Program Representative

General Dynamics Electric Boat; New London (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat in New London, CT is seeking a Special Projects Program Office Representative to blend program management with technical oversight for submarine platforms.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage contractual requirements, and interface with customers to ensure compliance and on-time delivery. A strong background in engineering, planning, and cost management is required, with travel limited to one trip per month.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• Active Secret clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance.
• 1+ years of experience in design, engineering, operations, planning, finance, or contracts.

Responsibilities

• Manage contract requirements including design/engineering performance, vendor performance, testing, prototypes, and financials to support milestones.
• Provide program direction to meet technical requirements; estimate development efforts with engineering; identify and mitigate design risks.
• Lead cross-disciplinary teams and stakeholders to drive product delivery.
• Coordinate with customer stakeholders on program execution, requirements, and compliance.
• Create and analyze performance metrics to track technical, cost, and schedule progress.
• Collaborate across EB, subcontractors, and government to resolve programmatic issues.
• Develop proposals in response to government RFPs.
• Manage and provide technical oversight of subcontractors.
• Provide mission integration support for operational platforms.

Skills

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Communication

Critical thinking

Decision making

Project planning

Leadership

Analytical skills

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Job description

Special Projects Program Office Representative

The EB Special Projects Program Office develops unique one-of-a-kind platforms and capabilities for submarines. Our efforts include concept development of new platforms, design/integration of new systems/capabilities, maintenance/upgrades of existing systems, and mission integration support for operational platforms.

The capabilities developed by the Special Projects team include but are not limited to: ROVs, UUVs, payload handling systems, mission electronics, navigation systems, sensors, sonar systems, etc. for submarine platforms.

The Program Representative position will be a combination of program management and technical oversight. This position requires a highly motivated self-starter who can operate with minimal supervision and possesses strong interpersonal and communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Management and execution of program contractual requirements and objectives that include design and engineering performance, component development and vendor performance, testing and prototype development and execution, and financial management to support program milestones.
• Providing program direction regarding performing to technical requirements, estimating development efforts with engineering, identifying and mitigating risks in design.
• Manage cross-disciplines technical teams and stakeholders driving product delivery.
• Coordinate with customer stakeholders with respect to program execution, requirements, and compliance.
• Creating and analyzing effective performance metrics to track program level progress in technical, cost, and schedule requirements.
• Collaborate across multiple engineering and design departments consisting of Electric Boat, subcontractors, and government to resolve programmatic and technical issues.
• Development of proposals in response to government request for proposals
• Management and technical oversite of subcontractors
• Mission integration support of operational platforms

This position requires significant interactions with EB Engineering/Design, ILS, Contracts, Purchasing, Subcontractors, and NAVSEA Customers. It requires the ability to manage and lead efforts for diverse, multi-discipline tasks.

Some travel is required (1 trip/month)

Required

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering
• Active Secret clearance and must be able and willing to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
• 1+ years of experience working in Design, Engineering, Operations, Planning, Finance, Contracts

Preferred

• Experience with ROV/UUV and related systems
• Experience working with NAVSEA, PMS450, PMS397, and/or PMS394
• Active TS/SCI clearance

Skills

• Strong organizational skills and ability to quickly prioritize
• Team player, able to focus on organizational needs
• Able to analyze and assess technical data quality
• Critical thinker, with keen attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Function independently, able to make consistently sound decisions
• Able to develop project plans, schedules using critical path analysis
• Demonstrated experience leading teams