Ursa Major
Senior Program Manager
Berthoud, Colorado · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$130k-$160kDetected 1 day ago
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About the role
- The future of aerospace and defense starts here.
Responsibilities
- Drives program progress, from identification of market need through sustainment and obsolescence
- Manages the customer relationship and is responsible for customer satisfaction
- Owns the schedule for the program. Responsible for pulling inputs from across the company and re-baselining as changes occur.
- Owns evaluation of technical and program risks/opportunities, drives mitigations of risk and realization of opportunities
- Drives program technical and operational objectives, while ensuring program progress and on-time delivery
- Serve as the primary customer point of contact (POC), manage contract scope, prepare material for and hosting regular customer check-in meetings, and lead the preparation of contract deliverables
- Collaborates with team members to write, review, and deliver technical deliverables
- Support business development and capture efforts with programmatic inputs, including cost and schedule.
- We design and deliver propulsion and defense systems that solve the most urgent and critical national security demands.
- The Senior Program Manager is a leader who drives customer requirements, schedules, resources, and overall program progress to ensure customer satisfaction and our business success.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering
- 8+ year's experience of program management or aerospace leadership
- Must be able to perform work subject to ITAR/EAR regulations and/or program requirements
- Proven program management experience, preferably in the defense, national security, or aerospace domains
- Proven experience leading a team of peers to field integrated products to real operating environments
- What we can't quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.
- Responsible for defining program objectives and aligning resources required to execute
Nice to have
- Advanced degree in a technical field
- Experience with Department of Defense (DoD) and Government Contracts
- Problem solving skills and knowledge of program management tools and procedures
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Preferred Experience:
Compensation
- Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $130,000 - $160,000, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Benefits
- regularly monitors and reports on program health, including ownership of Program Review material preparation and presentation
Company info
- Ursa Major was founded to revolutionize how America and its allies access and apply high-performance propulsion, from hypersonics to solid rocket motors, satellite maneuvering and launch.
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