Serco is excited to contiuning to support to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Office (JPO). This contract provides program management support in support of the full acquisition lifecycle of the F-35 program, to include development, production, and sustainment. Are you someone who is looking to jump start your career? Are you someone who enjoys stealth technology, advanced sensors, weapons capacity & range? The F-35 is the most lethal, survivable and connected fighter aircraft ever built!

Our Configuration Management (CM) Analyst will have the opportunity to provide most of the support from Crystal City, Arlington, VA. This position supports the F-35 Directorate of Acquisition and Integration (DA&I) in its role managing JPO functions as they relate to business operations, foreign compliance, process improvement, cost, requirements, and acquisition. The F-35 is more than a fighter jet, the F-35’s ability to collect, analyze and share data is a powerful force multiplier enhancing all airborne, surface and ground-based assets in the battlespace and enabling military personnel to execute their mission and come home safely.

In this role, you will:

• Design and establish configuration management documentation.
• Authorize the release of drawings, and software configuration changes specified by the JPO and other cross functional groups.
• Provide advice and guidance on methods, procedures, and requirements to individuals responsible for the creation of documentation.
• Plan and implement methods to improve response times and effectiveness.
• Participate in special studies.
• May provide leadership for lower-level employees and other colleagues at the JPO and in industry.
• Provide direction to subordinate CM analysts, or directly perform data management tasks as required by the JPO.
• Support DA&I in the management and approval of configuration management/data management by the JPO Change Review Board (JCRB), and JPO Configuration Control Board (JCCB).
• Assist the International Directorate in supporting National Deputies and their assistants in representing each of the F-35 Partner nations resident in the program.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• An Secret Clearance
• A minimum of an an Associates Degree
• To travel up to 10%
• A minimum of 3 years of program experience in aircraft systems or similar configuration management.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in program management, technical or business analysis discipline.
• The ability to provide on-site support at F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) located in Crystal City, VA no less than 2-days per week, each week. Exact days in office at the JPO must be coordinated with F-35 customer and approved by your Serco manager. (Your onsite days in JPO office including ad hoc meetings may increase to support the needs of the customer.)
• Previous experience in configuration identification, control, audit, and status accounting; DOD configuration management policies, procedures, review cycles, instructions, and standards; engineering change proposal evaluations.
• Previous experience with development, production, ancillary equipment, ground support equipment, test & evaluation, and fleet operations of a DoD and international acquisition aircraft program.
• Previous experience evaluating Major Variance Requests, Specification Change Notices, Engineering Change Requests/Proposals, Manufacturing Build Records, Sustainment as Maintained Records and other documents.
• Previous experience in providing guidance and assistance in configuration management and change control and ensuring that all Class I (Major) changes and variances are properly processed and dispositioned.
• Previous experience in collecting and maintaining process metrics and reporting techniques to ensure compliance with DOD level Data Management Program policies and procedures.

Additional desired experience and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• Joint Program Office experience
• Familiarity with ordering, receiving, inspecting, and transporting assets requested by maintenance personnel for F-15C/D fighter aircraft.
• Experience with DPAS Warehouse Module, U.S. Air Force, Ft. Meade, MD and DPAS Maintenance and Utilization/Property Accountability, U.S. Air Force, Ft. Meade, MD
• Familiar with CAMS/G081, U.S. Air Force, Shaw AFB, SC; ESS, U.S. Air Force, Shaw AFB, SC, and AFEMS, U.S. Air Force, Shaw AFB, SC
• Performed storage and issue duties for warehouses, to include classified storage, while supporting the 366 Fighter Wing
• Experience supporting loading National Stock Numbers, inbound/outbound asset tracking, bench stock loads, deletes, and reviews, and processing Mission Impaired Capability Awaiting Parts (MICAP) requests