Sr Program Manager

Afognak Native Corporation; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 235,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

McCallie Associates, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alutiiq, LLC, seeks a Senior Program / Operations Manager to lead contractor support for Space Force missile warning, tracking, and defense. The role sits at Los Angeles AFB within Space Systems Command, guiding a multi-disciplinary team of engineers across satellites and ground systems.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in DoD/IC programs with contractor leadership, strong program management skills, and the ability to brief senior leaders

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility at start of employment.
• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience managing or leading DoD or IC space/missile/sensor programs, with at least 5 years in contractor leadership.
• Experience managing teams of 20+ technical personnel under firm-fixed-price, T&M, or cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the contractor team supporting a Space Force missile warning mission area.
• Serve as the senior contractor point of contact for Government Mission Director, Division Chief, COR, and Contracting Officer.
• Manage workforce assignments, surge coverage, leave, and substitutions; maintain workforce stability.
• Participate in and lead Government program reviews, IPT sessions, and working groups.
• Provide senior input to Space Force planning and budgeting cycles, including POM exercises and spend plan reviews.
• Forecast, manage, and control task order costs including travel, ODCs, and labor utilization.

Skills

Program management

Clearance coordination

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Description

McCallie Associates, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alutiiq, LLC, is accepting applications for a Senior Program / Operations Manager to lead contractor support for one of the U.S. Space Force\'s most strategically important mission areas: missile warning, tracking, and defense. You will sit at Space Systems Command\'s Space Sensing directorate at Los Angeles AFB, leading a multi-disciplinary team of aerospace, electrical, electronics, and industrial engineers supporting the acquisition, development, and sustainment of next-generation missile warning satellite and ground systems — including Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) and modernization of Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) capabilities.

Description

McCallie Associates, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alutiiq, LLC, is accepting applications for a Senior Program / Operations Manager to lead contractor support for one of the U.S. Space Force\'s most strategically important mission areas: missile warning, tracking, and defense. You will sit at Space Systems Command\'s Space Sensing directorate at Los Angeles AFB, leading a multi-disciplinary team of aerospace, electrical, electronics, and industrial engineers supporting the acquisition, development, and sustainment of next-generation missile warning satellite and ground systems — including Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) and modernization of Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) capabilities. This is the senior contractor leadership position on the mission area and will be the day-to-day face of the contractor team to the Government Mission Director, the integrator across 30+ engineers and analysts, and the accountable manager for performance, cost, schedule, and personnel decisions. The mission is operationally significant: the systems your team supports are how the United States detects, tracks, and characterizes ballistic missile and hypersonic threats globally, in real time, 24/7.

• Lead the contractor team supporting a Space Force missile warning mission area; integrate engineering, operations, cybersecurity, and acquisition support across multiple satellite and ground programs


• Serve as the senior contractor point of contact for the Government Mission Director, Division Chief, Contracting Officer\'s Representative (COR), and Contracting Officer


• Manage workforce assignment, surge support, leave coverage, and personnel substitutions; maintain workforce stability and minimize turnover impact


• Participate in and lead Government program reviews, technical interchange meetings, integrated product team (IPT) sessions, and working groups


• Provide senior input to Space Force planning and budgeting cycles, including Program Objective Memorandum (POM) exercises, annual POM updates, execution and spend plan reviews, and out-year funding profile development


• Optimize cross-program resource use — direct functional experts across multiple missile warning programs to maximize cost, schedule, and performance efficiency


• Forecast, manage, and control task order costs including travel, ODCs, and labor utilization


• Oversee preparation and quality of monthly status reports, trip reports, and the data accession list; lead corrective action on any non-conforming deliverables


• Manage subcontractor relationships and work distribution; ensure no organizational conflicts of interest; enforce non-disclosure agreements


• Verify all team personnel maintain required clearances, CAC access, and information system compliance


• Lead phase-in transition and onboarding for the mission area; execute weekly transition reviews during the first three months of performance

This opportunity is for a POTENTIAL CONTRACT award and is contingent upon the contract being awarded. Consideration for a potential contract may require a signed letter of intent. If the contract is awarded, another position posting will be available on the Company Careers portal.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility at start of employment


• U.S. Citizenship


• Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Business Administration, Program Management, or a closely related discipline from an accredited institution


• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience managing or leading Department of Defense or Intelligence Community space, missile, or sensor system programs, with at least 5 years in a contractor program management, deputy PM, IPT lead, mission area manager, or equivalent senior leadership role on a DoD professional services or SETA contract


• Direct programmatic, engineering, or operational experience with at least one of: missile warning satellite systems (DSP, SBIRS, Next-Gen OPIR); missile tracking and defense systems; overhead persistent infrared (OPIR) sensors; or strategic/tactical missile warning ground systems


• Demonstrated experience managing teams of 20+ technical personnel under firm-fixed-price, time-and-materials, or cost-plus-fixed-fee contract structures


• Working knowledge of DoD acquisition processes (DoDI 5000.02, AFI 63-101/20-101), the USSF acquisition pathways, and the PPBE/POM/APOM cycle


• Strong written and verbal communication, including comfort briefing general officers, Senior Executive Service civilians, and senior contracting officials

Preferred Qualifications

• Master\'s degree in a technical, management, or acquisition discipline


• Prior direct support to SSC/SN, SMC, or predecessor Space Force / Air Force space organizations


• Familiarity with Space Systems Engineering Plan (SEP) frameworks and SSC standards (SSC-G-1201, SSC-S-001)


• Experience supporting OASIS+, GSA Schedule, or other IDIQ task order management

Expected salary range: $235,000 to $290,000 per year