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Program Manager III

Mercury Systems
Oxnard, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/22/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/22/2025
Job Summary:
As a Program Manager III, you will be responsible for the performance for multiple production programs. 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 produce next-generation products. You will be a part of a world-class team in our Signal Technologies Business Unit, a leading provider of custom solutions in high-performance RF, microwave, and millimeter wave products in support of critical defense and aerospace applications.

Job Responsibility:
  • 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.
  • 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 Qualification:
  • Typically requires Bachelors degree in a relevant field with 4 years of relevant Program/Project Management/IPT Lead experience with a focus on production of aerospace, defense, or space hardware.
  • Experience Development and/or Production Program Management.
  • Experience with Government contracting practices and standard program and financial reporting (EAC) metrics.
  • Experience prior external customer support/interface.
  • This position requires you to have, or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.
Preferred Qualification:
  • Advanced Degree or MBA.
  • Active Secret security clearance.
  • Program Management certification (PMP).
  • Experienced with documentation and collaboration tools, such as Confluence and SharePoint.
  • Experienced managing subcontractors and suppliers in a production environment.
  • Experience managing Programs in a matrix organization.
  • Experience with Military and Commercial Programs.
  • Knowledge of FAR, DFAR, ITAR, and Export Regulations.
  • Excellent presentation skills.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:

Full-Time Equivalent Annual Salary Range: $82,000 - $164,000 for a Individual Contributor III at Oxnard CA USA.

The disclosed salary range is a general guideline for Mercury team members employed at the job level at the location listed above and does not include overtime for eligible hourly employees.

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

Our Culture

We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency, and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization. We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it's important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.

To find out more about Why Mercury?, or visit the Mercury Community or find answers to general questions at Mercury FAQs

Mercury Systems is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, creed, citizenship, disability, protected veteran or marital status.

As an equal opportunity employer, Mercury Systems is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact the number below for assistance.

(978) 256-1300

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