Project Manager - Technical

Riverside Overview: Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country’s most challenging technical problems.    All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship.   Position Overview:

Oversees the people who lead external technical projects from initiation to delivery. Manages and prioritizes the project stream, working with internal customers to determine project definition and business requirements. Provides budget analysis, resource allocation and coordination of project activities that may be across functional areas within the organization. Assigns and monitors work of technical personnel, ensuring that project steps are in alignment with business objectives, on-time and within budget. Monitors reliability and any internal issues that appear as a result of the project. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function. Direct people-management responsibility is typically required.

Responsibilities:

• Provides 24/7 management, engineering and logistics support services to US Air Force Program Managers and project engineers during the design, integration, testing, maintenance, logistics support, and field service support on multiple special purpose aircraft types and configurations at both CONUS and OCONUS locations in direct support to US DoD/DoS agencies
• Provide technical assistance for matters associated with aircraft systems, subsystems and mission critical elements associated with program aircraft. These systems, subsystems and elements range from unclassified to TS/SCI
• Reviews, analyzes, evaluates and makes recommendations on developmental and sustainment issues related to C2/information technology systems with specific emphasis on radar, EO-IR, aircraft self- protection, weapons development, and other highly specialized classified systems
• Provides strategic technical role in the development and execution of modification efforts ensuring system requirements match specific platform needs. Leverages the latest in technological developments. Monitors technology, analyzes proposals, and evaluates concepts to determine technical feasibility and military applicability of aircraft support equipment and aircraft maintenance support plans
• Evaluates contractor’s performance from a technical standpoint on special access aircraft providing management and guidance as directed by PM on all aspects of effort from inception to aircraft delivery.
• Primary technical point of contact for fielded aircraft, systems, subsystems and aircraft related maintenance problems
• Provides technical assistance to PMO Program Manager and other Program Integrators in managing Special Projects acquisition programs utilizing cost estimating techniques to assist the PMO in establishing program Life Cycle Cost Estimates (LCCE)
• Advises PMO in the transformation of operational command mission requirements into technical specifications and contractor statements of work
• Responsible to Program Contracting Officer (PCO) and PMO for performing technical evaluations of contractor cost proposals for accuracy, breadth of scope, and value
• Validates Department of Defense (DoD) Contractor developed technical specifications for systems/hardware/software against Capability Development Document (CDD) requirements
• Validates milestone based system performance verification testing against stated system Key Performance Parameters (KPP) and threshold and objective parameters
• Utilizes Earned Value Management based performance measurement guidelines to monitor contractor schedule and cost performance
• Manages the development and implementation of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved aircraft Maintenance Management Programs
• Chairs/supports Service Action Review Boards from a technical perspective providing recommended action of FAA regulated OEM Services Actions/Bulletins and Airworthiness Directives
• Utilizes Maintenance Data Collection systems to collect and analyze aircraft Quality Performance Indicators and makes recommendations to PMO to improve aircraft reliability, maintainability, and availability rates
• Evaluates and guides contractors on special access aircraft providing management and leadership from program inception through aircraft delivery
• Develops and presents briefings, reports, decision papers, and acquisition program documentation to senior customer and government personnel upon request
• Verifies Contractor Data Requirements Lists adhere to contract requirements and reports anomalies to PM
• Conducts preliminary and advance technical design studies supporting the preparation of engineering proposals and the establishment of systems architecture and design
• Manages technical aspects of flight testing for special-access required and special-purpose aircraft
• Manages emergency orders/quick reaction contracts to remedy time critical issues from user requirements
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) to team members to support all maintenance operations are compliant in FAA and military requirements for all special program aircraft
• Flies as Mission Essential Support Crew Member at the direction of the 645 AESS/CC

Qualifications:

Required:

• A Citizen of the USA with a current TOP SECRET/SCI Security Clearance 
• A minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree, 3 years with a Master’s degree, a PhD without experience, or equivalent work experience
• Ideally 5 years of contract execution, management, and logistics experience
• Familiar with current Federal Aviation Administration regulations
• Bachelor’s degree appropriate for experience and job desired
• Current and maintained FAA Class III medical clearance for flying (Class II desired)
• Current and maintained FAA Airframe and Power plant License
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Desired:

• Current and maintained FAA IA Authority (Highly Desired)
• Familiarity/Experience with aircraft leasing and financing (Highly Desired)
• Ideally have 15 total years of prior military experience 
• Ideally have 15 total years of combined experience in flight operations, logistics, and acquisition

Global Comp: $125,000 - $140,000 This represents the typical compensation range for this position based on experience, location and other factors. Closing Statement:   Riverside Research Institute is a not-for-profit, technology-oriented defense company, where service to our customers and support of our staff is our overall mission. Riverside is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring.  Riverside offers comprehensive compensation and benefit packages to our employees. Riverside bases its employment decisions solely on technical experience, qualifications and other job-related criteria related to our organizational purpose as a not-for-profit company, and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran’s status or any other status legally protected by applicable federal, state, and local law.