Job Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Lead proposal efforts for specific projects and work with functional managers to develop a proposed program plan (statement of work, spec, budget and schedule)
• Drive execution of engineering programs from concept to production to achieve the planned milestone dates.
• Define program scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with Engineering and Marketing
• Estimate the resources and staff needed to achieve the program goals
• Determine program staffing needs and negotiate with department managers for the acquisition of required personnel from within the company. Pursue and manage subcontractors if necessary to satisfy key requirements.
• Develop and implement detailed program plans: Plan and schedule program timelines and milestones using appropriate tools. Track program milestones and deliverables.
• Identify and manage program dependencies, risks and the critical path
• Effectively communicate program expectations to team members in a timely and clear fashion
• Maintain communications with the customers on an on-going basis for specific projects
• Work with Engineering to ensure that assigned programs meet estimated production design to cost targets
• Identify and resolve issues, conflicts, and obstacles to meeting the milestones in plan
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations to both senior management and to customers
• Conduct effective cross-functional team meetings to achieve program milestones
• Formally manage changes in program scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans
• Analyse customer initiated change requests to determine whether they are in or out of scope, and work with Sales and Marketing to create customer response with respect to commercial terms
• Create a collaborative team environment with program members and subcontractors
• Build, develop and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the program
• Conduct program post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful program elements
• Develop best practices and tools for program execution

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree Engineering, (EE, ME, CE)

The successful candidate must have familiarity with new product development and the product development process.

Job Requirements

TECHNICAL SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE:

• 10 -15 years of work experience with at least 3 years of direct work experience in a program management capacity.
• Customer service orientation
• Strong familiarity with program management software such as Microsoft Project
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power Point
• Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential
• Must generally have a positive, “can do” attitude and be able to effectively convey that attitude to others
• Must be able to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through use of analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Must be able to multitask and manage multiple programs at the same time
• Must be good with numbers and have good analytical skills
• Must be a good negotiator
• Must have good leadership skills
• Ability to read communication styles of team members, contractors, and customers who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines
• Persuasive, encouraging and motivating
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources including upper management, customers, and other departments
• Ability to defuse tension among the program team, should it arise
• Must have strong written and oral communication skills
• Must have strong interpersonal skills
• Must be adept at conducting research into program-related issues and products
• Ability to perform cost/benefit/risk assessments and financial analysisDue to Military affiliations, we are unable to sponsor candidates who require a Visa. Candidates MUST be a US Citizen or a Permanent Resident/Green Card Holder.