Program Manager

Scientific Research Corporation; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and vacation

Job summary

Scientific Research Corporation is seeking a qualified technical manager for a position based in Huntsville, Alabama. The role demands a strong background in engineering and leadership, primarily overseeing project performance and customer relationships. Candidates must possess a relevant technical degree and have extensive experience managing engineering efforts. The position offers competitive benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, a 401(k) with company match, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Must have a degree in a related technical field.
• Twelve (12) years of experience or a master's degree with ten (10) years of experience.
• Experience with radar electronics and hardware/software design.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing overall performance of defined scopes of work.
• Serving as primary customer contact and managing relationships.
• Mentoring and coaching assigned personnel.

Skills

Leadership

Customer Relationship Management

Technical Management

Radar Electronics

Analog/Digital Signal Processing

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related technical field

Master's degree in a related technical field

Tools

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Job description

Description

• Overseeing and is accountable for overall performance of defined scope(s) of work as indicated by customer satisfaction, quality of products and/or services provided, level of profitability attained, and other such measures as may be designated
• Serving as primary customer contact and manages overall company customer interface relationships for defined scope(s) of work to assure responsiveness to customer needs and effective professional conduct
• Mentoring and coaching assigned personnel to enhance performance and encourage professional development. Hires, fires, disciplines, and documents performance
• Developing project schedules. Defining and assigning work to engineers assigned to program
• Monitoring and controlling work in progress for technical adequacy and provides active assistance to meet schedules or resolve complex technical or customer requirements
• Representing the company as the primary customer contact on assigned engineering contracts or programs
• Providing programmatic direction to organizational elements executing processes required to provide products and services that meet contract quality, performance, schedule, and cost requirements
• Establishing metrics and monitors progress to assure contract compliance, customer satisfaction, and attainment of company commitments and objectives. Reports progress to appropriate levels of management
• Providing functional and technical guidance to engineering staff and management
• May perform as a project lead on advanced specialized projects or in resolution of technical problems that would critically impact performance, schedule, or cost
• Developing new customer contacts and conceptualizes solutions to customer problems that lead to new business for the corporation
• Actively identifies additional/expanded tasking with existing customers and defines technical requirements for draft statements of work
• Developing proposals for new business opportunities including definition of scope, schedule, and cost

Requirements

• Must have a degree in a related technical field -- Bachelor's degree and twelve (12) years of experience or a master's degree and ten (10) years as a minimum
• The successful candidate will also meet the following minimum criteria:
  • Experience managing engineering and/or technical efforts and contracts
  • Experience managing financial metrics pertaining to contracts
  • Experience with personnel leadership and customer relationship management
  • Experience with radar electronics, hardware and software design, component displays and controls, system/subsystem layout and design, principles and operations of radar systems, RF subsystem assemblies and applications, radar analysis and modernization, and analog/digital signal processing

Desired Skills

• Currently hold or be immediately eligible to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance with growth to Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) Clearance
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Experience using Earned Value Management (EVM) methodology
• Understand government contracting, especially fixed price contracts
• Strong business acumen

Clearance Information

SRC IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE U.S. CITIZENSHIP AS WELL AS, A U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE SECRET LEVEL WITH TOP SECRET / SCI ELIGIBILITY

Travel Requirements

• Some travel required

Benefits

SRC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with a company match, life insurance, vacation and sick paid time off accruals starting at 10 days of vacation and 5 days of sick leave annually, 11 paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and a work environment that encourages excellence and more. For positions requiring a security clearance, selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

EEO

Scientific Research Corporation is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state or local law.