Program Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Maryland, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Oversee all components of program execution throughout the entire contract lifecycle, encompassing initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, reporting, and closeout.

• Manage cost, schedule, technical performance, quality, and risk across various contract line items and deliverables.

• Create and sustain Integrated Master Schedules, program roadmaps, milestones, and resource plans.

• Act as the main point of contact for Government Program Managers, Contracting Officers, Contracting Officer Representatives, Product Leads, and Army stakeholders.

• Ensure that program execution is in accordance with contractual requirements, performance objectives, and customer priorities.

• Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams.

• Supervise system-of-systems design, integration, testing, and fielding activities.

• Implement technical baseline management and engineering change control processes.

• Manage the development and delivery of program documentation that complies with Data Item Descriptions and CDRL requirements.

• Coordinate cybersecurity sustainment activities and assist with government cybersecurity reviews and investigations.

• Oversee test planning, execution, analysis, and reporting; coordinate laboratory, field, and operational test events.

• Lead engineering teams in supporting Direction Finding characterization, calibration, and performance validation.

• Ensure the successful completion of manufacturing readiness assessments and verification activities.

• Facilitate Technical Exchange Meetings, Integrated Product Team meetings, technical reviews, and executive briefings.

• Present program status, technical advancements, risks, and mitigation strategies to senior government stakeholders.

• Cultivate relationships with Army acquisition, engineering, cybersecurity, logistics, and operational organizations.

• Oversee the development and execution of New Equipment Training.

• Coordinate reach-back support and deployment of Field Service Representatives.

• Manage logistics planning, sustainment strategies, provisioning activities, and government property accountability requirements.

• Handle program budgets, forecasts, staffing plans, subcontractors, and contract performance metrics.

• Support contract modifications, option execution, and change management activities.

• Ensure precise reporting of program health, earned value indicators, and contract status.

• Identify and mitigate programmatic, technical, and financial risks.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Physics, Mathematics, Business Management, or a related field.

• Active Top Secret Security Clearance is required at the time of employment.

• A minimum of 10+ years of program management experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, or Federal Government programs.

• At least 5 years managing complex defense technology programs valued at $15M or more.

• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams that support hardware, software, cybersecurity, and systems integration efforts.

• Experience managing programs related to Electronic Warfare (EW), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Software Defined Radios (SDRs), sensor systems, tactical communications, cybersecurity, systems engineering, and test and evaluation.

• Must be eligible to work in the US.

• Preferred experience working directly with Army acquisition organizations.

• A Master’s degree is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Additional incentives may be included as part of the compensation package.

• Medical benefits.

• Financial benefits.

• Other benefits included in the compensation package.

• Up to 35% domestic and international travel.