Research Program Manager, Sensors

HRL Laboratories•Malibu, CA

4d•$154,500 - $197,900

About The Position

HRL Laboratories, an IBM company, is seeking a Research Program Manager to provide end-to-end accountability for cost, schedule, and contractual compliance during execution of government technical programs. The role is suited to someone experienced in government contracting, development-to-production transitions, and managing multidisciplinary engineering teams in a fast-paced aerospace and semiconductor environment. The position manages integrated program plans, budgets, schedules, staffing, risks, and opportunities; oversees program reporting and earned value activities; and coordinates suppliers and subcontractors. It also involves communicating program status to senior management, customers, and government stakeholders, supporting proposals and business development, and ensuring compliance with applicable contracting, export-control, quality, and company requirements.

Requirements

BS, MS, or PhD in a science or engineering field.
5+ years of program management experience, ideally emphasizing early- to mid-stage R&D and government-funded contract R&D projects.
Experience with program execution, including contracting, subcontracting, supplier management, finance, purchasing, and legal.
Ability to dynamically re-plan projects and communicate changes as new information, results, and resource constraints emerge, including staffing, procurement, and financial constraints.
Broad technical background in fundamental science and engineering.
Ability to produce and maintain a networked and resourced master integrated schedule (IMS), perform critical path and earned value analysis, and present MIS to customers and leadership.
Expertise with MS Project or equivalent and the MS Office suite.
Effective interpersonal skills to bridge technical and business functions.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to interact with vendors and colleagues, and willingness to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Technical familiarity with microfabrication process flows for electronic components, including MEMS.

Responsibilities

Develop, baseline, and maintain integrated program plans covering scope/WBS, IMS schedules, budgets/EVM baselines, staffing profiles, and key deliverable milestones; manage change control.
Identify, assess, and manage program risks and opportunities using formal registers, burn-downs, and mitigation or exploitation plans, with early visibility for leadership and customers.
Oversee planning and reporting; perform CAM responsibilities, analyze variances and EACs, and drive corrective actions.
Manage key suppliers and subcontractors by flowing down requirements, tracking deliverables, performing surveillance, and resolving issues affecting cost, schedule, or technical performance.
Prepare and present program status, risks, and execution updates to senior management, customers, and government stakeholders, ensuring transparent communication and data integrity.
Drive proposal development, BOE generation, and pricing; support capture and business development, and identify follow-on and adjacent growth opportunities.
Ensure compliance with FAR/DFARS, ITAR/EAR export controls, AS9100 quality requirements, and HRL corporate policies.