What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Manager, Solid Rocket Motors position at Ursa Major?
Job Description:
The Program Manager provides direction and ensures programmatic success across multiple SRM applications at Ursa Major. This role involves managing internal SRM program execution, leading project teams, and driving tough decisions for SRM programs.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the full lifecycle of defense proposal development, including strategy, planning, writing, and submission, to secure new business opportunities and contracts.
- Develop, oversee, and coordinate the cost/schedule/technical aspects of an ongoing engineering project within the program guidelines set by the Program Manager and customer.
- Provide leadership and oversight for Department of Defense (DoD) development programs, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and organizational goals.
- Lead a project team to meet customer requirements within allocated cost and schedule commitments.
- Review status of engineering projects and budgets, teams with Program Manager on schedules; drives execution, identifies opportunities, and delivers results through achieving payment milestones.
- Brief executive team on program execution, risks, and key performance metrics (KPIs).
- Assess engineering issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives.
- Identify, track, mitigate, manage, and dispositions program-level risks and opportunities.
- Estimate resource and material needs for the project/product.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
- 5 years of experience as a technical program manager, project or team lead.
- Demonstrated leadership in aerospace or another highly technical program.
- Prior experience as a project engineer, program manager, or team lead in a production or manufacturing role managing schedules and delegating tasks.
Desired Experience:
- Master's Degree in Engineering or MBA.
- Strong understanding of aerospace industry standards and requirements.
- Demonstrated success in complex program definition and management.
- DoD Secret Security Clearance or higher.
