Program Manager

InterImage, Inc.; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 179,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

InterImage, Inc. is seeking an experienced Program Manager to oversee mission-critical hardware engineering and technical development programs supporting the Intelligence Community. You will lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, manage contract execution, and ensure delivery within cost, schedule, and performance objectives.

The role requires an active U.S. security clearance with polygraph, strong leadership, and expertise in government contracting, SOWs/CDRLs, and financial governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, business, PM, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• Program management experience supporting DoD, IC, or federal contracts.
• Experience leading engineering teams in hardware development, reverse engineering, systems integration, or R&D.
• Strong understanding of government contracting, SOWs, CDRLs, financials, and deliverables.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, schedules, resources, risks, and overall program performance.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and technical personnel.
• Excellent communication, organization, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee program execution, including contract management, financial performance, scheduling, resource allocation, risk mitigation, and QA.
• Provide operational leadership to hardware engineering, reverse engineering, systems integration, and development teams.
• Manage SOWs, Requirements Documents, contractual deliverables, and CDRL reporting.
• Develop and maintain program schedules, budgets, performance metrics, and risk management plans.
• Lead government program reviews and communicate progress, financials, and corrective actions.
• Coordinate staffing, subcontractor performance, and resource availability to meet objectives.
• Oversee procurement activities, vendor coordination, and compliance with government rules.

Skills

Program management

DoD contracting

Leadership

Budget management

Schedules & risk

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Confluence

Smartsheet

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to oversee mission-critical hardware engineering, and technical development programs supporting the Intelligence Community. This individual will lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, manage contract execution, and ensure successful delivery of technical requirements within established cost, schedule, and performance objectives. The ideal candidate will possess strong program management expertise, technical familiarity with hardware engineering environments, and experience supporting complex government contracts.

Active US Security Clearance with Polygraph Required

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee program execution, including contract management, financial performance, scheduling, resource allocation, risk mitigation, and quality assurance.
• Provide operational leadership to hardware engineering, reverse engineering, systems integration, and technical development teams.
• Manage Statements of Work (SOW), Requirements Documents, contractual deliverables, and Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) reporting.
• Develop and maintain program schedules, budgets, performance metrics, and risk management plans to ensure contract compliance.
• Lead recurring government program reviews, communicating technical progress, financial performance, schedule variances, and corrective actions.
• Coordinate workforce planning, staffing requirements, subcontractor performance, and resource availability to meet mission objectives.
• Oversee procurement activities, including vendor coordination, material acquisition, cost negotiations, and compliance with government acquisition requirements.
• Ensure adherence to applicable security policies, export control regulations, contractor training requirements, and contractual obligations.
• Collaborate with government stakeholders, engineering leadership, and internal operations teams to resolve challenges and drive continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
2. Demonstrated program management experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, or federal government technical contracts.
3. Experience overseeing engineering teams, preferably supporting hardware development, reverse engineering, systems integration, or R&D programs.
4. Strong understanding of government contracting, SOW requirements, CDRLs, financial management, and contract deliverables.
5. Proven experience managing budgets, integrated schedules, resource allocation, risk mitigation, and program performance.
6. Experience coordinating cross-functional teams, subcontractors, government stakeholders, and technical personnel.
7. Strong communication, organizational, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
2. Familiarity with hardware architecture, embedded systems, reverse engineering methodologies, and technical development lifecycles.
3. Knowledge of FAR/DFARS, ITAR/EAR, government procurement, and security compliance requirements.
4. Experience with Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, or similar program management tools.

The likely salary range for this position is $178,580 - $230,067. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your data for identity verification and security purposes.