Program Manager

Responsibilities for this Position

Program Manager

ID: 2026-74964
US-MN-Bloomington
Required Clearance: Secret, obtainable within reasonable time based on requirements
Posted Date: 9/14/2026
Category: Program/Project Management
Employment Type: Full Time
Hiring Company: General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.

Basic Qualifications

Education Requirements:

Bachelors degree or equivalent is required plus a minimum of 8 years relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years relevant experience to meet managerial expectations.

Clearance Requirements:
Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for a Program Manager within the Airborne Line of Business. The position provides an opportunity to enhance the performance and profitability of an organization that supports some of our nations fundamental defense services. General Dynamics Mission Systems employees work closely with esteemed customers to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions.

The position will require operational leadership, proposal support, customer interaction, growth initiatives and managing profit/loss. The Program Manager will be assigned a program or part of a program that includes: concept, proposal, design, development, integration, production and support of airborne electronic solutions for various Department of Defense platforms. We are a trusted provider of ruggedized open architecture mission and display processors and computers, scalable stores management systems, multi-level security solutions and sensor processing solutions. As an integral part of the leadership team, a vital responsibility is the achievement of financial operating goals through effective management of a profit and loss center. The candidate must be able to develop strong collaborative relationships with key stakeholders and customers. A commitment to customer satisfaction with the ability to deal with internal and external clients in high pressure situations within a dynamic environment is critical .

The Program Manager will work with the Business Segment Director to provide leadership within a matrix organization. Major functions are matrixed across all of GDMS. The Program Manager will be expected to leverage the matrixed capabilities across the organization to maximize the effectiveness for their project. The Program Manager is accountable for the overall execution of the project and will work to establish project baselines, monitor performance against the baseline, drive the implementation of technical solution, support change proposals and new business opportunities, and help achieve customer growth to ensure the project achieves its commitments at all levels. The Program Manager is responsible for ensuring successful program execution from the team and is expected to have a high-level of proficiency in applicable technical and financial concepts as well as communications up and down the organization. The Program Manager must have demonstrated and relevant experience working with both internal and external customers, delivering complex systems and solutions.

As aspiring leaders, General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) believes there are several enabling behaviors which will influence your success. These behaviors will also serve as leading indicators of likely success (or difficulty), and will be used by your manager in evaluating your performance and growth as a leader, and will serve to build trust from your teams, your customer, and the organization. These behaviors are:

• Develop yourself
• Develop others
• Be a team player
• Communicate effectively
• Develop and sustain the relationships you need to be successful
• Shape culture and positively impact the morale, motivation, and engagement of those around you
• Operate at the right level and deliver on your commitments
• Think and act strategically
• Confront reality
• Take reasonable, managed risks

It is expected the successful candidate will utilize these tenets so they can build on their own essential skills and traits.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS:

• Uses proposal plans and strategies to develop, define, and implement cohesive, integrated program, subcontractor, and material plans that achieve overall current and long term objectives of the program, business unit, and division
• Develops WBS and WBS dictionary as baseline for scope definition and effective integrated cost/schedule management of the project
• Authorizes the work, organizes interdepartmental activities, and tracks work accomplished to baseline plans to ensure rate of work completion is sufficient to meet schedules
• Conducts reviews to drill down into issues on projects, identify risks, develop corrective actions, and communicate issues, impacts and corrective actions to project teams
• Works with the engineering and operations team to ensure appropriate alignment of resources to attain project goals
• Forecasts project completion as required based on cost and schedule performance trends
• Supports customers on technical questions regarding the project
• Leads team to identify and quantify risks and opportunities; leads risk mitigation / opportunity capture activities
• Prepares and presents program status to leadership and external customers
• Balances project plans, risks, and opportunities with executable strategies to meet technical requirements and budgets
• Identifies scope changes and develops project positions for equitable cost and schedule adjustments
• Responsible for the profit and loss of projects
• Develops and executes proposal plans and strategies
• Supports/develops customer relationships and develops new business within the market/project
• Supports/develops negotiation plans
• Supports/leads customer negotiations for projects

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to negotiate win-win solutions
• Proficient knowledge of company products, competitive products and services
• Proficient knowledge of target customer markets
• Outstanding relationship management
• Technical understanding of product(s)
• Proficient knowledge of work estimating, allocation, scheduling, and authorization
• Required to implement Earned Value Management System (EVMS) for the assigned project
• Ability to use proposal plans and strategies to implement executable, cohesive program plans
• Ability to develop and implement a product-oriented WBS and WBS Dictionary
• Proficient understanding of basic philosophy of program schedules, risk areas, slack time, and critical path
• Proficient ability to generate cohesive project plans
• Proficient ability to track work accomplished to baseline plans to ensure rate of work completion is sufficient to meet schedules
• Proficient ability to identify issues, track progress, and follow through on effective corrective actions based on data analysis and trends
• Proficient ability to understand and analyze project financial data
• Ability to evaluate quality of work product to ensure satisfaction of customer requirements
• Proficient understanding of the fundamentals of risk and opportunity management and ability to apply them to projects
• Proficient ability to lead teams in matrix organization to achieve schedule, cost, and technical performance objectives
• Ability to communicate clearly, both written and verbal
• Ability to make sound, proactive decisions
• Ability to develop and execute proposal plans and strategies
• Proficient understanding of value propositions and ability to make effective trades within project trade spaces
• Skilled in the development and implementation of project strategy and tactics
• Proficient in MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• May be required to travel
• Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation

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Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $172,759.00 - USD $186,682.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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