Federal Program Manager

Altera Semiconductor • San Jose, CA

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About The Position

Altera seeks a highly experienced Federal Program Manager to lead complex U.S. Federal and DoD programs from capture handoff through execution, delivery, and sustainment. This role ensures scope, schedule, cost, quality, compliance, and customer satisfaction targets are achieved across multi-year, multi-stakeholder initiatives. Key Responsibilities (Detailed) Program Leadership & Delivery: Lead integrated program planning and execution across scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, and resources; maintain IMP and IMS. Establish IPTs spanning engineering, supply chain, quality, security/compliance, manufacturing, and test. Drive program milestones (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PRR, FAT/SAT), configuration control, and change management. Implement EVMS and prepare required reports. Federal Compliance & Governance: Ensure adherence to FAR/DFARS, ITAR/EAR, cybersecurity (NIST SP 800-171, CMMC), and program data rights. Manage contract deliverables: SOW/SOO compliance, CDRL/SDRL development and delivery, contract mods, and option exercises. Oversee subcontractor and vendor performance; flow down federal clauses. Financial & Business Management: Own program P&L, baseline budgets, ETC/EAC, variance analysis, and forecasting; meet revenue, margin, cash, and backlog objectives. Drive risk/opportunity management and implement mitigation plans. Support pricing strategies, BOEs, ROMs, and cost volumes. Customer & Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as primary point of contact for U.S. Government customers and Tier-1 primes; execute stakeholder communication plans, lead reviews, and resolve issues. Technical & Mission Context: Align program execution with Altera’s FPGA device families, including Direct-RF FPGA solutions for EW, radar, secure communications, UAV payloads, and avionics. Coordinate environmental qualification and certification activities (MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, DO-254, HALT/HASS, HAST/THB). Proposal/Capture Support: Partner with BD and Capture Teams on pre-award activities, capture plans, win strategies, and compliance matrices. Lead proposal management for program volumes and support cost/price volumes.

Requirements

• 12+ years of program management experience leading complex Federal/DoD hardware/software programs.
• Proven delivery across multi-year, multi-million-dollar programs with EVMS, IMP/IMS, and formal milestone management.
• Hands-on experience with FAR/DFARS, government contracts, SOW/CRD execution, CDRLs/SDRLs, and contract modifications.
• Working knowledge of export controls (ITAR/EAR), cybersecurity compliance (NIST 800-171/CMMC), and data rights.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related; PMP/DAU certifications preferred.
• U.S. citizenship required; ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• Willingness to travel domestically (~25–40%).

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Aerospace & Defense domains: EW, radar, secure comms, ISR/UAV, avionics, space systems.
• Familiarity with FPGA product lines and ability to translate technical value into program value.
• Supplier and subcontract management experience.
• Background in environmental qualification (MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461), avionics DO-254, reliability (HALT/HASS, HAST/THB).
• Active clearance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated program planning and execution across scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, and resources; maintain IMP and IMS.
• Establish IPTs spanning engineering, supply chain, quality, security/compliance, manufacturing, and test.
• Drive program milestones (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PRR, FAT/SAT), configuration control, and change management.
• Implement EVMS and prepare required reports.
• Ensure adherence to FAR/DFARS, ITAR/EAR, cybersecurity (NIST SP 800-171, CMMC), and program data rights.
• Manage contract deliverables: SOW/SOO compliance, CDRL/SDRL development and delivery, contract mods, and option exercises.
• Oversee subcontractor and vendor performance; flow down federal clauses.
• Own program P&L, baseline budgets, ETC/EAC, variance analysis, and forecasting; meet revenue, margin, cash, and backlog objectives.
• Drive risk/opportunity management and implement mitigation plans.
• Support pricing strategies, BOEs, ROMs, and cost volumes.
• Serve as primary point of contact for U.S. Government customers and Tier-1 primes; execute stakeholder communication plans, lead reviews, and resolve issues.
• Align program execution with Altera’s FPGA device families, including Direct-RF FPGA solutions for EW, radar, secure communications, UAV payloads, and avionics.
• Coordinate environmental qualification and certification activities (MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, DO-254, HALT/HASS, HAST/THB).
• Partner with BD and Capture Teams on pre-award activities, capture plans, win strategies, and compliance matrices.
• Lead proposal management for program volumes and support cost/price volumes.
• Own end-to-end delivery of U.S. Federal/DoD programs, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, and quality targets are met.
• Maintain adherence to FAR/DFARS, ITAR/EAR, cybersecurity (NIST 800-171/CMMC), and export controls.
• Manage program budgets, forecasts, EVMS metrics, and risk/opportunity registers.
• Act as primary interface with U.S. Government PMOs and Tier-1 defense primes; lead reviews and resolve issues.
• Coordinate FPGA-based solutions for EW, radar, secure comms, UAVs, avionics; oversee environmental qualification (MIL-STD-810/461, DO-254).
• Contribute to capture plans, proposals, and compliance matrices for new opportunities.
• Drive IPT collaboration across engineering, supply chain, quality, and compliance teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager