Senior Program Manager Hypersonics

Description

The company is building advanced aviation technology, including jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft, and the work affects people worldwide.

The team belongs to a unit of the company that runs high-tech engine propulsion programs, including supersonic and hypersonic research and prototype efforts.

This is a hands-on program leadership job based in Bohemia, NY. You will report to the Director of Programs and act as the main face of the program to the customer.

Responsibilities

• Lead the program team to hit specifications, milestones, and targets for cost, schedule, and margin, while meeting or exceeding quality and safety standards.
• Act as the company's direct representative to the customer, and work with business development to find growth within the program.
• Run the technical and business side of the program, including building the SOW, WBS, IMS, and the cost and schedule requirements for new projects.
• Supervise the program management team's performance and growth, and plan staffing for headcount and skill mix by forecasting needs with engineering.
• Monitor program results against financial margin goals, and present critical path items and performance targets to management monthly.
• Spot, evaluate, and reduce program risks, and report any customer, contract, or technical problem that could threaten the program right away.
• Keep open, candid working relationships with Engineering, Operations, Test, Quality, Finance, and Contracts, and coordinate people, test facilities, and production capacity with leadership and other project managers to balance company and program goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 10 years of experience in engineering and program management with the DoD, military services, and aerospace contractors on jet engine manufacturing, supersonic and hypersonic propulsion, or similar programs.
• Competence with program management software and Microsoft Office products.
• Working knowledge of program finance, including labor accounting, overhead management, and government contract rules for performance and compliance.
• Ability to develop and negotiate work plans with the customer and internal support groups.
• Ability to read, analyze, interpret, and present technical, financial, and general business information.
• Preferred: Master's degree.
• Preferred: Microsoft Project experience for schedule and resource management. Other tools are acceptable.
• Preferred: Working knowledge of propulsion test cell processes and how they connect to engineering.
• Preferred: Skill in running meetings that meet business goals and draw input from others.
• Preferred: Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Preferred: Ability to work well in a matrixed setting and juggle multiple projects.
• Preferred: A self-starter who acts promptly, handles problems, and goes past what is asked.
• Preferred: Strong problem-solving, sound judgment, and a collaborative, approachable, responsive style.
• Preferred: Continuous learner who uses new knowledge on the job.
• Preferred: Disciplined with time and resources.

Conditions

U.S. citizenship is required for this position.

Travel is domestic and international, up to 25%.

Base pay ranges from $175,000 to $234,000, with pay set by factors such as experience, education, and skill set.

The role is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of base salary, or commission, depending on the plan.

The role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information, so you must prove U.S. Person status as a U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. citizen, or someone granted asylee or refugee status under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Only candidates legally authorized to work in the United States will be hired.

Offers are conditional on passing a drug screen where applicable, and employees may face random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

Relocation assistance is provided.

Sponsors of the company's benefit plans may change or end them at any time, and no one has a vested right to them. This posting is not a contract of employment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage, plus access to a company Health Coach and the HealthAhead program.
• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Program for assessment, counseling, and referrals.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching and company retirement contributions, plus Fidelity resources and planning consultants.
• Tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time off for vacation or illness.