Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. BAE Systems develops advanced defense, aerospace, and security technologies, including C4ISR solutions supporting warfighters. The Acoustics Production Program Manager will lead and oversee acoustic transducer production projects, managing financial, schedule, technical, quality, risk, customer, and contractual objectives while coordinating cross-functional teams and supporting new business initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and management oversight for acoustics production projects, assuring the team’s Program Area and Product Line objectives are met and that the highest level of customer satisfaction is achieved
- Responsible and accountable to the Program Area and Product Line Management for program execution, profitability, timeliness, and overall success. Makes timely decisions that are cost effective to the company and ensures assigned projects meet financial commitments for orders, sales, profit, and cash
- Accountable for all aspects of assigned program’s execution (cost, schedule, technical performance, quality, risk management, and customer engagement) throughout all the Life Cycle Management (LCM) phases, ensuring program commitments are met while having the authority to make cogent and timely decisions related to the project
- Acts as the primary point of contact between BAE Systems and the customer program office, suppliers, and key customer stakeholders
- Excellent executive presence and communication skills, including oral presentations and written correspondence
- Exhibits exceptional interpersonal skills while interfacing with program team members, company personnel, suppliers, and customers
- Improves our work environment by promoting teamwork, wellness, workplace flexibility, modeling inclusive behaviors, and increasing leadership engagement
Skills
- Clearance Level – Must be able to obtain for position: Secret
- Travel Percentage: <10%
- U.S. Citizenship Required: Yes
- U.S. Person Required: Yes
- Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience
- Successful, proven past performance in leading and managing multi-discipline defense project teams in a high tempo environment
- Expertise in project management, earned value management, risk management, and supply chain & subcontract management
- Experience in management of defense production projects
- Strong executive presentation and organizational skills
- Excellent communication in customer setting
- Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 10 years work experience or equivalent experience
- Program Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Master's degree in Engineering, Management, or Business Administration
- Experience transitioning capability and products from FAST Labs and into production
- Experience with programs dealing with acoustic transducer systems and equipment
- Experience in the defense aerospace market and working with US Navy program offices
- Experience in new business capture
- Experience in business case development, analysis, and presentation
- US Citizen with an active Secret Clearance
Benefits
- Hybrid work format, with time split between working onsite 2-3 days per week and remotely.
- Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life.
- Workplace flexibility
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