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Mercury · 14 hours ago

Principal Technical Program Manager

Torrance, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

6+ years exp

Mercury Systems is a technology company developing secure avionics mission systems for military airborne platforms. They are seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager to manage technical execution on related programs, providing leadership to engineering teams and ensuring successful program delivery within budget and schedule.

Construction

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide strong architectural and technical leadership through in-depth understanding of complex hardware-software integrated systems and set the direction for program technical execution

Integrate and coordinate activities of functional teams, including Hardware Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, System Architecture, Integration, Test, Quality, and Documentation to facilitate the effective on-time/on-budget development and delivery of Mercury's avionics systems solutions

Serve as the primary liaison between the program engineering team and other integrated program team (IPT) stakeholders that include Program Management, Operations (Production / Manufacturing), supply chain, contracts, and finance

Be accountable for the success of assigned programs delivering technical solution within budget, on schedule and meeting customer expectations

Interact with stakeholders to understand the business needs, communicate program technical status and develop relationships to ensure satisfaction while minimizing program risk

Develop program plans, risk mitigation plans, tasks, budget, deliverables, dependencies and resource requirements to ensure on time delivery of program deliverables

Oversee program deliverables, intervening when necessary to adjust priorities, move aggressively toward resolution of key delivery and customer issues, optimize for quality, timeliness, and flexibility

Interact with and synchronize all key members of the program team and stakeholders

Work directly with Senior Management and functional managers to resolve resource and organizational conflicts

Qualification

Hardware/Software IntegrationRisk ManagementProject ManagementMicrosoft ProjectProcess ImprovementSystem IntegrationTeam BuildingProactive InitiativeComfort with AmbiguityJiraConfluenceCommunication SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsInterpersonal SkillsAttention to Detail

Required

BS degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or a related discipline such as Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Applied Physics/Mathematics

Typically requires 6+ years of relevant experience

Experience Project Management in new hardware/software product development, including defense, aerospace, or other domains

Experience with scheduling, tracking and risk management techniques and tools

Experience Microsoft Project or similar project management software

Experience in all phases of the product development life cycle from requirements through design, implementation and integration, and manufacturing release

Experience identifying and implementing process improvements across an organization

This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens