Sr. Program Manager

1 Month ago • 9-15 Years

Job Summary

Job Description

The Sr. Program Manager will lead Active Sensing and Pulsed Laser development programs, managing cost, schedule, and technical performance. Responsibilities include contract negotiations, budget development, and ensuring the team adheres to contract scope. This role involves preparing briefings, managing materials, coordinating with various departments, and developing proposals for new business. The candidate will also cultivate customer relationships and contribute to growth strategy. This position requires exercising independent judgment to solve high-level problems and managing complex developments within the EP&T organization. The individual will be responsible for all aspects of the project from component production to subsystem integration, test, and demonstration.
Must have:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in STEM discipline
  • Experience in program management
  • Knowledge of Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
  • Must have or able to obtain a DoD Secret clearance (or higher)
  • Excellent communication skills
Good to have:
  • Strong background in Directed Energy
  • Experience with lasers and optical systems
  • Knowledge of high impact rapid acquisition customers

Job Details

The Coherent Aerospace & Defense Inc, Emerging Products & Technologies Business Unit is seeking a Program Manager to lead various Active Sensing and Pulsed Laser development programs. Efforts associated with the team include an exciting and challenging role and responsibility for the execution of an ongoing pulsed laser development program, managing the program to product delivery and initiating follow-on efforts. The program manager role has the primary responsibilities for management of cost, schedule, and technical performance of the organization’s programs at various levels of complexity from component production, assembly deliveries, and subsystem integration, test, and demonstration. 

The program manager responsibilities include:

  • Management of cost, schedule, and technical performance of the organization programs at various levels of complexity from component production, assembly deliveries, and subsystem integration, test, and demonstration.
  • Measuring and reporting program performance
  • Supporting in contract negotiations, contract modifications, statement of work development, budget development including recurring and non-recurring costs, schedule milestones and task development, workforce planning, and key terms and conditions.
  • Ensuring the program team understands and adheres to contract scope and manages change through control board process
  • Supporting program P&L forecast and adherence, internal investment planning and execution
  • Responsibility for completion and submittal of the program deliverables per the statement of work along with all artifacts to support the contract
  • Preparation and delivering briefings on program status to customers, executive leadership and supporting team
  • Managing program materials and inventory to include government and customer supplied material
  • Managing suppliers to meet program objectives 
  • Collaborating across many IPTs and enterprise-wide business areas with effective communication skills 
  • Lead a culture of continuous improvement through strong employee engagement
  • Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Security, IT and Facilities to ensure efficient support of the organization.
  • Prepare and deliver competitive cost and technical proposals to capture new business
  • Support growth strategy development including building product and technology roadmaps
  • Cultivate customer and stakeholder relationships to further business opportunities
  • This person will be responsible for managing some of the most complex developments in the EP&T organization, exercising wide latitude and independent judgment to solve high-level problems.

Education & Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 15+ years of relevant experience, master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of relevant experience, or PhD in a STEM discipline and 9 years of relevant experience as described above.
  • Strong background in Directed Energy
  • Demonstrated success as a project manager, program manager, engineering leader, capture leader, and/or business management related leader of a technology-oriented programs. 
  • Experienced in leading teams, aligning organization goals with employee objectives to meet high quality customer deliverables.
  • Program Capture Knowledge and Experience 
  • Experience with lasers and optical systems supporting key mission areas such as Directed Energy, Active Sensing, and Lasercom.
  • Experience with high impact rapid acquisition customers such as ONR, DARPA, RCCTO, AFRL, Space RCO, SDA, and DoD prime contractors
  • Citizenship required: United States Citizenship 

Skills

  • Must have or able to obtain a DoD Secret clearance (or higher)
  • Knowledge of Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
  • Proficiency in working with Microsoft Office products. 
  • Excellent communication skills, presentation skills, and team leadership skills.

Working Conditions

Primarily an engineering design function with office working conditions.

Physical Requirements

Primarily an engineering design function with few physical requirements.

Safety Requirements

All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.

Quality and Environmental Responsibilities

Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.

Culture Commitment

Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:

Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust

Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas

Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome

Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone

Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work


 

Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR), applicant must be a U.S. person, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8. U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State."

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