Program Management Professional

Satwave Arrays, Inc•Dunwoody, GA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Program Management Professional is responsible for planning and leading our development programs from initiation through close-out. This role coordinates a multidisciplinary engineering team, manages cost, schedule, and technical performance, and serves as the primary point of contact for our customers, including defense and government customers. The ideal candidate should possess a strong background in technical program management and the experience to manage complex programs to their contract requirements.

Requirements

7 or more years of experience in program or project management, with time spent on engineering or hardware development programs
Experience managing government or defense programs, including DoD contracts and milestone reviews (required)
A Project Management certification such as the PMP (required)
Familiarity with program management best practices, including scheduling, risk management, and earned value management
Experience developing and maintaining integrated master schedules with tools such as Microsoft Project or Primavera
Experience planning resources and staffing across concurrent programs
Experience working with agile development teams and their sprint, release, and issue tracking processes
Familiarity with government contract types, the Statement of Work and the Performance Work Statement, and CDRL deliverables and their Data Item Descriptions
Ability to read and understand technical requirements and communicate effectively with a multidisciplinary engineering team
Experience coordinating cost, schedule, and technical performance across multiple teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Willingness to travel occasionally for customer meetings, program reviews, and field testing
Must be a U.S. person as defined by ITAR and EAR, due to work on export controlled technology
Ability to work independently and to lead others

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, and lead development programs through the full project lifecycle, including planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and close-out
Develop project plans that define the major tasks and milestones based on scope, schedule, budget, resources, and personnel
Manage cost, schedule, and technical performance, and report status to management and customers
Develop and maintain integrated program schedules, identify the critical path, and track progress against milestones
Work with the engineering team to estimate the duration of tasks for the creation of a schedule
Plan and allocate resources and staffing across programs, and work with the engineering leads to secure the personnel needed to meet program commitments
Coordinate a multidisciplinary team across software, embedded, hardware, and RF engineering to meet program requirements
Work with agile development teams, and understand how a new requirement, enhancement, or defect affects program scope, schedule, and system architecture
Identify, track, and mitigate program risks, and maintain a risk register
Manage program scope, requirements, and changes, and control the program baseline
Serve as the primary point of contact for customers, and manage expectations, deliverables, and communications
Prepare for and lead program reviews such as the System Requirements Review, Preliminary Design Review, and Critical Design Review
Manage compliance with the contract requirements defined in the Statement of Work or Performance Work Statement
Track and deliver Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) items in accordance with their Data Item Descriptions and their required delivery dates
Track program budgets and support earned value management where required
Coordinate the procurement of long lead items with the supply chain and vendors
Assure that program deliverables meet the quality requirements before delivery
Maintain program documentation, action items, and meeting records
Manage program close-out, including final deliverables, documentation, and contract completion
Support proposal efforts, including reviewing the Statement of Work or Performance Work Statement and estimating the cost and schedule for new work