Senior Defense Acquisition Program Lead

Mtsi Va; The Prairies at Wright Field (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel up to 20%

Job summary

MTSI is seeking a Senior Acquisition Program Manager to support an Air Force Life Cycle Management Center customer at Wright Patterson AFB. The role requires leading program planning, execution, and oversight across the acquisition lifecycle in a dynamic IPT environment.

The candidate will work with Government personnel, support contractors, and major defense contractors, interfacing with senior leaders and ensuring milestone success. Travel up to 20% may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting Department of War acquisition programs across the acquisition lifecycle.
• Experience developing and staffing acquisition documentation (CDRLs, SOOs, SOWs).
• Experience milestone planning and staffing statutory/regulatory documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior program management and acquisition support across the program lifecycle.
• Lead or support planning, coordination, and execution of acquisition activities.
• Coordinate with engineers, contracting, finance, logistics, and other teams for integrated execution.
• Develop and staff acquisition strategies, milestone documents, briefing materials, and decision packages.
• Support contract award, modification activities, and post‑award execution support.
• Review contractor deliverables and provide assessments to leadership.
• Establish IPTs and synchronize cross‑functional stakeholder efforts.

Skills

Program management

Acquisition

Contracting

Documentation staffing

Milestone planning

Staff coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree + experience

Master’s degree + experience

PM certifications (DAU/PMP/Agile)

Job description

MTSI is seeking a Senior Acquisition Program Manager to support an Air Force Life Cycle Management Center customer at Wright Patterson AFB. The role requires leading program planning, execution, and oversight across the acquisition lifecycle in a dynamic IPT environment.

The candidate will work with Government personnel, support contractors, and major defense contractors, interfacing with senior leaders and ensuring milestone success. Travel up to 20% may be required.