Lead System Program Manager

STR

$147K — $200K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Security Clearance at the Secret or Top Secret level required.
  • Ability to obtain and retain a SCI/SAP Security Clearance.
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience.
  • Proven experience managing projects for the Department of Defense.
  • Familiarity with program management tools and methodologies.

Responsibilities

  • Manage program schedule and budget to ensure clarity in execution planning.
  • Collaborate with principal investigator on program planning and delivery.
  • Identify risks and develop mitigation plans, tracking progress towards goals.
  • Coordinate across teams to enhance program performance and outcomes.
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders to manage expectations.
  • Oversee multiple programs to monitor and ensure alignment to cost and schedules.
  • Lead proposal development and adherence to the capture process.

Benefits

  • Collaborative learning environment that values technical expertise.
  • Opportunities to work on cutting-edge technology projects.
  • Commitment to pushing technological boundaries for national security.
  • Culture that recognizes and appreciates individual contributions.
Full Job Description
The Role

The Space Mission Sector is seeking a Program Manager to join our growing technology company in the Boston area. Candidate will support programs covering a range of system capabilities, test needs, and demonstration locations. Strong technical, interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills are desired.

What you will do:
  • Management/oversight of program schedule and budget. Navigate through complex program requirements to bring clarity to execution plan
  • Work in partnership with program principal investigator on planning, execution, and delivery of program capability
  • Identification of risks and development of mitigation plans. Monitor progress against goals and initiate corrective actions as appropriate
  • Coordinate across functional capabilities to maximize outcome
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders to manage expectations and drive continuous improvements
  • Effectively execute multiple programs to ensure cost, schedule, and technical program metrics are being tracked and are within plan
  • Provide expertise in proposal development by leading the capture and proposal writing/delivery while ensuring adherence to gated capture process
  • Create subcontractor statements of work and manage/track subcontractors to ensure proper execution
  • Create and maintain an environment that fosters collaboration by giving clear direction and constructive feedback
  • Understand customer/operational need, ensure outcomes meet the need, and identify future opportunities
  • Connect across synergistic programs to realize execution efficiencies and to help shape STR strategy

Who you are:
  • Active Security Clearance at the Secret or Top Secret (TS) level, for which U.S citizenship is needed by the U.S government
  • Ability to obtain and retain a SCI/SAP Security Clearance
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering and minimum of 8 years of priori relevant experience in Government contracting or research and development
  • Experience managing projects for the Department of Defense
  • Skills and experience in the use of tools to aid in program management
  • Strong presentation and organization skills with ability to:
    • Work with principal investigator on execution plans
    • Provide clear and concise priorities
    • Connect between programs to maximize benefits to our customer

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $147,000 - $200,000

The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors, such as but not limited to, the candidate's experience, education, training, key skills/critical skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions.

STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Melbourne, FL, and Carlsbad, CA. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors, radar, sonar, communications, and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us.

STR is committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging, and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.

STR is not just any company. Our people, culture, and attitude along with their unique set of skills, experiences, and perspectives put us on a trajectory to change the world. We can't do it alone, though - we need fellow trailblazers. If you are one, join our team and help to keep our society safe! Visit us at www.str.us for more info.

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