COLSA · 2 days ago
Program Manager, NAWCAD Mission Systems (Contingent Upon Award)
Patuxent River, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expCOLSA is seeking a Program Manager to support NAWCAD Mission Systems Programs. The role involves leading a multi-disciplinary team to provide software engineering support throughout the lifecycle of weapon systems, ensuring contract execution, customer satisfaction, and compliance with regulations.
Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologySoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Oversee the overall management and execution of the prime contract, ensuring alignment with project goals, timelines, and deliverables
Manage contract budgets, ensuring that financial resources are allocated efficiently and in compliance with established guidelines
Lead and monitor the performance of all personnel assigned to the contract, ensuring that roles are clearly defined and team members meet expectations
Ensure that adequate staffing, direct charge resources, and equipment are in place to support contract success and meet project requirements
Take full responsibility for the successful execution of the contract, identifying opportunities for growth and expansion of the scope of work
Maintain strong relationships with customers, ensuring their needs are met and issues are resolved promptly to ensure satisfaction
Assist in preparing proposals tied to this contract, including supporting other proposals for related work or future opportunities
Ensure full compliance with all corporate policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements across all contract activities
Serve as the primary liaison between COLSA’s Business Management Team, customers, regulatory personnel, and other key stakeholders
Provide regular updates and reports on contract performance, financials, risks, and opportunities to the Vice President and other members of leadership
Qualification
Required
BS or BA in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or Computer Engineering from a college program with ABET accreditation
10+ years of project management and/or software/systems engineering experience across the life cycle in support of DoD aircraft systems, weapon systems, mission systems, or support systems
Top Secret security clearance required
Experience leading software projects providing full lifecycle software and systems engineering, development, and sustainment for naval aircraft weapon systems
Experience with providing full lifecycle support, to include requirements, architecture/design, real-time processor loading, development, test, integration, interoperability, quality assurance, configuration management, software safety, cybersecurity, and obsolescence mitigation
Experience with development, operation, and maintenance of related weapon system laboratory/simulation integration and production environments and facilities as well as support to platform/vehicle integration during ground and flight testing
Experience in digital engineering, open systems architecture, and agile development processes, tools, and methods
Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and manage personnel to ensure successful project execution
Experience in mentoring, coaching, and developing team members in a technical environment
Strong proficiency in using a variety of desktop applications and collaboration tools, including MS Office, MS Teams, SharePoint, etc
Preferred
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
Experience supporting NAVAIR in software or systems engineering areas preferred
Experience providing software support for unmanned systems (e.g., MQ-4C), rotary wing aircraft (e.g., H-1, H-60), fixed wing aircraft (e.g., E-2C, E-2D, C-2A), subsystems (e.g., avionics, weapons, communications, navigation, and sensors – acoustic / magnetic / electronic / radar) and associated mission/support systems
Experience with multiple development languages, such as C, C++, SQL, Ada, Python, Java, C#, objective C
Experience with multiple Operating Systems, such as VxWORKS, Integrity, UNIX, Linux, LynxOS
Experience with multiple databases, such as Change, Synergy, Microsoft Access, Razor, and Rational Team Concert (RTC)
Company
COLSA
COLSA's full-scale capabilities include cyber and information warfare, rapid prototyping and engineering, uncrewed systems, acquisition, logistics, studies and analysis, data science, and systems and software engineering.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Van Corum
Deputy CEO & CFO
Ivan Garcia
Chief Technology Officer
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