Program Manager

ThinKom Solutions•Hawthorne, CA

16d•$130,000 - $165,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Provide coordination and oversight to key ThinKom programs including internal research & development, and customer funded projects. Program management at ThinKom includes typical project management duties such as cost and schedule management, resource management, and providing status to key customer and internal stakeholders. Technical knowledge is also needed for engineering coordination, effective planning, and customer communication. Program Managers will often have more than one project at any given time.

Requirements

BS in Engineering, BS/MS in Management, or equivalent experience.
2 years of experience in relevant program management or equivalent.
Demonstrated skills in organizing and directing people and programs.
Interpersonal skills to constructively manage interactions and working relationships of engineering personnel.
Ability to multitask effectively and efficiently.
Ability to negotiate effectively.
Technically proficient in computer applications: MS Word, Project, Excel, PowerPoint.
Requires strong interpersonal skills and presentation skills.
Is able to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of management and/or customers.
Must be able to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, to employees of all levels and with outside customers.
Ability to communicate calmly and deliberate manner.
Must have substantial reasoning and problem-solving abilities extensive planning and scheduling skills, able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Energetic and creative with strong analytical skills and a solid work ethic.
Must be able to make decisions and get the team working together effectively in accordance with the decision made.
Must be eligible to obtain and hold a US DoD Security Clearance in support of US Government contracts/ subcontracts.

Nice To Haves

Familiar with engineering drawings, design tools, and Windchill PLM software.

Responsibilities

Develops technically sound project plans, schedules, and budgets to meet both customer and internal, technical and contractual requirement.
Identifies resource needs (this position will typically not have direct reports) from the larger engineering staff pool.
Manages tasks and resources to the established budget and schedule, developing and implementing corrective action and recovery plans when the project falls behind schedule or runs over budget.
Chairs frequent meetings, normally at least weekly, with the project team to assign tasks, review status, discuss issues, make decisions and work problem resolutions, minimizing and eliminating barriers to program success.
Interacts with outside suppliers to help manage requirements, schedule, and cost issues related to specific components and/or services being purchased from the particular supplier.
Manages the customer relationship through effective and frequent communication as the primary point of contact.
Creates and presents effective PowerPoint presentations for in-depth design reviews, both internally and for customer milestones.
Assesses, manages, and communicates project risk.
Communicates internally with management regarding program status and needs, identifying issues, and recommending solutions.
Manages and maintains scope changes whether from the customer or internally driven.
Identifies additional sales and up-scope opportunities based on conversations and interactions with customers.
Provides inputs to support new business proposals.
Supports Production Reviews.
Aids in the transition of a design from engineering to production and assists in mitigation of production issues.
Supports production customer related issues.
Other tasks as assigned from time to time.