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HEICO · 15 hours ago

Program Manager

Santa Barbara, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$110K/yr - $160K/yr

4+ years exp

HEICO Corporation is a leading provider in the aerospace, defense, and electronics industries, and they are seeking a Program Manager for their subsidiary, Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. The Program Manager will be responsible for generating and managing comprehensive program plans, leading cross-functional teams, and ensuring technical performance of programs while maintaining customer relationships.

AerospaceElectronicsManufacturing

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Generates, manages and coordinates comprehensive program plans, schedules, budgets and technical performance for SBIR programs

Provides leadership and direction to the engineering, design, and production teams for program deliverables. Sets and continuously manages project expectations with team members and other stakeholders

Owns program performance by maintaining intimate awareness of technical product performance requirements, and by enforcing disciplined concept and design reviews that robustly demonstrate compliance with those performance requirements

Ensures that same technical performance diligence is flowed down to SBIR’s sub-contractors and suppliers, and ensures that the same technical discipline is adhered to when validating sourced sub-assemblies and critical parts

Interacts on a regular basis with customer program stakeholders to provide status and understand requirements and expectations. Manages the relationship with the customer

Proactively manages changes in project scope, assesses risks and builds contingencies into program plans

Generates, in concert with technical and functional team members, and owns program work breakdown structure (WBS)

Works closely with SBIR engineering, procurement, production, and quality departments as well as vendors to ensure work plans and resource allocation support program goals

Supports proposal efforts by providing costing; schedules, estimated labor in concert with vendors and engineering; technical proposal writing and editing; kickoff meetings, TIM’s and CDR’s

Manages multiple programs (5 to 10) that total 10 to 15 million in annual revenue

Must be able to make programmatic decisions when presented with conflicting or incomplete information from technical staff. Understands and manages technical risks

Works with Accounting department to maintain ETC’s, EAC’s and spend plans

Stays in sync with Finance department on spending and on-contract labor execution, to facilitate accurate P&L forecasting for CPFF and Percent-Complete contracts

Provides monthly program updates to senior management

Indirectly supervises and manages team members that work on specific programs

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws

Qualification

Program ManagementOptical SensorsSystems EngineeringMS ProjectTechnical LeadershipPublic SpeakingInterpersonal SkillsCreative Thinking

Required

four to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Technical experience in optical or infrared sensors, optics, materials, systems engineering or electronics

Experience managing complex programs across multiple disciplines, including engineering, production, subcontractors, sales and marketing

Skilled and experienced in managing-through-influence in a fast-paced technology environment

Creative, critical thinker. Must be able to anticipate problems and propose solutions in a timely manner

Strong written, oral and interpersonal skills

Public speaking and presentation skills required

Due to US Export Control Regulations compliance, eligible candidates MUST be a US citizen, permanent resident or a person who has been granted asylum; proper documentation required

Pre-employment verifications: must pass background, reference and ITAR/EAR checks in addition to a pre-employment drug screen