security clearance
- Master's or Doctorate in related field plus 10 years' relevant experience, five years in DoD
- Bachelor's degree in related field plus 12 years' relevant experience, five years in DoD
- 15 years of directly related experience with required certifications per PWS, eight years in DoD
- USAF MAJCOM expertise (ideally HQ USAF, HQ ACC, or HQ AFGSC)
- Specialized expertise in program management, logistics, maintenance, supply, financial management, test, security management, information management, and contracting
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive or better than average across many roles, with multiple examples describing excellent pay and competitive salaries. Additional cash elements such as bonuses appear alongside base pay.
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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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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.
