Program Manager

SEAKR Engineering

$130K — $180K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering required; advanced degree preferred.
  • 5-12 years of relevant experience desired.
  • Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with diverse teams.
  • Ability to self-learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
  • Demonstrated capacity to lead technical decisions and support cross-functional teams.
  • Previous experience in subcontract management is a plus.
  • Experience in leading coordinated technical projects.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure program delivery meets timelines, budgets, and performance standards.
  • Serve as the primary contact for customers, vendors, and internal teams.
  • Inspire and lead the program team to achieve project goals.
  • Coordinate requirements and resources across engineering, business development, and finance.
  • Maintain project schedules, logs, and cost metrics to track program health.
  • Establish and manage a proactive risk management strategy.
  • Facilitate major program gate reviews and cross-functional initiatives.
  • Oversee change control procedures and assist with negotiations.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.
  • Generous 401(k) retirement plan with employer contributions.
  • Potential for an annual bonus based on performance.
  • Paid leave options, including vacation and sick leave.
  • Support for bereavement and FMLA leave.
Full Job Description
SEAKR is looking for a high-energy, early to mid-career program manager who has a passion for leading the design, development, test and delivery of state-of-the-art satellite electronics. The PM is fully empowered to deliver the best possible product to our customers, on time and on budget. With that empowerment comes accountability, and a successful PM at SEAKR must be innovative and tireless towards accomplishing that high standard. Responsibilities include: • Delivery of program to schedule, cost, quality and performance parameters via coordination and directing all program activities for a moderate complexity program • Primary interface with customer community, vendors, and internal personnel • Motivate and provide leadership for broader program team • Manage interdepartmental requirements and resources across matrixed engineering department, including engineering, business development, contracts and finance • Create and maintain baseline schedules, changes logs, scope and costs along with monitor key metrics on program health • Develop and implement proactive risk management process • Lead cross functional efforts for major program gate reviews • Organize and manage change control process and support negotiation and change proposal efforts • Experience managing projects requiring Earned Value Management in a Cost Plus and Firm Fixed environment Qualifications • A Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent is required. An advanced degree is desired. • 5-12 years of experience are desired. • Multi-dimensional skills such as working well with people, ability to self-teach, ability to lead and adjudicate technical decision-making, and drive to dive-in and help at any level or function when challenges arise are key characteristics for a successful PM candidate. • Prior Subcontract management experience desired • Prior experience leading teams on coordinated technical efforts Additional Information Compensation: Base salary range is $130,000- $180,000, depending on qualifications. SEAKR has very rich medical, dental and vision insurance plans, along with a generous 401(k) retirement plan. In addition to base salary, employees are eligible for a year-end bonus. SEAKR offers a variety of paid leave, such as vacation, sick, bereavement, and FMLA. US Citizenship Required Applications will be accepted until 8/28/26

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