Technical Program Manager (Radar)
About The Position
SciTec is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead a radar modernization program. The role oversees delivery of advanced radar modernization capabilities through agile software development, system integration, and hardware upgrade efforts. The manager is accountable for program cost, schedule, technical performance, quality, and risk across software development, systems engineering, integration, test, and hardware modernization, while ensuring alignment with customer mission objectives and contractual commitments. The position serves as the primary customer interface and trusted advisor, leading program and technical reviews, briefings, and other customer-facing forums. It also supports proposal development and business growth, develops customer relationships and follow-on opportunities, and contributes to organizational strategy and operational improvement. The role requires U.S. citizenship and an active Secret security clearance; Top Secret is preferred.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Business, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience managing complex Department of Defense hardware and software development programs.
- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional engineering teams and delivering programs on cost, on schedule, and within technical requirements.
- Experience with radar, sensor systems, command-and-control, missile defense, or related defense mission areas.
- Strong understanding of program management, including risk management, financial management, contract execution, and customer engagement.
- Experience supporting Agile software development programs and leading customer-facing technical and program reviews.
- Excellent written, verbal, briefing, and presentation skills.
- Ability to build trusted relationships with customers, partners, and senior leadership.
- Strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Active Secret security clearance.
- U.S. citizenship; the role supports U.S. government contracts requiring citizenship, and SciTec cannot sponsor employee work visas.
Nice To Haves
- Top Secret security clearance preferred.
- Experience with ground-based radar systems, radar modernization, sensor processing, track management, data fusion, and mission systems integration.
- Experience transitioning advanced technology capabilities into operational defense systems.
- Previous responsibility managing multi-million-dollar government contracts and geographically distributed engineering teams.
- Ground-based radar mission processing domain knowledge.
- Subcontractor management.
- Active DoD Final SECRET clearance or higher.
Responsibilities
- Lead all phases of the program lifecycle, from startup and planning through execution, delivery, and sustainment.
- Manage program cost, schedule, technical performance, quality, and risk across software development, systems engineering, integration, test, and hardware modernization.
- Direct cross-functional teams delivering radar modernization initiatives and ensure solutions meet operational requirements and contractual commitments.
- Develop proposals, statements of work, technical volumes, program plans, and contract modifications.
- Serve as the primary customer interface and trusted advisor; lead program reviews, technical interchange meetings, milestone reviews, and executive briefings.
- Identify, manage, and communicate program risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation strategies to customer stakeholders and SciTec leadership.
- Drive Agile software development, modernization roadmaps, and incremental capability releases in collaboration with engineering, product, and customer teams.
- Build customer relationships and identify follow-on work, capability expansion, and new business opportunities in radar modernization and missile defense.
- Represent the program in Technical Interchange Meetings, Program Management Reviews, Integrated Design Reviews, Sprint Reviews, Sprint Demonstrations, and other customer-facing forums.
- Establish priorities, promote accountability, and coordinate engineering, operations, business, and customer stakeholders.
- Mentor and support program personnel and contribute to organizational strategy and operational improvement.
- Perform additional duties as assigned in support of program, customer, and organizational objectives.
Benefits
- 4% Safe Harbor 401(k) match
- 100% company-paid HSA medical insurance, with a choice of two buy-up options
- 80% company-paid dental insurance
- 100% company-paid vision insurance
- 100% company-paid life insurance
- 100% company-paid long-term disability insurance
- 100% company-paid hospital indemnity insurance
- Voluntary accident and critical illness insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Annual profit-sharing plan
- Discretionary performance bonus
- Paid parental leave
- Generous paid time off, including holiday, vacation, and sick pay
- Flexible work hours
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
