Program Manager- TACAIR Programs

Fuse Integration; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Fuse Integration seeks a Program Manager for TACAIR Programs to lead DoD initiatives in advanced communications. The ideal candidate will manage project execution, oversee integrations, and ensure alignment with warfighter needs. Benefits include full healthcare coverage, PTO, and 401k matching.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision

401k with employer matching

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Annual bonuses

Cell phone reimbursement

Qualifications

• 8-10 years experience in technical systems development.
• Experience managing projects within the DoD environment.
• Familiarity with military networking systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead project execution for various DoD customers.
• Deliver innovative solutions to enhance communication technologies.
• Oversee integration and demonstration of advanced networking systems.

Skills

Technical Leadership

System Design

Project Management

Agile Development

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

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About This Role

Do you thrive in innovative, design-driven environments with a high level of both accountability and trust? Are you passionate about delivering elegant solutions with the right amount of engineering rigor? Are you seeking a leadership role where you can take initiative? If so – we want to hear from you!

About This Role

Do you thrive in innovative, design-driven environments with a high level of both accountability and trust? Are you passionate about delivering elegant solutions with the right amount of engineering rigor? Are you seeking a leadership role where you can take initiative? If so – we want to hear from you!

Fuse is looking for a Program Manager to lead various Department of Defense customers in the development, integration and demonstration of advanced communications and networking technologies onto airborne platforms - driving long term growth for these business areas. This role will oversee and manage all aspects of project execution and provide strategic guidance through all phases of development while ensuring that warfighter needs and requirements are integrated into our solutions. Our work focuses on DoD network and tactical communications providing a variety of communications abilities to TACAIR USN, USAF, and USMC platforms including tactical data links, line-of-sight and beyond line-of-sight radios, and crossbanding of IP data. This engineering-minded Program Manager must be passionate about enhancing operator capabilities with user-focused communication, network, and software systems.

Warfighter-focused design and development is at the heart of Fuse processes. Throughout Fuse development our experienced team applies the best practices of commercial design-think, coupled to the DoD systems engineering framework. The coupling of commercially proven design with rigorous systems engineering gives Fuse an ability to rapidly design, develop and field solutions well inside of typical military design cycles. With an Agile approach to development (for both software and hardware) Fuse rapidly innovates, putting creative concepts into action, and refining those concepts through hands on test, user evaluation, and iteration.

What You’ll Do

Create and maintain strong working relationships with partners, customers, and industry stakeholders to expand our various airborne platform Business Areas

Deliver innovative software, network, and hardware solutions to the that enhance network and IP-based communications

Build our current system portfolios to expand to additional platforms and services

Ensure cost, schedule, and technical requirements are met for all projects within the portfolio

Work alongside engineering teams to optimize exchange of key metrics and resolve road blocks

Incorporate real-world operators into our development process in order to understand needs and requirements from an end-user point of view

Provide input for strategic growth of the portfolio through project planning and proposals

Drive strategic growth across your business area

Insert focus on fixed wing tactics and C2 integration into our system demonstration and experimentation

Ensure system development environment and system attributes align with DoD security requirements

Participate in demonstration planning with customers, engineering teams, and overarching experiment managers

Execute technical demonstrations

Oversee critical system integration and field events meet system objectives and customer expectations

Requirements

We are looking for:

Ideal candidates will have experience in technical leadership and early product development including requirements development, system design, system integration and test for complex technical systems.

• Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering field of study or Bachelor’s degree with related experience in an engineering field
  
  

8-10 years of hands-on experience in designing, development and implementing technical systems

Experience managing various projects and leading teams in the engineering development, testing and deployment of complex systems

Experience with DoD R&D process and life cycle management

Operational or developmental background with USN TACAIR platforms and systems

Experience with NAVAIR PEO (T)

Working knowledge and experience with military networking systems

Understanding of system test process including experience producing test plans and procedures

Familiarity with Agile development and professional SW development environments

U.S. citizen

Current US SECRET Clearance

Must be a nimble self-starter who is excited about technology and has the ability to think out of the box and suggest powerful new ideas

Nice To Have

Management Degree, MBA, or similar certification (such as PMP)

Experience leading development of software based systems

Understanding of networking and network troubleshooting

Experience with military airworthiness certification

Founded in 2010, Fuse is a veteran-owned business. Our San Diego-based company has earned recognition as an emerging leader in airborne, maritime, and ground networking.

Please respond with resume, and in addition to your resume - a Cover Letter will go a long way.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Employee coverage is fully funded; a portion of dependents' coverage is funded as well

11 paid Federal Holidays

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Date of hire through second year: 10 days/year (accrued)

After two years: unlimited

40 hours of paid sick leave per year

401k with employer matching

Annual bonuses

Cell phone reimbursement: $100/month

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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