Head of Production and Programming

At American Rheinmetall Munitions , we believe in satisfied customers and healthy, engaged employees. We listen to our customers and develop transformational technology that delivers critical lethality capabilities to our Warfighters while also providing challenging and fulfilling careers to our employees.

We are a leader in the design, development and production of critical Soldier lethality solutions including large and medium caliber ammunition families, long-range artillery, and mortar and infantry systems. We are dedicated to supporting today's highest military modernization priorities and committed to delivering unmatched advancements in munitions technologies that empower and protect the members of our U.In the past two years, we've invested to increase production capabilities by building a new facility and opening two new production lines to support current and future programs as we continue to grow our business and execute our goals.

This position requires on-site presence in either Vienna, VA, Camden AR, or Windham, ME three days/week.

EOE, including Veterans/Disability

Lead the Integrated Program Team (Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, Contracts, Security, Compliance)

Own program schedule, cost, scope, deliverables, and performance

Identify, mitigate, and track program risks

Serve as primary point of contact for government representatives

Manage budgets, funding profiles, and financial forecasts

Support proposal development by working with Engineering and Operations to define technical solutions and provide staffing plans, schedules, and cost estimates

Enforce configuration management and change control

Ensure compliance with FAR/DFARS and contract terms; support DCMA/DCAA and customer audits

Report program performance to leadership; This position has no direct supervisory responsibility but may mentor junior program management staff.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (as demonstrated through experience, training and/or testing)

Strong project management, communication, and cross-functional leadership without direct authority

Ability to perform financial tracking and forecasting

Intermediate knowledge of MS Office applications to include MS Project

Government security clearance at the Secret level

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, program management, business, operations, or related discipline

5 years of relevant experience supporting government contracts or defense manufacturing and coordinating multi‑disciplinary project teams

Familiarity with Earned Value Management

PMP certification

Must be able to maintain composure in dealing with executives, customers and staff, occasionally under conditions of urgency and in pressure situations

Will perform majority of duties in office environment with occasional exposure to hazards of production or test environment requiring protective equipment

May be exposed to or required to handle sensitive and confidential information

May be required to move boxes or materials weighing up to 30 pounds

Must be able to move about inside the workspace to access materials, supplies and office machinery

Must be able to visit and temporarily work at remote U.S. government testing facilities/ranges

Occasional international and domestic travel required

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