Saronic Technologies · 2 days ago
Deputy Program Manager
Washington, DC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expSaronic Technologies is a leader in revolutionizing autonomy at sea, dedicated to developing state-of-the-art solutions that enhance maritime operations through autonomous and intelligent platforms. The Deputy Program Manager will support the execution of commercial and national security programs by providing critical technical support and program success through synthesizing technical and qualitative customer objectives into strategic roadmaps.
National DefenseArtificial Intelligence (AI)ManufacturingMarine TechnologyMilitarySecurity
Responsibilities
Support the Program Manager in the development, tracking, and maintenance of program schedules, requirements, budgets, and deliverables
Lead recurring coordination meetings across engineering, product, manufacturing, and operations to ensure execution aligns with program delivery schedule
Coordinate closely with Engineering, Production, Quality, and Test teams to ensure execution alignment and technical accuracy
Track and manage integration milestones for Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) and Contractor Furnished Equipment (CFE)
Maintain awareness of technical performance metrics and ensure configuration and documentation discipline across program phases
Lead internal coordination of design, build, test, and readiness activities across shipyard and supplier partners
Serve as a day-to-day point of contact for Saronic’s production and engineering teams, ensuring clear communication and alignment with programmatic and technical objectives
Candidates should be comfortable participating in technical discussions with engineering teams and interpreting engineering documentation such as BOMs, CAD mockups, or wire diagrams to support engineering, operations, quality, software, mission operations, and other teams to solve problems, align on strategy, resolve discrepancies, and ensure program alignment
Translate customer requirements and priorities into actionable tasks across functional teams
Track internal deliverables, testing progress, and integration timelines to support seamless handoffs, milestone execution, and customer satisfaction
Ensure feedback from field operations, testing, and customer reviews is efficiently relayed to internal teams for continuous improvement
Identify, document, and track program risks and issues; support intentional and urgent mitigation
Ensure risk registers, action logs, and issue tracking tools are actively maintained
Work towards collaborative and cross-functional problem solving against internal and customer-identified risks – both production related and programmatic
Collaborate with Quality and Production leadership to ensure adherence to ABS, DOD, and DCMA compliance standards
Drive adherence to internal processes for configuration management, change control, and documentation traceability
Support field operations, demos, and test event planning and logistics coordination. This includes equipment readiness, prototype integration, high-caliber documentation, and after-action review processes
Assist with rapidly evolving goals and customer needs from meeting planning to technical requirement documentation
Continuously evaluate and improve program management practices, training processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance efficiency and accuracy
Ensure the contract deliverables comply with contractual requirements, industry standards, and organizational policies. Maintain clear documentation on customer required deliverables
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Naval Architecture, Business Administration, or a related field
5+ years of experience in program management, preferably within a defense, engineering, or technical environment
Familiarity with DoD program requirements or government contracting processes and program management standards/practices
Proven track record of working with cross-functional teams in a technical or hardware production environment
Ability to learn fast and operate in a fast-paced, high-trust environment within a rapidly growing organization
Experience working in or around technical teams such as mechanical, electrical, or software engineering
Ability to interpret data logs and build charts and graphs to display trends and performance
Preferred
Program Management experience in shipbuilding, naval systems, littoral combat systems, autonomous surface vessels (ASVs), undersea, robotics, or other autonomous hardware production
Prior experience managing or supporting technical programs involving electromechanical systems or integrated hardware/software platforms
Prior experience delivering programs with NAVSEA, PEO Ships, PEO USC, or other major Navy acquisition organizations
Experience executing programs under multiple acquisition pathways, including FAR-based contracts, OTAs, and rapid prototyping authorities
Direct Service Branch experience in program management, acquisitions, or related Executive Branch experience
Foreign Languages (Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, or Arabic)
Company
Saronic Technologies
Saronic is building cutting-edge unmanned surface vehicles that enable maritime security and domain awareness by combining best-in-class hardware, software and artificial intelligence into one scalable, fully integrated platform.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$845.5MKey Investors
Elad GilAndreessen HorowitzCaffeinated Capital
2025-02-18Series C· $600M
2024-07-19Series B· $175.5M
2023-10-09Series A· $55M
Leadership Team
Rob Lehman
Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer
Vibhav Altekar
Co-Founder & CTO
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