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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in an engineering field, such as electrical, mechanical, or industrial engineering.
• At least 5 years of experience in program management, product operations, or engineering; a mix of these in a hardware-focused environment is highly preferred.
• Strong knowledge and demonstrated application of program management methodologies, practices, and techniques.
• Ability to lead a complex operations-focused project from new product development through fulfillment of mature products.
• Ability to implement, track, and manage cost controls to meet targets.
• Ability to communicate program status, including risks and recovery plans, clearly and confidently to executive leadership.
• Ability to partner with engineering and influence product design for manufacturability, testability, cost, and scalability.
• Ability to drive and monitor continuous improvement using Lean Six Sigma tools and initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and high attention to detail.
• PC literacy and competency with MS Office, project management software, and product collaboration software such as MS Project and Jira.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time during certain phases of the program lifecycle.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in a business or technical field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with ERP software tools, with a strong preference for Oracle.
• Deep understanding of supply chain operations, quality systems, and product lifecycle management (PLM).
• PMP or equivalent program management certification, or ability to gain PMP certification.
• Experience supporting programs using outsourced manufacturing strategies to deliver high-reliability communications hardware.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day direction to a multifunctional team that includes manufacturing, test engineering, sourcing, production planning, and quality assurance representatives.
• Manage all aspects of production program requirements.
• Work with multifunctional teams and engineering during development and prototype phases to ensure products are manufacturable and critical processes and suppliers, including contract manufacturers, are production-ready.
• Identify and address key risk mitigation factors.
• Lead and direct regular core team meetings and attend and report at program reviews.
• Translate product line forecasts into a build plan, manage updates and adjustments, and plan and manage manufacturing labor forecasting for the program.
• Collaborate with external customers to present updates on Viasat manufacturing and logistics status.

Benefits

• Medical, financial, and other benefits, depending on the position offered.
• Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package.