Program Manager, Training Systems

The posting, as Albers Aersopace wrote it

Our core competencies include systems engineering, program management, logistics, production support, aircraft maintenance, and aviation/aerospace services. We were founded in 2015 and since our establishment, we have been attracting the best talent in our fields of interest enabling us to provide cutting-edge solutions and support to our warfighters. We understand and provide expert consultation on weapons systems acquisition programs, maintenance/modernization programs, and sustainment programs. We know defense and we know aircraft systems.

Albers Aerospace is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a significant new strategic pursuit: a comprehensive training solution supporting a major U.S. Air Force special mission aircraft program, informally known as Looking Glass. This is a high-visibility role reporting to the Vice President of Programs, with direct exposure to Albers' executive leadership throughout the pursuit and, upon award, full program execution.
The Program Manager will own the training solution scope end-to-end — from capture strategy and proposal development through post-award execution — including complete training curriculum development, flight crew training, mission crew operations training, maintenance training, and the full suite of associated training devices. This individual will build and lead an integrated team of internal training designers, subject matter experts, and specialized subcontractor partners to deliver a turnkey, contractually compliant training solution.
The ideal candidate blends the agility and resourcefulness of a small business operator with the rigor and discipline of a large defense prime — and understands that compliance and speed are not mutually exclusive. Albers is not a bureaucracy and has no interest in becoming one. We need a leader who brings deep training-domain expertise, builds mission-capable teams, moves with urgency, and keeps warfighter readiness at the center of every decision.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Pursuit & Program Leadership

• Own the training solution scope of the pursuit from opportunity shaping through proposal submittal and, upon award, full program execution.
• Build and manage an integrated program plan, schedule, and budget covering curriculum development, training device fielding, and training delivery services.

Training Program Development & Execution

• Direct development of a complete training curriculum, including all training materials, presentations, and instructional content required to support the program.
• Oversee development and execution of flight training for flight crew, operations training for mission crew, and maintenance training for maintainers.
• Manage design, development, and fielding of the full suite of training devices, including Flight Training Devices, Flight Procedures Trainers, Mission Crew Training Devices, and Computer-Based Training.

Integrated Team Leadership

• Build and lead a multidisciplinary team spanning instructional design

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This is an opportunity to lead one of Albers' most strategically significant pursuits — a comprehensive training solution supporting a major U.S. Air Force special mission aircraft program. You will have real authority, high executive visibility, and the chance to shape how Albers builds and delivers training capability.

• Lead a high-visibility, strategic pursuit from the ground up, with direct executive sponsorship.
• Shape Albers' training solution capability and help establish the company's presence in the DoD training and readiness domain.
• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience, including performance incentives tied to program and company milestones.
• ABOUT ALBERS AEROSPACE
• Albers Aerospace is a rapidly growing, mission-driven aerospace and defense company serving the United States Government and its allies. From precision manufacturing and munitions systems integration to FAA Part 145 special mission aircraft modifications, ISR technology, laser systems, missile guidance R&D, and specialized container fabrication, Albers operates across the full spectrum of defense manufacturing under more than 20 NAICS codes.
• We are in an aggressive and sustained growth phase — more than doubling revenue year over year — and we are building the organizational infrastructure to match our ambition. Our culture is warfighter-first: every program, every product, and every deliverable ultimately serves those who defend our nation. We are headquartered in McKinney, TX with operations in Grand Prairie, TX; Tucson, AZ; Accident, MD; Hayden, ID; Amarillo, TX; and a growing special mission aircraft modification center in McKinney, TX.

Albers Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or veteran status. U.S. Citizenship required.
This position may require access to information subject to U.S. export control laws including ITAR and EAR.