Development Program Director

Honeywell Aerospace•San Diego, CA

3d•$224,800 - $280,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Development Program Director is a high-visibility leadership role within Honeywell Aerospace Defense Systems Division’s Program Management Office (PMO), based at the San Diego, California site. Reporting to the Sr. Director of Program Management, the director leads Program Managers responsible for a portfolio of Radio Frequency (RF) electronic component development, iR&D, and production programs for land, air, sea, and space applications. The portfolio includes design-to-specification work, commercial product development, and transition to production (NPI), with a stated value of roughly $100M. The director cultivates relationships with development customers and positions Honeywell Aerospace to win large-scale production programs. The role also leads commercial product management for the Defense Systems organization, working individually and through subordinate product managers to create, communicate, sell, and manage R&D, customer interaction, and product-build plans for new commercial RF products. This position requires a PMP or CAPM certification, with the applicable certification determined by position level and certification experience requirements. Candidates who do not already hold the required certification must obtain it within six months of hire. Honeywell will cover the cost of required training, certification, and/or recertification. The position is incentive eligible.

Requirements

Thirteen years of program management experience, ideally in the electronics or communications sector supporting U.S. Department of Defense or foreign military governments.
Ten years of leadership and people-management experience.
Experience managing new development programs with cross-functional teams and demonstrating leadership and collaboration across technical, financial, and operational functions.
Experience managing complex programs with more than $10M in annual revenue.
Demonstrated ability to manage aerospace and defense profit and loss (P&L), including monthly, quarterly, and yearly orders, revenue, gross margin, and cash targets.
Experience leading and developing multiple directly reporting Program Managers.
Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Must be a U.S. person, defined in the posting as a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or someone with protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status, due to U.S. export control requirements.
Must hold the PMP or CAPM certification applicable to the position level, or obtain the required certification within six months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technology, Math, Science, or Business Administration.
Master’s degree.
PMP certification or similar project management qualifications.
Experience in the Aerospace and Defense industries, particularly with electronic hardware development programs, RF/Microwave products, or manufacturing electronic products.
Experience managing complex development programs or serving in a deputy capacity for large, high-risk programs.
Strong background in new business development, particularly growing customer portfolios and winning large production contracts.
Background in managing commercial product development and market introduction.
Proven success building relationships with key customers and transitioning programs from development to large-scale production.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Excellent attention to detail and strong analytical, reasoning, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

Partner with business development and proposal management leadership to lead and coordinate new-business proposals through timely review, approval, and submission to customers.
Ensure Program Managers thoroughly review labor, materials, and support-function Basis of Estimates (BOEs), and that proposals are executable and aligned with program goals.
Cultivate relationships with current and prospective customers and align proposals with their needs and strategic goals.
Support proposal negotiations with internal contracts staff and customers, maintaining engagement with customer representatives to secure favorable terms and align expectations.
Identify follow-on business and growth opportunities through development work that may lead to larger production contracts.
Drive Program Manager accountability and ownership of program plans, budgets, technical oversight, financial performance, and schedules.
Manage program funds and reallocate resources as needed to meet financial targets and scope.
Monitor orders, revenue, profit, and cash flow against short- and long-term program objectives.
Lead risk and opportunity management throughout the program lifecycle.
Ensure collaboration across Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), including regular progress meetings, issue resolution, and timely action closure.
Ensure compliance with applicable government, company, customer, and industry specifications and regulations, including FAR, DFAR, and ITAR.
Champion contractual integrity and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements in proposal submissions and contract execution.
Establish strategic customer relationships that position Honeywell Aerospace as a trusted partner for long-term development and production contracts.
Serve as the visible, active, engaged, and recognized leader of the Development Program Management team.
Build and maintain customer relationships that complement those maintained by the Program Management team.
Provide regular program health and progress updates to leadership, functional departments, and customers.
Identify opportunities to expand customer portfolios and collaborate with business development teams on account growth and winning large production contracts.
Lead Commercial Product Management for the Defense Systems organization.
Create, communicate, sell, and manage R&D, customer-interaction, and product-build plans for new commercial RF products, individually and through subordinate product managers as needed.
Support Business Development in plans to sell commercial products to customers.
Define and uphold program management excellence to achieve high-quality development program execution.
Collaborate with Engineering leadership to improve program and engineering management processes for proposing and executing engineering development on schedule and within budget.
Ensure Program Management staff have the tools and training needed to succeed.
Meet regularly with direct reports to mentor, coach, develop, and assess talent and establish career development plans.