Job DescriptionPlan, organize, direct, and control all activities of a program to satisfy contractual requirements and meet financial commitments to the company, while ensuring good employee and customer relations.
What You'll Do:- Manage dynamic and highly technical development and/or production programs with emphasis on design, fabrication, and test of tactical RF and EO/IR components, subsystems, and systems.
- Responsible for overall program leadership, direction and guidance that ensures successful program execution in accordance with the budget, schedule, contract, Statement of Work (SOW) and Technical Specifications.
- Provide sound leadership and team building to motivate, influence and effectively apply the program staff.
- Develop good internal/external communication systems. Communicate program status to Upper Management.
- Ensure that program requirements, purposes, objectives, and expectations are communicated and flowed-down to the internal team and subcontractors.
- Act as the main interface with the Customer and main BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems (SMS) representative on all program related subjects.
- Develop and monitor fidelity of the program baseline including definition of tasks, program budgets and program schedules.
- Review and evaluate the program status on a continuing basis and work unplanned program issues to a best solution, including development of plans-forward, escalation and increased resources, as required.
- Recognize, develop, and work to win potential follow-on work, increased scope, and additional programs within the appropriate program Customer contacts.
- Identify and ensure required compliance with the government and company regulation, policies/procedures and guidelines; negotiate acceptance/ approval of all program plans with internal interfaces and the customer.
- Identify and manage unique material, process, and supply chain issues related to the development of new technology hardware.
- Define, secure, organize and direct staff, resources, standards, processes, procedures and tools essential for the successful completion of a program.
- Resolve conflicts, demands and priorities on assigned programs.
- Manage and support proposals, as required.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
- Perform other duties as necessary.
On-Site Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working
on-site five days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location. Travel and local commute between company campuses and other possible non-company locations may be required.
Working Conditions: - Work is performed in an office environment, laboratory, cleanroom, or production floor.
Short Term Incentive: Subject to business performance and recommendations of management, this role may be eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan.
Required Skills and Education- BS/BA in related field plus 12 years or more related experience.
- Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master's Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
- A current, active Secret security clearance is required.
- Experience in design, fabrication, and test of new technologies and developmental hardware preferred.
- Experience in program and procurement management responsibilities for tactical hardware preferred.
- Experience with subcontract management and supplier oversight preferred.
- Demonstrate ability to work successfully with demanding customers, difficult schedules, and technically challenging projects.
- Experience utilizing standard program status tools is preferred. This includes experience with:
- Earned Value (EV) and Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) including variance reporting.
- Program performance reporting status including program highlights, Cost Performance Index (CPI), Schedule Performance Index (SPI), schedule progress, technical status and Customer Relations.
- Technical Performance Metrics (TPM's) including current progress of key technical performance parameters against requirements.
- Risk and opportunity management process as related to program plan.
- Change Control process to control, monitor and resolve internal and external changes related to Program plan.
- Ability to self-start and understand the big picture as well as technical, budget and schedule issues at the detail level.
- Comfortable and competent with MS Office computer tools including Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint and Office.
- Excellent communication skills.
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Preferred Skills and Education- Degree in engineering, physics, business or project management preferred.
- Experience in design, fabrication, and test of new technologies and developmental hardware preferred.
- Experience in program and procurement management responsibilities for tactical hardware preferred.
- Experience with subcontract management and supplier oversight preferred.
- Proposal Management experience including familiarity with government requirements preferred.
- Familiar with general government contractual requirements preferred.
- Experienced with an ISO 9001 environment preferred.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
Multiple positions may be available on this opening.
