F-35 Program Analyst (Mission Systems)- Crystal City, VA

Position Description & Qualifications Serco is excited to continue supporting 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. Our Program Analyst, located in Crystal City, Arlington, VA, supports the Mission Systems (MS) Program Management Office (PMO) in providing lifecycle cost, schedule, and performance of aircraft, avionics, sensors, weapons integration, and modifications in the F‐35 Lightning II Enterprise. You will be part of a dynamic team of F-35 JPO Program Analysts and Program/Project Managers who works closely with the customer and other key F-35 National Security and Allied stakeholders to deliver quality F-35 systems. In this role, you will: • Assist MS PMO in in delivering 5th Generation tactical aircraft to U.S. Services, Partners, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. • Assist MS – • F-35 Block 4 Modernization – assist MS PMO in providing airborne systems capable of operating effectively in highly contested battle spaces now and in the foreseeable future. • Specialized Engineering – assist MS PMO in ensuring that the AV meets the approved design requirements. • Weapons – assist MS PMO in providing lifecycle management of unique aircraft hardware that allow for carriage and employment of weapons; assist in coordinating across the F-35 enterprise and external weapons programs to ensure necessary designs are implemented across the Air System to permit the effective employment of weapons. • Digital Systems - assist MS PMO in providing program management and life cycle support in the development and fielding of Digital Core, Digital Infrastructure, Software Development, Digital Engineering, and Cybersecurity initiatives. • Air System Integration - assist the MS PMO in life cycle management and support for the development, integration, and test of capabilities contained and fielded as an Air System Configuration. To be successful in this role, you will have: • The ability to provide onsite support at the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) at Crystal City, VA a minimum of 2 days per week, each week. Onsite days in the JPO office may increase to provide onsite support up to 5 days per week to support the needs of the customer. Exact days in office at the JPO must be coordinated with F-35 customer and approved by your Serco manager. • An active DoD Secret Security clearance. • A Bachelor’s degree in related field or discipline with 6 years of e xperience in program management, technical or business analysis discipline, in weapon systems acquisition and life cycle management • OR an Associate's degree plus 4 years of program management, technical or business analysis experience (total of 10 years). • A minimum of 4 years out of 6 of recent work experience related to analysis and planning. • Experience in program management, technical or business analysis discipline, in weapon systems acquisition and life cycle management • At least 2 years in support of a Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP). • Knowledge of the principles, policies, and practices of system acquisition to plan, organize, and coordinate critical aspects of the development, production, deployment, and sustainment of systems, subsystems, and equipment. • Knowledge of the FAR for the development of contracts and contract modifications required for the acquisition of logistics supportability products. • Demonstrated experience in the program/project status, schedules, and DoD reporting. • Demonstrated knowledge of Service and OSD policy and documentation related to PPBE, life- cycle management of military acquisition programs (as specified in the DoD 5000 series), to include DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.2, DoD Directive (DODD) 5530.03, and the International Cooperation in Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (IC in AT&L) Handbook. • The ability to travel up to 10%. Additional desired experience and skills: • Business Process Improvement: Experience evaluating and improving organizational workflows, identifying process inefficiencies, and developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), templates, and standardized processes to improve operational efficiency and consistency. • Staffing and Resource Management: Experience maintaining organizational staffing rosters, tracking personnel requirements and vacancies, and coordinating onboarding, out-processing, and other administrative personnel actions. • Task Management and Coordination: Experience managing multiple concurrent tasks, tracking suspense dates, coordinating stakeholder inputs, and ensuring timely completion of deliverables. Familiarity with enterprise task management tools such as ETMS2, Microsoft Planner, and SharePoint is highly desired. • Data Management and Analysis: Experience collecting, consolidating, analyzing, and presenting data from multiple organizational stakeholders to develop reports, dashboards, trackers, and other decision-support products. • Executive-Level Briefings and Correspondence: Experience developing and reviewing executive-level presentations, briefing materials, read-ahead packages, talking points, and official correspondence for senior military and civilian leadership. Familiarity with DoD correspondence standards and staffing processes is desired. • Microsoft Office and Stakeholder Coordination: Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel (formulas, functions, and data analysis), PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to coordinate effectively across Government organizations, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams. Company Overview Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco’s 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We h