Senior Program Manager USN/USMC

edgeautonomy-careers; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matching 401(k)

Paid PTO

Paid holidays

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Group Short-Term & Long-Term Disable

HSA and FSA Options

Critical Care Plan

Accident Care Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Redwire Defense Tech is seeking a Senior Program Manager to oversee complex Navy/Marine Corps programs. You will manage schedules, budgets, and customer communications while coordinating across engineering and production teams.

The role is remote, with travel to customer sites as required; a strong background in DoD acquisition, EVMS, and cross-functional leadership is essential for success.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in program or project management.
• Experience with DoD acquisition life-cycle policies.
• NAVAIR/AIR PMO experience preferred.
• Earned Value Management experience.
• Strong customer-facing communication and relationship building.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary customer contact for post-award activities and status updates.
• Coordinate engineering responses to field issues, directives, and service bulletins.
• Provide input to cross-functional teams during proposal, design, manufacturing, and delivery phases.
• Track program performance metrics, schedules, and budget adherence.
• Lead root-cause analyses and implement corrective actions when needed.
• Manage milestones and master plans, monitor risks, and coordinate training.

Skills

Program management

Customer liaison

Communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Influence

Cross-functional

Education

BS/MS in engineering

PM certification (PMP)

Tools

MS Project

Excel

Job description

WORK LOCATION:Remote

FLSA STATUS:Exempt

SALARY RANGE:The anticipated salary range for this role $159,700–$209,000annually. This range reflects a good faith estimate based on the targeted level for the role and typical compensation benchmarks across U.S. locations. Actual compensation may vary depending on the selected candidate’s qualifications, experience, geographical location, and internal alignment.

SUMMARY

The Senior Program Manager is a critical professional position that supports prime contracts with the United States Navy and Marine Corps (USN/USMC). The Senior Program Manager leads a portfolio that is complex in nature. The Senior Program Manager is responsible for the timing, cost and budget performance of assigned engineering projects that may vary in size from very large to multiple smaller programs. The Senior Program Manager leads the customer relationship and acts is the primary point of contact for our customers, briefing them regularly on project schedule/delivery status, aftermarket repairs status and actions, training, and all technical notifications such as Customer Change Notifications, Air Worthiness Directives, and Service Bulletins. The Senior Program Manager role requires strong leadership, communication, influence, relationship building, and management skills, coupled with Technical Project Management expertise. The Senior Program Manager role is remote; however, the selected candidate must reside in Maryland due to the need for regular travel to the customer site.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The following job functions are a basic requirement but are not limited to and may be assigned other duties.

• Serves as the Redwireface to the customer for all post-award activites.
• Serves as point of contact for customer field issues and coordinates engineering responses including Air Worthiness Directives, Service Bulletins, field repairs, and troubleshooting.
• Provides critical input to cross-functional engineering teams during proposal, design, manufacturing, and delivery phases of products in development and production phases.
• Anticipates and stays ahead of stakeholder expectations; including internal and external customer suppliers, and ensures leadership is up to date on progress of work assigned.
• Tracks and reports on program performance metrics including schedule and performance.
• Leads failure root cause analysis and corrective actions as needed.
• Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules.
• Tracks and manages issues/risks by working with internal and external team members and stakeholders to determine appropriate mitigation and containment actions.
• Participates in CCB and ECB activities across engineering and manufacturing groups.
• Proactively manages budget; holding teams responsible to program P&Ls.
• Manages timing and scope through proactively leading internal processes working closely with Program Engineering teams.
• Performs as the primary point of contact with the immediate customer and program office leadership.
• Coordinates training requests and activities.
• Travels to support assigned programs and teams as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of Program or Project Management experience or similar (e.g. Lead IPT (Integrated Product Team), or APM (Assistant Program Manager).
• Experience working with Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) program offices, ideally with the Aircraft Program Management Office (AIR PMO) formerly known as the Navy and Marine Corps Small Technical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office (PMA-263).
• Experience with full life-cycle Program Management, from design for manufacturing to transition to production programs.
• Experience with Department of Defense Acquisition Life-Cycle policies and processes.
• Experience in Defense, Government contracting and Aerospace, preferably in the UAV market.
• Earned Value Management experience.
• Demonstrated strong customer support experience.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to lead in a matrixed organization including getting things done through influence and collaboration.
• Proven analytical, technical, strategic and problem-solving skills.
• Strong sense for self-direction with the ability to work under limited supervision.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• BS or MS degree in engineering or technical discipline.
• Gated design development experience (PDR, CDR, MS-A, MS-B, etc).
• FAR Part 12 acquisition experience.
• Private industry experience.
• Navy or Marine Corps experience.
• PMP or similar Project Management/Continuous Process Improvement certification.

REDWIRE DEFENSE TECH BENEFITS

• Matching 401(k)
• Paid PTO
• Paid holidays
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Group Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• HSA and FSA Options
• Critical Care Plan
• Accident Care Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS

This position may require access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). To comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants will be asked to provide specific documentation to verify a US person’s status under the ITAR and the EAR.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The work environment may involve a standard office setting while also incorporating elements of a production area. Employees will use standard office equipment, including computers, and must demonstrate stamina to sit or stand while maintaining attention to detail despite potential interruptions. The role may require occasional activities such as walking, climbing, stooping, crouching, and bending. Vision is necessary for reading printed materials and a computer screen, while hearing and speech are essential for effective communication both in person and over the telephone. Additionally, the position may necessitate travel by air or automobile. Employees may be required to use personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, safety shoes, and shop coats, to ensure safety in the production environment. Employees may be able lift up to 30 pounds as needed.

REDWIRE DEFENSE TECH IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Redwire Defense Tech is committed to providing access, equal opportunityand reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact Human Resources. Continued employment remains on an “At-Will” basis.