Senior Program Manager - Hypersonics

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Job summary

Teledyne seeks a Senior Program Manager in Huntsville, Alabama to lead strategic planning for hypersonic defense programs. You will oversee project development, ensuring compliance with budgets and schedules, while directing teams and coordinating activities.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree and at least 15 years of experience, alongside a strong understanding of earned value management and systems engineering. This position includes supervising personnel and achieving high-quality production goals.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of related experience and/or training.
• Knowledge of performance metrics and project management processes.
• Experience with USG agencies, such as Missile Defense Agency.

Responsibilities

• Oversee development and implementation of hypersonic defense projects.
• Manage projects ensuring adherence to budget and schedule.
• Lead cross-functional teams to achieve project goals.

Skills

Project Management

Earned Value Management

Negotiation

Leadership

Systems Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

Senior Program Manager - Hypersonics

Lead the strategic planning and execution of hypersonic defense technology development

Location: Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Job Tags: Product

Job Description

This position is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of strategies for hypersonic defense projects. The Program Manager coordinates activities across different business areas and manages cost, schedule, and technical performance. Additional duties include assembling a multi-functional team and administering internal and external funding to support project development objectives.

Prioritize schedules based on multiple factors and customer requirements. Plans and administers procedures and budgets. Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise. Determines critical methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel. Tasks and assignments tend to be extraordinarily complex, non-routine and/or require a greater level of expertise. Receives assignments in the form of objectives with goals and process to meet goals outlined. Duties are performed under very limited supervision.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Other duties may be assigned

• Consults or negotiates with customers to prepare project specifications.
• Shape internal and external funding to support coordinated development priorities and objectives.
• Oversee the preparation of new or modified designs.
• Maintains documents and system access rights and revision control to comply with management configuration policies in order to guarantee the integrity of the master documents.
• Determines document management policies to facilitate efficient, legal, and secure access to electronic content.
• Directs subordinates to achieve assignments using established guidelines, procedures, and policies by providing leadership to a unit or group of employees, assigning tasks and checking work at frequent intervals to ensure production goals are met within organization goals of budget, time requirements and high level of quality.
• Generally, supervises lower-level supervisors and/or professional staff
• Ensure that departments within the organization reach goals within budget and a high level of quality.
• Interacts with subordinates and/or functional peer groups regarding exchange or presentation of information.
• Determines work schedules and overtime (if applicable) and allocation of resources and equipment according to material schedules. Resolves problems as they occur.
• Pursues new ways to improve the efficiency of production. Develops, plans, and administers procedures. Recommend changes to unit or sub-unit policies. Coordinates, develops and implements standard operating procedures for functional area.
• Participates with senior management to establish strategic plans and objectives.
• Manages the adherence to prescribed procedures to ensure first pass quality meets or exceeds planned goals.
• Confer with department supervisors or determine the status of assigned projects.
• Prepare reports.
• Identifies obstacles to achieving business goals and provides solutions or seeks assistance.
• Ensure the working environment is clean, organized, and safe for employees at all times. Understands and ensures staff comply with all safety and environmental policies and practices.
• Works to avoid erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results that may cause scrap, rework, use of excessive overtime, and/or delays in schedules.
• Prepares and presents budgetary recommendations.
• Frequently interacts with subordinate supervisors, outside customers, and functional peer groups at various management levels. Interaction normally requires the ability to gain cooperation of others, conducting presentations of technical information concerning specific project/schedules.
• Establish operational objectives and assignments to subordinate managers. Objectives are reviewed by senior management to determine success of operation and engage in developing, modifying, and executing company policies which affect immediate operation(s) and may also have companywide effects.
• Regularly interacts with senior management or executive levels on matters concerning several functional areas, divisions, and/or customers.
• May be tasked to change the thinking, or gain acceptance of others in sensitive situations.
• Manages the activities of two or more sections or departments through subordinate managers who exercise full supervision in terms of costs, methods, and employees.
• Daily availability includes evenings and weekends when necessary to reach goals and deadlines.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job provides general supervision to a functional area which may include supervision of lower-level supervisors and direct supervision of other exempt and non-exempt personnel. Fulfills supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include providing leadership to employees, interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Make final decisions on administrative or operational matters and ensure operations effective achievement of objectives.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university in a related field and a minimum of 15 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Knowledge and understanding of Earned Value Management, negotiations, performance metrics, and processes. Previous experience with USG agencies, such as Missile Defense Agency. Prior experience supporting or leading capture/proposals. Knowledge of requirements management, systems engineering, software/hardware development

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.