Senior Defense Program & Budget Manager

Apogee Engineering, LLC; Bath Township (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Apogee Engineering, LLC seeks a Senior Program Management Analyst to support NASIC at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH. The role provides senior‑level program and project management across engineering, intelligence, modeling and simulation, and production management efforts.

You will assist with PPBE planning, budgeting, and execution, advise on acquisition strategies, and track funds and schedules. Weekly leadership syncs and status data analysis are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in program or project management for defense or intelligence.
• Master’s degree or Bachelor’s with 4+ years related experience, or 8+ years without master’s.
• Experience with PPBE processes, budgeting, and financial tracking.
• Experience developing or managing acquisition documentation and supporting contract execution.
• Familiarity with dashboards (Excel, Power BI, Tableau).
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support program planning, budgeting, and execution activities at squadron, group, and enterprise levels.
• Recommend acquisition strategies and contract vehicles to meet validated requirements.
• Assist with preparation, coordination, and tracking of acquisition documents, statements of work, task orders, and related contractual artifacts.
• Track obligation and expenditure rates, contract deliverables, and financial execution for assigned programs.
• Advise and assist with solicitation, validation, and submission of production and intelligence-related requirements across the enterprise.
• Support development and maintenance of production management systems and tools, including dashboards, status reports, and schedule visualizations.
• Provide project lifecycle management support, enabling forecasting, initiation, scheduling, and completion of analytic and engineering projects.
• Prepare and deliver recurring status reports, briefings, and dashboards for leadership, including bi-weekly or weekly updates as required.
• Support PPBE inputs across the FYDP and provide financial management and administrative support during execution.
• Coordinate across internal and external stakeholders to align resources, funding, and activities with timelines and priorities.

Skills

PPBE processes

Budgeting

Financial tracking

Program management

Acquisition support

Contract execution

Dashboards

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Master’s degree in related field

Bachelor’s degree + 4 years

8+ years experience in lieu of master’s

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Apogee Engineering, LLC seeks a Senior Program Management Analyst to support NASIC at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH. The role provides senior‑level program and project management across engineering, intelligence, modeling and simulation, and production management efforts.

You will assist with PPBE planning, budgeting, and execution, advise on acquisition strategies, and track funds and schedules. Weekly leadership syncs and status data analysis are required.