Program Manager 1

Description

The role sits in a business unit that supplies electro-optic and photonic systems and subsystems, which shape and control light for semiconductor, directed energy and astronomy work.

The unit is part of a larger space systems group and is known for pioneering, high-growth work with a technically demanding pace.

You will report to the Devens Manager of Programs and bring engineering and business teams together across every phase of a product or program's life.

The job is to run programs profitably so they meet schedule and customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate engineering and business teams from proposal through design, manufacturing and delivery, for products in development and in production.
• Own risk and opportunity management across the program, including identifying them, planning mitigations and carrying them out.
• Move new optical designs into manufacturing, working with the technical team to simplify manufacturing and assembly and to hit delivery rates and cost reduction targets.
• Build and run project budgets and schedules, including Earned Value Management System (EVMS), critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs) and workload forecasts.
• Work with supply chain and suppliers, stating project requirements clearly and making sure they are met.
• Brief internal and customer leadership on the status of assigned work.
• Lead teams investigating failure root causes and carrying out corrective actions.
• Track and report manufacturing results against plan, covering yield, COPQ and throughput.
• Set milestones and check that master plans and schedules are being followed.
• Spot program problems and build and carry out recovery plans.
• Work with leadership to keep fully compliant with division, corporate and government policies.
• Be accountable for parts of program execution and its outcome.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree and 5 years of program or project management experience, or similar experience such as leading an Integrated Product Team (IPT), serving as a Control Account Manager (CAM) or leading a New Product Team (NPT).
• Experience in aerospace, defense or other technology product industries, covering design for manufacturing, transition to production and production execution.
• Experience running manufacturing or production programs, including optimizing production lines or driving continuous improvement.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• A proven track record of analytical, technical, strategic and problem-solving work.
• Proficiency in the MS Office Suite and MS Project.
• US citizenship is required.
• Preferred: a bachelor's and/or master's degree in engineering or a technical field.
• Preferred: familiarity with optics, such as adaptive optics, deformable mirrors and complex optical structures.
• Preferred: experience with gated design development, including PDR and CDR reviews.
• Preferred: SPProgMgmt.

Conditions

Based in Devens, MA.

Travel is 10% of the time.

No security clearance is needed to start, and no clearance type applies.

Relocation assistance may be available.

The primary level base salary range is $133,000.00 to $199,600.00. This is a general guideline, and the offer depends on factors such as the scope of the role and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

The application window is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, and it may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Depending on the position, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus on top of base pay.
• Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and share in company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation or personal business.