Principal Program Manager

STR • Arlington, VA

6h

About The Position

The Sensors Division within STR focuses on the development and analysis of advanced sensor systems in the RF, acoustic, and electro-optical domains. This includes the design and development of novel sensors and advanced information processing techniques from ideation to prototype implementations. The Ocean Technologies & Acoustic Systems (OTAS) Group develops and delivers advanced undersea sensors, payloads, and signal processing systems for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) applications.

The OTAS Group is seeking a part-time Principal Program Manager with a highly operational centric undersea-warfare background to manage a portfolio of programs focused on future undersea systems and advanced signal processing. This position also requires extensive knowledge of Navy and IC customer structure and needs. Prior experience working within the Navy signal processing R&D and IC is highly beneficial. In this role you will manage multi-disciplinary teams of researchers, scientists, and engineers spread across multiple STR campuses to meet cost, schedule, and performance objectives on innovative, complex, and challenging national security programs. Your areas of specific focus will include building and executing programmatic baselines, including personnel, deliverables, and subcontractor / contract manufacturer management plans while anticipating risks, resolving resource, security, and contracting challenges, and meeting or managing customer, sponsor, and leadership expectations.

A successful candidate will have recent and significant program management experience in several of the following areas: undersea warfare, sonar systems, ocean engineering, modeling and simulation, test & evaluation, hardware design, software architecture, uncrewed underwater vehicles, resource management, acoustic data analysis, signal processing, and/or communications. This position requires competency in leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams, briefing senior leadership, cultivating positive, collaborative, and productive work environments, and a strong proficiency in all aspects of program management. Strong interpersonal, communication, mentorship, and peer-leadership skills are also required.

Requirements

• Current TS/SSBI with SCI, ability to gain and SAP accreditations required, for which U.S citizenship is needed by the U.S government
• Technical Degree and 10+ years of prior relevant experience in government contracting, research and development (R&D), scientific & technical intelligence (S&TI), or advanced technology production
• Program Manager or Control Account Manager experience in a design and development and/or build contract including Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) definition, schedule generation, financial analysis/reporting, and resource management
• Experience in Proposal Management including planning and cost estimation
• Experience managing projects larger than $10M for the Department of War or IC
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Successful experience in leading and managing multi-discipline teams
• Strong presentation and organizational skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience with advanced undersea warfare system concepts, signal processing, underwater acoustics, and ocean engineering
• Experience with sonar systems
• Work Experience in government, FFRDC, or defense industry companies and sponsors
• Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience
• Contract manufacturing experience
• Risk and Opportunity Management experience
• Experience managing Research and Development programs
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications including but not limited to MS Project, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Effectively executing multiple programs ensuring cost, schedule and technical program metrics are being tracked and within plan
• Lead proposals by providing expertise in proposal development while ensuring adherence to a gated capture process
• Create Subcontractor statements of work and manage/track Subcontractors to ensure proper execution
• Work with contract manufacturers to build up to LRIP and then meet LRIP milestones with high quality
• Lead multi-functional teams
• Provide regular program briefs to Group and Division Leadership
• Create and maintain an environment that fosters collaboration by giving clear direction and constructive feedback to the team
• Monitor progress against goals: anticipate risks, resolve issues, and initiate corrective actions as appropriate

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level