Deputy General Manager Programs

Data Patterns (India) Ltd.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Data Patterns (India) Limited seeks a Deputy General Manager Programs to lead the EW/RADAR projects within the Rugged Military Electronics (RME) BU in Chennai. The role requires building and guiding multidisciplinary teams to meet strategic goals and to represent the company in demanding defense programs.

The ideal candidate has strong program leadership, extensive defense domain experience, and the ability to manage schedules, costs, and risks while collaborating with engineering and support

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Electronics or Computer Engineering (Preferred).
• MBA desirable.
• 25–30 years related experience.
• Defense & Aerospace embedded environment preferred.
• Experience with military/aerospace systems strongly preferred.
• Ability to handle pressure and represent the company effectively.

Responsibilities

• Oversee management and coordination of EW/RADAR Projects under Rugged Military Electronics (RME) BU in Chennai.
• Familiar with open architecture and COTS products, board products, and integrated systems for Defense and Aerospace.
• Responsible for schedule and cost management on programs.
• Holds program and proposal kickoff, baselines for cost, design, and schedule.
• Establish and track performance metrics and contingency plans for risks.
• Coordinate cost/risk/quality analysis with Engineering and support for proposals and subcontract costs.

Skills

Program leadership

Budgeting

Scheduling

Multidisciplinary teams

Defense & Aerospace

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical/Electronics or Computer Engineering

Tools

COTS hardware integration

EW/Radar systems knowledge

Job description

Group Company: Data Patterns (India) Limited

Designation: Deputy General Manager Programs

Position Summary:

A qualified candidate for the DGM - Programs position will have a bachelor's degree, preferably in a technical field in Electrical/Electronics, and at least 25-30 years related experience. An MBA is desirable. This position requires knowledge of technical, financial, scheduling and management disciplines sufficient to take responsibility for programs. Must be a self-starter capable of building and leading strong multidisciplinary teams in the execution of the division's strategic goals. Experience working with military/aerospace systems strongly preferred. Must have the ability to handle pressure and represent the company effectively.

Position Responsibilities:

The DGM Programs is responsible for the overall management and coordination of the EW/RADAR Projects under Rugged Military Electronics(RME) Business Unit at Chennai. Must be familiar with the open architecture and implementation of complex COTS products, cPCI, VME, PMC,etc., board products and integrated systems for Defense and Aerospace; the hardware development process; the integration and test requirements and methodologies to support these complex systems integration activities.

The Program Manager has overall responsibility for schedule and cost management on programs managed.

• Holds program and proposal Kick-off Meeting, establishing baselines for planned cost, design configuration and schedule.
• Establish and track metrics to monitor performance and track progress.
• Takes a proactive stance by developing contingency plans in potential risk areas and identifying contingency plan deployment criteria to resolve potential problems. Reports potential problems to upper management.
• The Program Manager will work with Engineering and support organizations to analyze proposals with respect to cost/risk/quality, lead source selections and negotiation teams, and monitor subcontract costs, schedules, and technical performance.

The Program Manager will lead multi-disciplinary teams within a matrixed organization. Acts as central authority for the Company in its relationship with internal and external customers.

Establishes program status reporting to anticipate and take corrective action in problem areas before they occur, with appropriate line organization.

Ensures pertinent written records are maintained that document all agreements / commitments related to the project.

The Program Manager will also pursue new business and will be responsible to coordinate proposal responses both formal RFPs and informal inquiries.

Minimum Education requirements:

• Bachelor or Masters Degree in Electrical / Electronics or Computer Engineering Preferred
• Preference will be given to candidates who have developed within the Defense & Aerospace embedded environment.

Essential Skills and Experience:

Extensive background in strategic planning, competitive assessments, and bidding/acquisition of multi crore defence contracts.

Experience in working with the Defense and Aerospace customer community and in serving as a principal point of contact to key military and commercial customers.

Highly effective communication and written skills.

Strong interpersonal skills especially in team building/maintenance and customer relationships.

Technical and program leadership experience and familiarity with various EW/Radar systems, or On Board computer (OBC) or Fire Control Systems domain and integrated systems development are required.

The candidate should have experience with customer communications, negotiations and proposal management.

The candidate will contribute to weekly and monthly strategic planning, plan execution and technology roadmap updates.

The candidate must be able to keep team members focused on schedule milestones and objectives and must motivate team members to develop cost effective, customer-oriented solutions and approaches.

Able to lead by action and example.

Must be able to act independently and make decisions on administrative / operational issues affecting the success of this organization

Responsible for results and the company's long-term success.

Required work experience:

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