Waterfront AIT Program Lead — Naval Systems

Star3; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

TRISTAR seeks a seasoned Program Manager to lead Waterfront Support and AIT Services for naval platforms in Crane, IN. You will coordinate engineering teams, shipyards, subcontractors, and government stakeholders (NAVSEA) to deliver complex system integrations on time and within budget.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in defense/maritime programs, PMP certification, and proven leadership overseeing master schedules, risk mitigation, and financial management.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of defense/maritime program experience.
• PMP certification or equivalent credential required.
• Experience coordinating across naval stakeholders and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead AIT efforts at the waterfront, overseeing integration and testing of mission systems, combat systems, mechanical/electrical systems, and other subsystems.
• Develop and manage detailed schedules, risk mitigation plans, and resource allocations to meet program milestones.
• Act as the primary point of contact at the waterfront, coordinating with shipbuilders, government customers (e.g., NAVSEA), subcontractors and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure adherence to quality assurance procedures, safety regulations, and contractual requirements.
• Facilitate regular status meetings, providing technical and programmatic updates to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support material readiness, test planning, and installation verification processes.
• Manage budgets and control program costs, identifying and resolving variances.
• Provide leadership to cross-functional teams including engineers technicians, and logisticians.
• Drive continuous improvement in integration/test processes and documentation.
• Oversee issue resolution and troubleshooting during testing and integration activities.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or 12 years ship install

PMP certification

Tools

Configuration Management (CM) systems

Quality Assurance (QA) systems

Job description

TRISTAR seeks a seasoned Program Manager to lead Waterfront Support and AIT Services for naval platforms in Crane, IN. You will coordinate engineering teams, shipyards, subcontractors, and government stakeholders (NAVSEA) to deliver complex system integrations on time and within budget.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in defense/maritime programs, PMP certification, and proven leadership overseeing master schedules, risk mitigation, and financial management.