Senior Principal Program Manager

Mercury-Systems; Oxnard (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Health insurance

Company holidays

Stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Job summary

Mercury Systems seeks an experienced Senior Principal Program Manager to strengthen its program management capabilities across Microwave Amplification programs. You will oversee multiple cross-functional teams, drive program execution from design to release, and coordinate with customers and internal teams to meet schedules and budgets.

The role requires strong leadership, strategic capture experience, and knowledge of FAR/DFARS/ITAR, with an emphasis on compliant, cost-effective solutions for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM or Business Management.
• 10+ years of execution experience with US DoD (DFARS) content.
• Experience managing complex technical programs across commercial and defense markets.
• Ability to understand a broad portfolio spanning hardware, software, and manufacturing.
• Security clearance required or able to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Manages performance of multiple programs within the Microwave Amplification line of business.
• Lead multiple IPT cross-functional teams and deliver solutions from design to release.
• Oversee large or complex programs with adherence to plans, schedules and budgets.
• Develop, define, and execute project plans, schedules and deliverables.
• Coordinate with customers and field-based employees and manage negotiations and contracts.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Budget planning

Contract negotiation

Lean/Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM or Business

Job description

Mercury is looking for an experienced Senior Principal Program Manager to join its growing program team which is responsible for strengthening the Program Management functions and supporting Business Management across Signal Technologies Microwave Amplification programs.

Job Responsibilities

• Manages performance of multiple programs within the Microwave Amplification line of business.
• Manage multiple IPT cross-functional teams. Deliver solutions from design to release.
• Oversee large or complex programs to ensure adherence to program plans, schedules, and budgets. Develop, define, and execute project plans, schedules, budgets and deliverables.
• Create relationships with customers and field-based employees.
• Drive continuous improvement, including Lean, in order to incite a Lean culture throughout the function.
• Identify and manage program challenges and lead their solutions, such as allocating resources, changing contractual specifications, and directing responses to customer needs.
• Oversee the negotiation of contracts and contractual changes, including coordinating preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements, operation budgets, specifications, and financial conditions of contracts.
• Providing Program Management support as part of strategic captures teamsto ensure that Mercury delivers timely, compliant, cost-effective solution to customers and including the negotiation and closure of the business deal and development of growth strategies.
• Coordination with the Global Sales team to understand customer requirements, schedule, and price targets and then build a program proposal that will be executable upon award.
• Acts as the focal point of contact with the customer for programmatic, contractual and business matters on any given proposal or program execution and is a liaison with customers and internal departments for all matters affecting the successful landing of assigned programs.
• Providing timely guidance into priority decisions concerning resources across competing priorities based upon business level strategy.
• Varied experience transitioning from the capture phase of a strategic program to the execution phase to deliver on business commitments and customer commitments.
• Experience reviewing proposals for adequacy and the ability to build a strong and trusted relationship with the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)
• Coordination between the pricing and finance function, the contracts organization, and the proposal team to ensure that proposal schedules are met.
• Experience building comprehensive business cases to be used for proposal review and signoff.
• The desired candidate will demonstrate a strategic approach to proposal development, estimating, negotiation, administration, change management, and dispute resolution as a key contributor to senior management team.
• Proven experience building proactive and success-oriented capture and execution teams
• Demonstrated ability to conduct timely negotiations, resolve customer issues, and optimize cash flow in contract management.
• Identify and assess risks, opportunities, and issues against the execution or proposal baseline.
• Experienced Program Management lead for both product groups and program organizations.
• Expertise in USG, International, and Commercial contract negotiation and management.
• Compliance with FAR, DFAR, ITAR, and Export Regulations.
• Managed all contract types; FFP, FPIF, CPFF, CPAR, T&M, IDIQ and BOA.
• Established systems to ensure compliance with Purchasing (CPSR) and Estimating System reviews.
• Lead with internal and outside counsel as well as executive level business management on critical issues

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree inSTEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math), Business Management.
• Typically requires 10+ years of execution experience with US DoD (DFARS) content
• Experience managing complex technical programs across commercial and defense markets.
• Ability to understand a broad portfolio, spanning multiple customers and product platforms, including hardware, software, and manufacturing.
• This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s in business administration (MBA), Business Management.
• Professional Certification: PMP, CPCM, CFCM or similar
• Strong communication skills, including ability to lead in-person negotiations
• Very strong written and spoken English language skills
• Understands systems and technologies for avionics, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, targeting, communications, and networking.

This position requires you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations. You may only access such information if you are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. government.

Fulltime Equivalent Job Grade Salary Range for this position
$115,700.00 - $208,300.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in FL, GA, IN, AZ, AL, MD or TX, and all remote employees
$129,600.00 - $233,300.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in VA, CA, NH or MA
$136,500.00 - $245,800.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in NJ

Additional Information

Mercury considers a variety of factors to determine individual base salary offers to candidates, including:

• the role and related responsibilities;
• education, training, skills and certifications;
• internal equity with others employed by Mercury in similar roles;
• geographic location; and
• alignment with market data.

In addition to base salary, Mercury provides a variety of benefits for team members including:

• bonus opportunities (or special incentives for sales positions);
• health, life and disability insurance;
• company-paid holidays and time off;
• discounted employee stock purchase plan;
• tuition reimbursement; and
• access to professional development and personal wellness platforms including LinkedIn Learning, Headspace, Aaptiv and Virgin Pulse.

Team members at the Director or Vice President level are also eligible to receive annual stock-based awards.

Mercury offers a 9/80 alternative work schedule that provides employees more opportunity for work/ life balance (available based off location)

Why Mercury?

Why should you join Mercury Systems?

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide. To learn more, visit mrcy.com

Our Culture

We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency, and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization. We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it's important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.

Mercury Systems is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, creed, citizenship, disability, protected veteran or marital status.

As an equal opportunity employer, Mercury Systems is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact the number below for assistance.