Mercury’s Systems is seeking a Senior Principal Program Manager to join our growing, engaging, and collaborative team. As a valued team member, you will collaborate to deliver leading edge secure microelectronics that are game changing and impactful to our nation’s defense. Mercury sits at the intersection of high tech and defense. We are focused on accelerating innovations that matter to the aerospace, defense, and space sectors. We leverage our longstanding strategic partnerships to access the latest in commercial technologies to design, manufacture, test, and deliver rugged microelectronics that operate in the harshest environments, with extreme reliability and maintainability. Mercury partners closely with the U.S. government to deliver onshore trusted microelectronics.
You will be an integral member of a dynamic team that is transforming our business and the defense-grade microelectronics industry while executing on near-term program commitments and fostering a culture of teamwork and agility. If you have the valued skillset, we are looking for and you want to leverage your talents towards making state-of-the-art microelectronics profoundly more accessible to aerospace and defense, then apply today and come be part of our team!
Job Summary: Mercury Systems’ Data Management and Microelectronics Line of Business (LOB) in Phoenix, AZ seeks a Senior Principal Program Manager to lead our development program portfolio. This high visibility role is critical to the business and works across the LOB and other business units to drive development of new programs and accelerate new product introduction into production. Partnering with all functional teams spanning growth, product development, design, production, and sustainment, the PM will drive execution and innovation across the portfolio. Key responsibilities include partnering with Business Development to grow new programs across the product portfolio, manage current programs, author proposals to expand business opportunities, transition products to production, and assist with creating technical roadmaps that align with internal and external stakeholder needs.
Key Responsibilities: - You will need to collaborate closely with peer program managers in addition to all aspects of the organization – Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Planning, Finance, Contracts, Business Development, Product Management, and Mission Assurance (Quality).
- The program management team is tightly integrated and highly skilled. Close collaboration with peer PMs to advance program performance across the portfolio is highly regarded.
- This is a dynamic role in a fast-paced, energetic environment that requires proven experience in managing highly complex programs while displaying exemplary leadership.
- You must be comfortable working through areas of uncertainty, managing risks, capturing opportunities, and leading high performance teams to achieve cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives.
- You must be a team player who is team focused, collaborating across the organization to ensure overall team success.
- Proven experience in program execution, financial control, integrated product team leadership, and customer relationships is particularly important.
- We need a strategic mindset coupled with the drive to execute tactically is essential for success.
- You must demonstrate total program ownership and accountability, influential leadership, technical astuteness, and business acumen.
Job Responsibility: - Overall responsibility for the program lifecycle from the front end of the business, through development and across production.
- Accountable for assigned product portfolio, which will be concentrated in the development area – financial, technical, schedule, customer, and growth.
- Collaborate with engineering, semiconductor partners, USG, and customers on technology roadmaps and new product introductions.
- You should possess an innate ability to keep the business sold while innovating to expand into new markets.
- Work across the business unit, collaborating with Engineering, Product Development, Program Management, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Contracts, Trade Compliance, and Quality.
- Ability to track & manage KPI's and report to executive leadership.
- Experience with the capture management process, gate reviews, business cases development, and investment justification.
- Interact with suppliers and customers on a proactive basis.
- Ability to handle challenging situations. Sound negotiation skills.
- Solid experience with customer relationship management.
- Exemplary interpersonal skills and achieving win/win outcomes.
- Exceptional presentation skills, across all levels of the organization --- from CEO to factory floor, both internal to Mercury, with customers, and various government agencies.
- Strong analytical capabilities coupled with good business savvy.
- Ability to quickly dissect large amounts of data to arrive at a decision.
- Ability to learn new skills, meet deadlines, embrace new technologies, and follow processes.
- Experience successfully managing risks and opportunities.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with drive, motivation, and energy to completing any challenge given.
- Ability to coach, mentor, and build relationships with external organizations.
- Proactively seek feedback and initiative to continually improve High expectations for sustained excellence for self and team members.
- Demonstrated record of having provided solutions to challenges.
Required Qualification: - Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain or related technical field.
- 10+ years direct Program Management experience.
- Experience of program management principles including EVMS, IMP/IMS, WBS, R&O, program startup, transition to production, financial management, new product introduction, product development, production readiness, production execution, and program closure.
- Ability to travel 10%.
- This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.
Preferred Qualification: - MBA or technical graduate degree (e.g. master of science or master of engineering)
- Demonstrated leadership ability in a matrixed work environment employing the principles of IPT leadership.
- Strong business acumen.
- An ability to make business and technical trades and provide specific recommendations to senior management, partners, and the customer's business leaders.
- Strong team leadership skills while driving accountability at all levels.
- Ability to clearly and succinctly convey information and ideas including strong executive communication and presentation skills.
- Strategic thinker with capacity to manage business complexity and to identify and focus on top priorities.
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