Program Manager

Key Responsibilities: Oversee program execution, including contract management, financial performance, scheduling, resource allocation, risk mitigation, and quality assurance. Provide operational leadership to hardware engineering, reverse engineering, systems integration, and technical development teams. Manage Statements of Work (SOW), Requirements Documents, contractual deliverables, and Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) reporting. Develop and maintain program schedules, budgets, performance metrics, and risk management plans to ensure contract compliance. Lead recurring government program reviews, communicating technical progress, financial performance, schedule variances, and corrective actions. Coordinate workforce planning, staffing requirements, subcontractor performance, and resource availability to meet mission objectives. Oversee procurement activities, including vendor coordination, material acquisition, cost negotiations, and compliance with government acquisition requirements. Ensure adherence to applicable security policies, export control regulations, contractor training requirements, and contractual obligations. Collaborate with government stakeholders, engineering leadership, and internal operations teams to resolve challenges and drive continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered. Demonstrated program management experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, or federal government technical contracts. Experience overseeing engineering teams, preferably supporting hardware development, reverse engineering, systems integration, or R&D programs. Strong understanding of government contracting, SOW requirements, CDRLs, financial management, and contract deliverables. Proven experience managing budgets, integrated schedules, resource allocation, risk mitigation, and program performance. Experience coordinating cross-functional teams, subcontractors, government stakeholders, and technical personnel. Strong communication, organizational, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Familiarity with hardware architecture, embedded systems, reverse engineering methodologies, and technical development lifecycles. Knowledge of FAR/DFARS, ITAR/EAR, government procurement, and security compliance requirements. Experience with Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, or similar program management tools. The likely salary range for this position is $178,580 - $230,067. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range. As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your data for identity verification and security purposes.