The Director of Programs primary responsibility is to oversee the company’s daily functions necessary to deliver numerous domestic programs of varying sizes and complexity within schedule and budget. He/she is responsible for leading and mentoring Program Managers in proper Project Management techniques, assuring revenue, turnover and cash flow are predictable and reliable at the same time that customer expectations and project schedules are achieved. In this capacity, they will be responsible for:

• Overseeing the activities of several program managers, each responsible for one or more individual programs or projects to:

1. Effectively manage program scope
2. Optimize resource management
3. Manage and report program financial performance within the company and program goals
4. Manage program schedules and competing departmental and interdepartmental (e.g., engineering) resource needs,

• Coordinating with company counterparts in marketing, engineering, manufacturing and contracts to develop competitive proposals in response to Requests for Quotations (RFQs) received from potential US domestic and international customers. Leading the proposal activity in areas such as:

1. Defining the program requirements and work breakdown structure based on the RFQ and performance specifications
2. Developing the program plan, statement of work, implementation schedule, and staffing requirements
3. Identifying and qualifying potential subcontractors, preparing subcontractor Statements of Work, and negotiating and confirming the least-cost, compliant bid
4. Finalizing detailed cost estimates for internal and external work
5. Reviewing the final proposal for accuracy and completeness

• Identifying, planning, developing, and implementing the Company’s operational budget, and strategies consistent with the approved business plan,
• Recruiting, selecting, developing, and directing the Company’s staff, within his/her area of responsibility.
• Supervising company employees, representatives, subcontractors, and agents via the staff assigned,
• Establishing and maintaining effective systems for measuring operational, financial, personnel and departmental performance consistent with the Company requirements and parent company directives,
• Ensuring the Company’s conformance to US and applicable international statutory and regulatory requirements, as well as compliance with parent company regulations, policies and processes.
• Reporting program operational and financial performance on a routine basis to the company leadership, and
• identification and management of risks during program planning and execution.

The ideal candidate will contribute with:

• 10 years of progressive, diversified, U.S. Government and international program management experience of complex products in the aerospace/defense electronics industry.
• Experience managing the successful delivery of several, simultaneous, > $100m programs to U.S. Government customers within schedule and budget
• Experience managing technical, financial, and resource availability risk
• Extensive domestic operational experience and demonstrated success achieving corporate-level financial performance goals
• Demonstrated success managing a complex, multi-discipline, domestic technology-based and program-oriented organization.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills at all organizational and management levels.

Requires moderate travel (< 33%), including international and domestic.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, engineering management, computer science or business, Master’s Degree or equivalent experience desired. PMP certification desired. Second language (Spanish) desired.