Senior Program Manager, Texas Institute for Electronics

Job Title Senior Program Manager, Texas Institute for Electronics Position Details • Hiring Department: Texas Institute for Electronics • Position Open To: All Applicants • Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 • FLSA Status: To Be Determined at Offer • Earliest Start Date: Ongoing • Position Duration: Expected to Continue • Location: AUSTIN, TX Responsibilities Serve as TIE's primary day-to-day interface with government funding partners and key stakeholders, including reporting on action items, technical oversight, contracting, and program management. Maintain the established sponsor cadence (check-ins, deliverable touchpoints, review preparation), ensuring disciplined agendas, clear decision capture, and timely action-item closure. Shape and manage expectations with sponsor stakeholders—clarify objectives and align on success criteria. Proactively identify performance risk, mitigation options, trades analyses, recommend courses of action, and execute risk reduction plans. Drive responsiveness and credibility: ensure rapid, high-quality turnaround on sponsor inquiries, action items, and data requests with accurate, well-organized responses. Own program governance in close partnership with contracts, legal, and finance, including reporting requirements, formal deliverables, documentation discipline, invoicing milestones, change control, and audit‑ready records. Maintain a disciplined deliverables management system (templates, review workflow, submission calendar, version control, and archives) to ensure on‑time, sponsor‑ready submissions. Support a compliance‑focused execution posture appropriate for large government programs (e.g., CUI/ITAR handling and alignment with a NIST/CMMC‑like environment), including appropriate partner flow‑down expectations. Build and maintain integrated program management plans (WBS/IMS, milestones, resources, dependencies) and provide clear progress‑to‑plan tracking across internal teams and partners. Coordinate execution across TIE teams (engineering, packaging/fab operations, supply chain, test/characterization, finance, quality) and a large partner ecosystem; identify execution bottlenecks early and drive mitigation and contingency plans. Facilitate Technical Interchange Meetings and program reviews—coordinate inputs and SMEs, keep discussions aligned to sponsor objectives, and translate outcomes into executable next steps (owners, timelines). Define and manage program KPIs and risks (schedule confidence, burn vs. plan, deliverable health, risk burndown), escalating as needed to maintain clear visibility for leadership and sponsors. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in a technical, engineering, scientific, business, or related quantitative discipline. 10+ years of program management experience. At least 3 years of experience leading large, complex federally funded programs under the Department of War / Department of Defense, Space Force, or closely related defense agencies with sustained sponsor oversight, formal deliverables, and multi‑party execution. Strong working knowledge of government contracting and execution (OTA and/or FAR‑based agreements), including deliverables, reporting, and change control. Experience coordinating across external companies and universities (partners, vendors, sub‑awardees) in multi‑party government programs with formal governance and accountability. Excellent written and verbal communication skills; demonstrated ability to package complex technical progress into clear, sponsor‑ready narratives and status updates. Strong working proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Teams, Outlook, Excel); experience working in or alongside ERP systems, including during process or tool migrations. Preferred Qualifications Master's degree or higher in a technical, engineering, scientific, business, or related quantitative discipline. Prior program management experience with DARPA‑funded programs, particularly where integrated with or complementary to larger Department of War / Department of Defense efforts. Strong working proficiency with Smartsheet or similar program execution tools. Experience operating in startup or early‑scale organizations delivering major government programs (high ambiguity, high ownership, lightweight but disciplined process). Familiarity with CUI/ITAR, cybersecurity compliance expectations, and environments aligned to NIST/CMMC‑like requirements. Background supporting advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, packaging, or lab‑to‑production scale‑up programs. Benefits Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%). Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options. Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays. Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with 8.25% employer matching funds. Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax‑Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b). Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses. Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities. Tuition assistance. Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets. Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card. Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card. Salary Range TIE Pays Industry Competitive Salaries Working Conditions May work around standard office conditions. Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation. Use of manual dexterity (e.g., using a mouse). Work Shift Monday - Friday: Standard and Flexible. Employment Eligibility Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen or U.S. lawful permanent resident) as per sponsor requirements. Background Checks A criminal history background check will be required for finalists under consideration for this position. Equal Opportunity Employer The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. #J-18808-Ljbffr