Program Manager

Fuse Integration • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

Fuse is seeking a Program Manager to lead Department of Defense customers in developing, integrating, and demonstrating advanced communications and networking technologies on airborne platforms, while supporting long-term growth in these business areas. The role oversees project execution and provides strategic guidance throughout development, ensuring warfighter needs and requirements are incorporated into solutions. Work includes DoD network and tactical communications capabilities for TACAIR USN, USAF, and USMC platforms, including tactical data links, line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight radios, and crossbanding of IP data.

The Program Manager applies project management fundamentals and technical leadership to deliver user-focused communication, network, software, and hardware systems. Fuse combines commercial design-thinking practices with the DoD systems engineering framework, using hands-on testing, user evaluation, and iterative development to rapidly design, develop, and field solutions.

The role creates and maintains relationships with customers, partners, and industry stakeholders; manages project cost, schedule, and technical requirements; and works with engineering teams to resolve obstacles and exchange key metrics. It also incorporates operator feedback, contributes to portfolio growth planning and proposals, supports fixed-wing tactics and C2 integration in demonstrations, ensures alignment with DoD security requirements, and plans and executes technical demonstrations and system integration and field events.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field, or a bachelor’s degree with related experience in an engineering field.
• 8–12 years of hands-on experience designing, developing, and implementing technical systems.
• Experience managing projects and leading teams in engineering development, testing, and deployment of complex systems.
• Experience with the DoD R&D process and life-cycle management.
• Operational or developmental background with airborne platforms and systems.
• Proficiency with MS Project, Jira, or similar project-management tools, and exposure to Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Excellent organizational, communication, presentation, and decision-making skills.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Current U.S. Secret clearance.
• Must be a nimble self-starter, excited about technology, and able to think outside the box and suggest new ideas.

Nice To Haves

• Management degree, MBA, or similar certification such as PMP.
• Experience leading development of software-based systems.
• Understanding of networking and network troubleshooting.
• Experience with military airworthiness certification.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain strong working relationships with partners, customers, and industry stakeholders to expand airborne platform business areas.
• Deliver software, network, and hardware solutions that enhance network and IP-based communications.
• Ensure cost, schedule, and technical requirements are met for responsible projects.
• Work with engineering teams to optimize the exchange of key metrics and resolve roadblocks.
• Incorporate real-world operators into development to understand end-user needs and requirements.
• Provide input for strategic portfolio growth through project planning and proposals.
• Incorporate focus on fixed-wing tactics and C2 integration into system demonstrations and experimentation.
• Ensure the system development environment and system attributes align with DoD security requirements.
• Participate in demonstration planning with customers, engineering teams, and experiment managers.
• Execute technical demonstrations.
• Oversee system integration and field events to meet system objectives and customer expectations.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; employee coverage is fully funded and a portion of dependent coverage is funded.
• 11 paid federal holidays.
• Paid time off: 10 accrued days per year from hire through the second year; unlimited PTO after two years.
• 40 hours of paid sick leave per year.
• 401(k) with employer matching.
• Annual bonuses.
• Cell phone reimbursement of $100 per month.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior