Principal Program Manager

Req. Number

26-453

Job Description

Job Summary:

As a Principal Program Manager, you will be responsible for the performance of one or multiple programs (family of programs), with an emphasis on new development efforts and/or production programs. This role requires a broad understanding of all aspects of a program, from ideation to production as well as in-service support. Customer-facing, you will have great business acumen, making judicious decisions to achieve customer satisfaction while successfully executing your programs on time, on schedule, and on budget. In this role you will lead highly diverse cross functional teams composed of contracts, program planning, finance, operations, and engineering, to develop next-generation high-performance embedded processing solutions. You will be a part of a world-class team in our Processing Technologies Business Unit, a leading provider of dense, rugged, secure compute solutions for next generation aerospace and defense applications. You will support programs across our Compute Line of Business, where we design, develop, and produce embedded computers, networking appliances, storage solutions, and integration processing subsystems. We are an agile team focused on delivering innovative, high-quality products to our customers on time and on budget.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop plans for the execution of customer and internal programs, including schedules and estimates

• Execute programs to scope, schedule, cost, and quality over their full lifecycle, by internal processes and contractual obligations, for customers worldwide

• Identify and manage scope changes through their approval and execution

• Ensure on-time deliverables (documentation and products)

• Perform risk and opportunities management, including definition and execution of action plans for risk mitigation to prevent adverse effects, and escalate issues promptly

• Provide details of resources required for successful execution of programs

• Respond to related request for proposals (RFPs), coordinate and develop proposals and related documentation, including schedules, estimates, compliance matrices, programmatic volume, and bid review material

• Create statements of work (SOW) and perform sub-contract management, as required

• Present programs status to the leadership team, weekly and monthly, including reporting on programs’ KPIs and critical path

• Point of contact for customers, develop and execute action plans for customers and organization satisfaction, including problem solving, obsolescence management, and in-service support

• Team with Operations, Engineering, and Business Development to ensure that all are informed and involved in decisions affecting their areas

• Manage all customer expectations and communicates professionally.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in a relevant field.

• Typically requires 6+ years of progressive project/program management experience related to defense hardware systems.

• Experience Government contracting practices, Earned Value Management (EVMS), and standard program reporting metrics.

• Experienced leading technical projects for product development programs.

• Experience Aerospace & Defense, or Satellite Communications SATCOM Industry experience.

• Solid knowledge of program scheduling tools, such as MS Project.

• This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Development and/or Production PM experience.

• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and orally, with customers at all levels of the organization.

• Excellent presentation skills.

• Ability to communicate effectively with customers, internal and external.

• Program Management certification (PMP).

• Experienced with documentation and collaboration tools, such as Confluence and SharePoint.

• Experience managing Programs in a multi-site matrix organization.

• Experience with Military and Commercial Programs.

• Experience with Contract Management, Sub-Contract Management.

• Knowledge of FAR, DFAR, ITAR, and Export Regulations.

• Prior external customer support/interface experience.

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Why should you join Mercury Systems?

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide. To learn more, visit mrcy.com

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