Program Manager, Boeing C-17 Support and Charleston AFB Mission Delivery

Charleston, South Carolina – Joint Base Charleston

Must be a U.S. Citizen; Active Secret Clearance preferred.

@Orchard LLC is seeking an experienced Program Manager with relationships within the Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) community to drive growth within the area of hardened 5G communications infrastructure for mission-critical initiatives. Additional responsibilities involve supporting the close, existing relationship with Boeing’s Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility and hangar at Charleston, including the identification of opportunities for enhanced managed services contracts within MRO and Smart Manufacturing.

Your Mission

Your mission is to embed our client, SEMPRE’s survivable communications technology, into the heart of our nation's air defense and offensive operations. You will be the on-the-ground leader at Charleston AFB, responsible for ensuring that Boeing is fully supported in providing modifications to the C-17 fleet and enabling the warfighters in the maintenance, operations, and Communications communities.  Your mission is to be the Field Support Rep, ensuring delivery of a resilient, secure infrastructure needed to execute the mission without fail. You will drive the adoption of cutting-edge solutions for smart factory/MRO operations, maintenance operations, and flight line support. Your work directly contributes to the security and readiness of the U.S. strategic forces.

Core Responsibilities

• Mission Advocacy: Serve as the primary SEMPRE representative at Charleston AFB, translating the value of our EMP-hardened, survivable technology to military leaders and partners responsible for heavy lift, refueling, and MRO operations.
• Strategic Relationship Building: Leverage and expand your network within the Charleston AFB Operations and Communications communities to identify new opportunities and build strategic partnerships that advance the command's objectives.
• Program Capture & Execution: Lead the full lifecycle of program delivery, from identifying and securing contract opportunities to managing the acquisition process and ensuring successful implementation of SEMPRE solutions at the Boeing MRO facility in Charleston.
• Onsite Leadership: Act as the face of SEMPRE in all interactions with program leadership, providing expert guidance and fostering a deep sense of trust and customer intimacy. This may include travel to other USAF facilities.
• Opportunity Development: Proactively identify mission-critical gaps where SEMPRE's resilient infrastructure can provide a decisive advantage, particularly for programs' new maintenance applications.

Required Qualifications

• Proven AMC Experience: A demonstrated track record as a Program Manager winning, delivering, and managing complex engagements specifically supporting Air Force AMC and MRO Operations.
• Deep AMC Relationships: Strong, existing relationships with key stakeholders within the AMC communities, including both government personnel and industry partners.
• Mission Understanding: Deep customer intimacy and a thorough understanding of AMC's core missions, challenges, and operational priorities.
• Acquisition Expertise: Demonstrated experience navigating the defense acquisition process, including program capture, contract management, and solution delivery.
• Opportunity Identification: Demonstrated ability to analyze operations and identify new opportunities to better support the customer, including MRO and Smart Manufacturing, or Managed Services.
• U.S. Citizenship: Must be a U.S. Citizen and eligible to hold a security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Military Background: Prior experience serving as a mid-to-senior grade NCO (E-7 to E-8) officer (O-4 to O-5) within AFGSC is highly desirable.
• Active Clearance: An active Secret security clearance is strongly preferred.

About our client, SEMPRE

SEMPRE connects, protects, and secures information vital to our nation's critical infrastructure. SEMPRE provides the only EMP-hardened, resilient 5G communications infrastructure available today. Their solutions deliver a complete, survivable, private micro-datacenter that ensures continuity of operations for mission-critical domains—even on the move. By focusing on security-first design and utilizing flexible, rapidly deployable configurations, SEMPRE guarantees that critical communications and sensitive information remain protected under any circumstance. For more information, visit www.sempre.ai

Established in 2010, @Orchard has an exceptional reputation, providing talent acquisition solutions to time-sensitive, talent scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI.  Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery. To learn more about our other exciting opportunities, visit our Jobs Page at www.atorchard.com.