Senior F-35 Acquisition Program Lead

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

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