Program Manager

North Atlantic Industries•Bohemia, NY

20d•$115,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

North Atlantic Industries is a leading provider of embedded electronic solutions, specializing in rugged embedded computing, power supplies and motion simulation and measurement technologies. Our products and services are used by the military, aerospace, and industrial markets, helping to advance technology and protect the free world. NAI is proud to be recognized as a Top Workplace on Long Island! Our culture is very collaborative. We have team building events, company picnics, special event day and employee game room. Please visit our website at www.naii.com/careers to see more about what makes us a unique place to work. Summary: The Program Manager is responsible for launching new programs, coordinating engineering and process changes, managing existing programs and interfacing with functional departments and stakeholders to ensure success. The Program Manager will have extensive interface with customers, and be the customer’s point of contact for status and problem resolution. The Program Manager will also ensure that NAI is compliant with cost, schedule and technical requirements as defined by the Statement of Work (SOW), Product Specification and NAI Proposal/Quotation.

Requirements

Candidates must be a U.S. citizen and must be able to provide appropriate documentation upon hire to verify this status. Please note that some positions involve sensitive customer contracts and require U.S. citizenship as a condition of employment.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 5+ years of experience in military electronics and/or electrical component engineering design, development and manufacturing.
Experience in managing programs for military and aerospace customers
Effective communication and leadership skills.
Excellent analysis and problem-solving ability.
Thorough understanding of program management techniques and methods.

Responsibilities

Manages programs to ensure performance and contractual goals are met in terms of cost and schedule objectives.
Support proposal and cost estimating activities for RFP/RFQ. This includes interpretation of program requirements and generation of content for proposal response.
Manage CDRL/SDRL requirements to ensure that dates are met and that NAI’s response is in accordance with SOW and NAI proposal
Chair meetings with customer for System Requirements interface meetings, design reviews, flight readiness reviews, etc. Ensure that internal systems and methodology are compliant with customer’s.
Reports program status to customers and senior management.
Develops and implements recovery plans to mitigate schedule delays and unanticipated events.
Provides leadership and supervision to help establish goals for programs and objectives for team members.
Monitors and participates in major contract negotiations.