Program Manager 2 - Special Programs

Description

Relocation assistance may be available for this role.

The role is a Program Manager 2 position in the Special Programs business area of AOA Xinetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company Space Systems, Intelligence Solutions Division, Mission Enabling Products business units, based in East Hartford, CT.

AOX supplies complex electro-optic and photonic systems and subsystems that control and manipulate light waves for a range of applications.

You will report to the Special Programs Execution Manager and lead the partnership with customers in commercial ventures, the U.S. Government, and U.S. defense prime and second-tier contractors.

The business unit is technically demanding, growing quickly, and strategically important to NG Space Systems, and the role requires someone who can work well in that setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage every phase of a program, from inception to completion.
• Own the cost, schedule, and technical performance of company programs or of subsystems within larger programs.
• Prepare proposals, proposal work statements, specifications, operating budgets, and the financial terms and conditions of contracts.
• Serve as the main customer contact, leading program reviews on cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Report program metrics, needs, and issues to several levels of corporate management using company tools and processes.
• Set design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for research, development, integration, and test.
• Set milestones, spot program problems, and track progress against master plans and schedules.
• Work with other program managers to staff programs according to priorities set by the Execution Manager.
• Direct the technical, manufacturing, and administrative staff assigned to your program.
• Keep spending within the project budget.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and eight years of project or task management experience, including work on Defense or Government contracts.
• Demonstrated experience in a formal program or project leadership role, such as Project Lead, Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead, Cost Account Manager (CAM), or equivalent, delivering against defined technical, contractual, cost, schedule, and/or performance requirements.
• Familiarity with an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system such as Costpoint or SAP, with the ability to navigate it, enter program data, and pull the metrics needed to manage a program.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Strong critical thinking and logical reasoning, with the ability to solve problems and anticipate programmatic and technical risks.
• Skill at resolving conflict within a program.
• Impeccable business ethics, and the ability to lead by example and encourage ethical behavior at all times.
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks and set priorities.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision and feedback, and to build solid working relationships with technical staff, peers, and customers in the business area.
• Ability to travel up to 10% domestically.
• Ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance.

Conditions

Travel is 10% of the time.

Top Secret clearance is not required to start, but the role requires one.

Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

The base salary range is $161,100.00 to $241,700.00. The final offer depends on factors such as the scope of the position, your experience, education, skills, and current market conditions.

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

The company is an equal opportunity employer.

Benefits

• Annual bonuses that reward individual contributions and share company results.
• Long Term Incentives may be available for Vice President and Director positions.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off for vacation and personal business.