Executive Assistant
Noda
Program Manager, Systems Engineer
HRL Laboratories, LLC
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Lost Hills • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $132,765 - $165,983 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- Lead diverse technical teams in successfully executing programs in Radio Frequency (RF) and Photonics subsystems (e.g. Radar, Communication and Sensing)
- Work closely with scientists and engineers to develop specifications for radar and/or communication frontend and backend components and apertures
- Engage in all phases of the program(s) from proposal through completion to ensure quality, business, technical and financial objectives are attained
- Establish program baselines to ensure execution meets proposal commitments
- Be responsible for meeting contract deliverables and sustaining healthy customer relationships
- Manage cost, schedule and performance and collaborate on plans and milestones
- Identify risks and problems and proactively find solutions
- Serve as key interface to customers, briefing and solving customer problems
- Ensure system designs meet all technical requirements
- Support line managers in employee development by providing performance feedback, growth opportunities within the program, and mentoring
- Participate in proposal activities and assist in marketing HRL expertise
- Travel and work in a team of engineers on complex, deadline-driven projects
Requirements
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and interfacing with government customers is essential
- Minimum 7 years general experience in an engineering or manufacturing environment
- Minimum 5 years in program and project management of US government contracts ($5M to $10M+)
- Experience with Advanced Development of Defense Systems including RF and Photonics subsystems in Radar, Communications and Sensing
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written
- Applicant must be able to interact professionally with managers, co-workers, and customers
- Ability to work well in a team and independently
- Experience leading in a matrixed organization, relying on your ability to collaborate and influence
- Professional experience in proposal and business development and marketing
- Strong understanding of U.S. government solicitations, requirements for proposal submissions and acquisition process
- Knowledge in preparing and reviewing financial reports and conducting budget analysis (earned value management) is essential
- Essential to interact effectively with highly technical staff
- Knowledge of systems engineering, especially requirements management and verification/validation is a plus
- Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required
- M.S. with minimum 5 years of experience, 7 years preferred; B.S. with a minimum 7 years of experience, 9 years preferred
- US citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain US Government security clearance
- Must be willing to travel
- Must be sufficiently mobile to work within confined spaces and have both visual and hearing acuity
Benefits
- bonus
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ATS Keywords
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Hard skills
program managementproject managementRF subsystemsPhotonics subsystemsRadarCommunicationsSensingearned value managementrequirements managementverification/validation
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingmentoringcustomer relationship managementteamworkindependenceinfluenceprofessional interaction
Certifications
M.S.B.S.US Government security clearance
