Program Manager

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc•Herndon, VA

7d•$172,563 - $186,719•Hybrid

About The Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) is hiring a Program Manager for its Intelligence Systems Business Area, Analysis, Collection, and Exploitation Segment. The role leads the full-time management of an established ten-year program supporting the Intelligence Community and a customer mission with 40 years of continuous support. The Program Manager leads a cross-functional team of engineers, technicians, and logisticians and directs rapid-response mission tasking as well as longer-term engineering development activities. The position oversees the program across its lifecycle, from definition and development through launch, release, upgrades, and sustainment. It involves representing the program to customers and in the marketplace, shaping technical roadmaps and requirements, managing schedules, budgets, baselines, risks, configuration control, and deliverables, and developing customer relationships. The Program Manager collaborates with executive management, finance, contracts, engineering, resource management, and manufacturing, and provides program status to leadership. A Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, business, or a specialized area such as computer science or mathematics, or equivalent, is required, along with demonstrated leadership and at least eight years of domain experience related to DoD and intelligence agency requirements. A Department of Defense and/or Industrial Security Top Secret clearance is required at hire, and U.S. citizenship is required. The role is identified as hybrid. The stated salary range is USD $172,563 to $186,719 per year, with actual pay varying based on experience and other factors.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, business, or a specialized area such as computer science or mathematics, or equivalent.
Demonstrated leadership to meet leadership and market intimacy expectations.
At least 8 years of domain experience related to DoD and intelligence agency requirements.
Demonstrated functional expertise in at least two of the following areas (three preferred): program management; mechanical, civil, electrical, software, or systems engineering operations; and business development.
Department of Defense and/or Industrial Security Top Secret clearance at time of hire.
U.S. citizenship and eligibility for access to classified information.
Knowledge of engineering disciplines and ability to apply technology, planning, and cost estimating.
Effective written and presentation skills.
Ability to lead teams and solve challenging business problems.
Understanding of markets and buyers.
Flexibility to multitask and reprioritize in a fast-paced environment.
Knowledge of the full program lifecycle, including planning and execution.
Passion for innovation, technical acumen, and ability to drive technology and features.
Ability to represent a program to potential customers and understand customer needs.
Willingness to take ownership of demanding deadlines and exercise good judgment across disciplines.
Passion for program management and excellence; user focus and business savvy; sound decision-making; creativity, agility, intelligence, drive, strong work ethic, and high integrity.
Understanding of the intelligence market, including customers, competitors, products, and technology trends.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the full product lifecycle is highly valued.
Functional expertise in three of the listed disciplines or business development areas is preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversee program activities from definition through development, launch, release, upgrades, and sustainment.
Represent programs as an expert and champion, with knowledge of technical specifications and requirements, customer and user needs, market conditions, and competition.
Create technical roadmaps, recommend features and enhancements, and prioritize market-driven requirements to address market needs and ROI, sales, and growth objectives.
Define business and user requirements for programs, products, and upgrades; recommend present and future scope by reviewing new ideas.
Drive program strategies and baselines through planning, scheduling, estimating, and reviews for individual milestones.
Manage internal gate reviews and commitments, including staffing coordination with Engineering Resource Management.
Formulate and execute long-term plans for cost and profit control.
Act as the government interface for program development support, compliance, release approvals, and certifications.
Manage program and product configuration control.
Develop, define, and execute program plans, schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
Lead strategies for winning development programs and ensure proposals combine scientific and technical rigor with an understanding of customer needs, desires, and constraints.
Serve as the primary point of contact for customer organizations and develop trusted relationships through collaborative problem solving.
Establish integrated WBS-based budget and schedule baselines, including management reserve, for advanced development programs, products, or major subcontracts with uncertain scope and potential for change.
Monitor work against baseline plans, assess whether progress is sufficient to meet schedules, develop corrective actions, and communicate issues, impacts, and corrective actions to program teams.
Balance programs, risks, and opportunities using executable strategies to meet technical requirements and budgets.
Manage people leading department or cross-functional program teams in a matrix organization to meet schedule, cost, and technical performance objectives.
Interface with customers on technical matters regarding programs and products.
Provide reporting and status updates to the leadership team.
Support market analysis to identify and quantify market needs, opportunities, and competitor offerings.
Support strategic planning to maximize market investment returns and align plans with available resources.
Support program and product planning to refine scope and schedules.
Identify, track, and mitigate risks and opportunities.
Support program lifecycle management from initial concept through product end of life.
Lead a cross-functional team supporting rapid-response mission tasking and longer-term engineering developments.