Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

ASSISTANT PROGRAM MANAGER-R&D - PROGRAM MANAGER-R&D - B-52 Programs - Oklahoma City, OK

Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field; alternative degrees accepted with relevant experience.
  • 8+ years of progressive experience in managing complex aerospace or defense programs.
  • Direct B-52 program experience of 8 years with in-depth knowledge of the platform and related government interfaces.
  • 8 years of experience managing costs, schedules, scope, and risk for aerospace programs using earned value management techniques.
  • 5+ years in business development activities including proposal writing and customer negotiations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the execution and management of a complex B-52 aerospace program from initiation to delivery.
  • Build and maintain relationships with government customers and stakeholders for effective program execution.
  • Identify and develop new business opportunities within the B-52 program to support growth.
  • Drive capture activities including proposals and negotiations to secure new contracts.
  • Manage daily program operations, ensuring all aspects meet contractual and customer requirements.
  • Maintain detailed project schedules and ensure adherence to milestones and resource commitments.
  • Communicate and present complex technical and programmatic information clearly to diverse audiences.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including healthcare and retirement plans.
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth within the organization.
  • Supportive work environment with a focus on team collaboration.
  • Flexible work schedules may be available to accommodate personal needs.
Full Job Description
Objectives of this Role:

  • Lead execution of a complex B-52 aerospace program, providing disciplined program management, technical coordination, customer engagement, and leadership from contract award through successful delivery and closeout.
  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with B-52 Government customers, program office leadership, operators, and stakeholders while serving as a primary interface for program execution, decisions, risks, and priorities.
  • Use the managed program as a platform for growth by identifying, shaping, and developing follow-on opportunities that expand scope, create new work, and support Department marketing and business development objectives.
  • Lead capture activities including ROMs, proposals, technical and cost inputs, customer briefings, negotiations, and presentations.
  • Help convert emerging customer needs into funded efforts from initial concept through award.
  • Apply rigorous earned value, schedule, risk, cost, scope, and performance management to drive multidisciplinary engineering teams toward successful milestone completion and Government acceptance.


Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

  • Own day-to-day program execution, including cost, schedule, scope, risks, staffing, deliverables, customer actions, subcontractor coordination, and internal reporting across a multidisciplinary engineering team.
  • Develop and maintain detailed Microsoft Project schedules, integrated milestones, dependencies, critical paths, resource plans, and recovery actions.
  • Use schedule performance to actively drive program execution.
  • Manage program earned value, budgets, forecasts, ETC/EAC, variances, work authorization, performance metrics, and corrective actions.
  • Communicate program health clearly to technical leadership and Government customers.
  • Plan and lead customer meetings, technical reviews, milestone reviews, program updates, and executive briefings.
  • Communicate complex technical, schedule, cost, and risk information clearly to diverse audiences.
  • Support Department growth by identifying customer needs, developing ROMs and proposals, shaping follow-on scope, presenting solutions, and building strategic relationships that lead to new awards and expanded business.


Requirements:

  • Requires a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related engineering degree field. Other degree disciplines may be considered with sufficient, directly relevant B-52 engineering project/program management experience.
  • 8+ years: Progressive program or project management experience on complex aerospace, defense, avionics, integration, development, sustainment, or modernization programs with demonstrated responsibility for delivery.
  • 8 years: Direct B-52 program experience with demonstrated knowledge of the platform, Government program offices, customer organizations, acquisition environment, leadership interfaces, and stakeholder community.
  • 8 years: Managing cost, schedule, scope, risk, staffing, technical milestones, Government deliverables, and multidisciplinary engineering teams on aerospace or defense programs. Applying earned value management, program financial controls, forecasting, ETC/EAC analysis, variance analysis
  • 5+ years: Supporting capture and business development activities including ROM development, proposal writing, pricing coordination, customer presentations, opportunity shaping, negotiations, and transition from pursuit to award.
  • A valid/clear drivers license is required.


Special Requirements:

Work assignment is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.

Job Locations: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Military Friendly: Your military experience may apply to this position

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About Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a non-profit research and development organization headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The institute was founded in 1947 and has since grown to employ over 3,000 people across multiple locations in the United States. SwRI provides research and development services to a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, and energy. The institute's research areas include automation and data systems, chemistry and chemical engineering, and space science and engineering. SwRI has a long history of working with government agencies, including NASA and the Department of Defense, as well as private companies.
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