Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. is currently recruiting for the position of Program Manager.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties assigned as necessary.- Generates, manages and coordinates comprehensive program plans, schedules, budgets and technical performance for SBIR programs.
- Provides leadership and direction to the engineering, design, and production teams for program deliverables. Sets and continuously manages project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
- Takes ownership of program performance by maintaining intimate awareness of technical product performance requirements, and by enforcing disciplined concept and design reviews that robustly demonstrate compliance with those performance requirements.
- Ensures that same technical performance diligence is flowed down to SBIR's sub-contractors and suppliers, and ensures that the same technical discipline is adhered to when validating sourced sub-assemblies and critical parts.
- Interacts on a regular basis with customer program stakeholders to provide status and understand requirements and expectations. Manages the relationship with the customer.
- Proactively manages changes in project scope, assesses risks and builds contingencies into program plans.
- Works closely with SBIR engineering, procurement, production, and quality departments as well as vendors to ensure work plans and resource allocation support program goals.
- Supports proposal efforts by providing costing; schedules, estimated labor in concert with vendors and engineering; technical proposal writing and editing; kickoff meetings, TIM's and CDR's.
- Manages multiple programs (5 to 10) that total 10 to 15 million in annual revenue.
- Must be able to make programmatic decisions when presented with conflicting or incomplete information from technical staff. Understands and manages technical risks.
- Works with Accounting department to maintain ETC's, EAC's and spend plans.
- Stays in sync with Finance department on spending and on-contract labor execution, to facilitate accurate P&L forecasting for CPFF and Percent-Complete contracts.
- Provides monthly program updates to senior management.
Supervisory Responsibilities:- Indirectly supervises and manages team members that work on specific programs.
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
Requirements/Experience:- BA/BS Engineering or Sciences, or other technical degree strongly preferred; or four to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Technical experience in optical or infrared sensors, optics, materials, systems engineering or electronics.
- Experience managing complex program across multiple disciplines, including engineering, production, subcontractors, sales and marketing.
- Skilled and experienced in managing-through-influence in a fast-paced technology environment.
- Creative, critical thinker. Must be able to anticipate problems, and propose solutions in a timely manner.
- Strong written, oral and interpersonal skills.
- Public speaking and presentation skills required.
- Experience with program management software platforms such as MS Project preferred.
- Basic understanding of enterprise resource planning and accounting concepts preferred.
This position offers many benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, HSA, FSA, alternate work week schedule, LTD, life insurance and much more.
$110,000/yr. - $160,000/yr. - DOE
