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Program Manager- FLRAA

S3Redstone Arsenal, ALPosted Sep 22, 2026 · open 34 days

Last confirmed open Oct 26, 2026

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S3, Inc. is a rapidly diversifying business, approaching 1000 employees, founded in 1991, and headquartered in Huntsville, AL. S³, Inc. provides technical, programmatic, logistics, maintenance, and training services to space, missile and aviation, other Government agencies, Partner Nation militaries, and DoW requirements, at CONUS and OCONUS sites co-located with customer requirements. With a staff that is 80% veterans, the company operates under a ISO 9001/AS9100 certified Quality Management System.

S³’s Agile Engineering Division (AED) supports PAE/PMO technical services for offensive and defensive fires and for PAE Aviation and PMO's.

S3, Inc. has wholly owned subsidiaries that expand the customer base and increase our annual growth rate: KBFS – provides aviation pilot training, heavy lift, aircraft maintenance, and related aircraft services to government and commercial requirements IAW multiple FAA certifications; S3I – provides OCONUS FMS technical services, maintenance, and aviation platform training; and GLSS – provides SCA/CBA contract aviation maintenance.

S3, Inc. and its subsidiaries are recruiting to expand and augment staff for contract growth. We are proud to offer above-industry-standard benefits and encourage our team members to build fulfilling careers with our mission-focused leadership. Come work with us, and let us build something great together!

S³ Inc. has an immediate opening for an FLRAA Program Manager support a proposed program at Redstone Arsenal, AL

This position is contingent upon Task Order award.

Position Description:

The Program Manager (PM) serves as S³'s single point of accountability to the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) Project Management Office (PMO), CPE Aviation, PAE Maneuver Air, at Redstone Arsenal, AL and works onsite at the FLRAA office full time during working hours.

Responsibilities:

· Leads a complex and distributed multi-company workforce that alternates between on-site collaborative locations and authorized off-site virtual and physical work locations, spanning three technical capability areas: Logistics Services; Acquisition and Strategic Planning Services; and Technical Support Services.

· Manages cost, schedule, staffing, quality control, CDRL preparation and submission, subcontractor performance, and customer engagement with the COR and KO.

· Executes the initial transition in and staffs all labor categories to the required FTE levels by the end of transition; sustains the qualified-employee standards in the requirement documents.

· Manages Surge CLIN responses, including start of Surge requirements after task order modification. Position reports to the S³ Vice President.

· Manages a complex and distributed workforce with varying roles, skillsets, and responsibilities across on-site and authorized virtual work locations

Qualifications:

· Bachelor's degree (BS/BA) with 21 years or Master's Degree MS with 18 years relevant experience.

· Minimum of fifteen (15) years demonstrated management experience, including ten (10) years of demonstrated program management in senior positions related to the Defense Acquisition Process.

· Demonstrated ability to manage a complex and distributed workforce with varying roles, skillsets, and responsibilities across on-site and authorized virtual work locations.

· Ability to work onsite full time at the FLRAA office, Redstone Arsenal, AL;

· Active Secret security clearance.

· Highly Desired:

· Experience as an ACAT I Project/Program Manager.

· Current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

· Advanced Agile certification (PMI-ACP, SAFe, or equivalent).

· Program/Product Manager experience on a DoD ACAT II program.

· Army aviation and Future Vertical Lift (FVL) portfolio experience, including familiarity with the FLRAA Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase.

· DAWIA Program Management certification and Earned Value Management (EVM) proficiency.

Systems Studies and Simulation, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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Job Details
Company
Location
Redstone Arsenal, AL
Type
Full-time
Level
Manager
Experience
21+ years
Posted
Sep 22, 2026
Required Skills
Defense Acquisition ProcessProgram ManagementCost ManagementSchedule ManagementStaffingQuality ControlCDRL PreparationSubcontractor Performance ManagementCustomer EngagementSurge CLIN Management
Preferred Skills
ACAT I Program ManagementProject Management ProfessionalPMI-ACPSAFeAgile CertificationDoD ACAT II Program ManagementArmy AviationFuture Vertical LiftFLRAA EMD PhaseDAWIA Program ManagementEarned Value Management

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