F-35 Senior Acquisition Program Manager

LDSS Corp; South Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Referral program

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Job summary

LDSS Corp is seeking a Senior Acquisition Program Manager to support the F-35 Joint Program Office, Maintenance Systems PMO, in Miamisburg, OH. This onsite role requires at least two days per week on location and focuses on lifecycle management for maintenance and logistics information systems, including ODIN.

The ideal candidate will bring DoD acquisition leadership, program management excellence, and strong communication with senior leaders, while navigating modernization, production, and

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS, MIS, Business, or related discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years of acquisition program management experience supporting a DoD program office.
• Experience supporting DoD aviation acquisition, modernization, or information systems programs.
• Knowledge of DoD 5000 series policies, procedures, and processes.
• Knowledge of cost, schedule, performance, and risk management principles.
• Strong understanding of Agile methods, frameworks, and software development lifecycle concepts.
• Demonstrated success managing iterative projects that span multiple quarters or years.
• Experience in continuous improvement environments and the ability to adapt to changing priorities while supporting team morale.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to engage senior leaders, facilitate meetings, and deliver presentations.

Responsibilities

• Support the Maintenance Systems PMO in acquisition planning and execution across modernization, production, sustainment, and product support activities.
• Develop and support acquisition documentation, including acquisition strategies, RFPs, RFIs, SOWs, PWAs, project schedules, and related materials.
• Lead and conduct technical evaluation of proposals and contribute to cost analysis.
• Support requirements development, market research, proposal evaluation, and contract negotiation activities.
• Conduct program management activities such as gathering and analyzing program information, developing strategies, tracking schedules, and reporting status.
• Support cost, schedule, performance, and risk management for cradle-to-grave program execution.
• Review contractor deliverables for compliance and provide recommendations to government leadership.
• Develop briefing materials, presentations, position papers, analyses, and status updates for senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Track, manage, and support deliverables development, submission, and activity status reporting.
• Translate mission and business needs into software requirements, user stories, and actionable program objectives.

Skills

Acquisition program management

Stakeholder engagement

Program risk management

Agile methodologies

Communication

DoD policies

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/MIS/Business

Master's degree

PMP certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Teams

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Copilot

Job description

F-35 Senior Acquisition Program Manager

Department: Contract Delivery

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: F-35 Joint Program Office

Compensation: $150,000 - $180,000 / year

Description

Company Overview

Established in 2006, LDSS is a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) based in Dayton, Ohio, with 20 years of proven success delivering high-impact solutions and services to federal agencies. LDSS is unwavering in its commitment to quality, collaboration, and delivering measurable outcomes that foster long-term success. Our thriving culture is powered by our A.C.T.I.V.E. core values:

• Attitude – Optimistic, hopeful, and forward-thinking
• Compassionate Teamwork – Respectful collaboration through self-awareness and mutual understanding
• Integrity – Doing the right thing, in the right way, for the right reasons
• Versatility – Adaptive and anticipatory problem-solving
• Excellence – Dedicated to raising the bar of quality and performance

Summary

LDSS is seeking a highly skilled Senior Acquisition Program Manager to support the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO), Maintenance Systems Program Management Office (PMO), in Miamisburg, Ohio. The position requires onsite support at the F-35 JPO location on Springboro Pike in Miamisburg, Ohio, no less than two days per week. This role provides acquisition program management support across the full acquisition lifecycle, including modernization, production, sustainment, and product support planning for the F-35’s logistics information systems, including the Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN). ODIN supports the F-35 mission cycle through planning, sortie generation and recovery, maintenance management, and supply chain management. The Senior Acquisition Program Manager will assist the Maintenance Systems PMO in developing, demonstrating, producing, fielding, and sustaining modernized F-35 maintenance and logistics information systems. A successful candidate will bring strong acquisition, program management, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to identify challenges, mitigate risk, support decision-making, and maintain focus in a dynamic program environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Maintenance Systems PMO in acquisition planning and execution across modernization, production, sustainment, and product support activities.
• Develop and support acquisition documentation, including acquisition strategies, requests for proposal, requests for information, performance work statements, statements of work, project schedules, and related program materials.
• Lead and conduct technical evaluation of proposals and contribute to analysis of costs.
• Support requirements development, market research, proposal evaluation, and contract negotiation activities.
• Conduct program management activities such as gathering and analyzing program information, developing program strategies, supporting milestone planning, tracking schedules, identifying discrepancies, recommending corrective actions, and monitoring issues through completion.
• Support cost, schedule, performance, and risk management for cradle-to-grave program execution.
• Review contractor deliverables and work products for compliance with requirements and provide recommendations to government program leadership.
• Develop briefing materials, presentations, position papers, analyses, and status updates for senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Track, manage, and support deliverables development, submission, and activity status reporting.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, translating mission and business needs into software requirements, user stories, and actionable program objectives.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years of acquisition program management experience supporting a DoD program office.
• Experience supporting DoD aviation acquisition, modernization, or information systems programs.
• Knowledge of DoD 5000 series policies, procedures, and processes.
• Knowledge of cost, schedule, performance, and risk management principles.
• Strong understanding of Agile methods, frameworks, and software development lifecycle concepts.
• Demonstrated success managing iterative projects that span multiple quarters or years.
• Experience in continuous improvement environments and the ability to adapt to changing priorities while supporting team morale.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to engage senior leaders, facilitate meetings, and deliver presentations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft Copilot.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree, PMP certification, or equivalent professional certification.
• Experience supporting the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
• Experience working on DoD information system projects.
• Strong experience creating compelling presentations, position papers, and detailed supporting analyses.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of an integrated team of government and contractor personnel.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance