Infrared & EO Program Manager

Socket.dev; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical

dental

vision

401(k)

PTO

HSA

FSA

alternate work week schedule

LTD

life insurance

much more

Job summary

Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. is seeking a Program Manager to lead multiple infrared sensor programs, coordinating engineering, production and procurement to meet budgets and schedules.

You will own program performance, communicate with customers, and drive risk management, change control, and cascading technical requirements across teams. Strong presentation and MS Project experience are required, with export-control compliance a must.

Qualifications

• BA/BS Engineering or Sciences, or four to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Technical experience in optical or infrared sensors, optics, materials, systems engineering or electronics.
• Experience managing complex program across multiple disciplines, including engineering, production, subcontractors, sales and marketing.
• Skilled and experienced in managing-through-influence in a fast-paced technology environment.
• Creative, critical thinker. Must be able to anticipate problems, and propose solutions in a timely manner.
• Strong written, oral and interpersonal skills.
• Public speaking and presentation skills required.
• Experience with program management software platforms such as MS Project preferred.
• Basic understanding of enterprise resource planning and accounting concepts preferred.

Responsibilities

• Generates, manages and coordinates comprehensive program plans, schedules, budgets and technical performance for SBIR programs.
• Provides leadership and direction to the engineering, design, and production teams for program deliverables.
• Takes ownership of program performance by maintaining intimate awareness of technical product performance requirements.
• Ensures that same technical performance diligence is flowed down to SBIR's sub-contractors and suppliers.
• Interacts with customer program stakeholders to provide status and understand requirements and expectations.
• Proactively manages changes in project scope, assesses risks and builds contingencies into program plans.
• Works closely with SBIR engineering, procurement, production, and quality departments as well as vendors.
• Supports proposal efforts by providing costing; schedules, estimated labor with vendors and engineering; technical proposal writing and editing; kickoff meetings, TIM's and CDR's.
• Manages multiple programs (5 to 10) that total 10 to 15 million in annual revenue.
• Stays in sync with Finance department on spending and on-contract labor execution, to facilitate accurate P&L forecasting for CPFF and Percent-Complete contracts.
• Provides monthly program updates to senior management.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Communication

Public speaking

Stakeholder management

Education

BA/BS Engineering or Sciences

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. is seeking a Program Manager to lead multiple infrared sensor programs, coordinating engineering, production and procurement to meet budgets and schedules.

You will own program performance, communicate with customers, and drive risk management, change control, and cascading technical requirements across teams. Strong presentation and MS Project experience are required, with export-control compliance a must.