Job Description
Job Description
Company Description
ARA is a C5ISR company that designs, manufactures, tests, and installs cutting edge antenna technologies to keep our joint forces secure, superior and safe. We create and deliver a vast array of products for both military and civilian applications that combine innovative discoveries from companies we've acquired, including SI2 Technologies and AQYR, whose technologies complement and enhance our trusted systems. Our capabilities span from Electronic Warfare and Military Communications to Radar and Satellite Systems. For more than 60 years, ARA has provided our military with unparalleled information, improved situational awareness, immediate threat detection and precision targeting.
From ideation to installation, ARA supplies unique antenna systems in both high-volume and smaller quantities to meet our customers' needs and ensure success. Our US locations have fully staffed outdoor antenna test ranges, engineers, and on-site manufacturing lines and machine shops.
Job Summary
ARA is looking for Program Manager to help lead and develop a wide range of existing and developing RF products. The ideal candidate will leverage their leadership skills to ensure quality and performance throughout the product lifecycle.
ARA Program managers are responsible for planning and overseeing one or more programs to ensure they are completed in a timely fashion and within budget. Program managers plan and designate program resources, prepare budgets, monitor progress, and keep stakeholders informed the entire way.
Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Manage and direct the daily execution of multiple programs or large- scale programs within contract requirements to assure that cost, schedules, and performance goals are met.
Lead all meetings and the integrated product team (kick-off through program close).
Provide interface, communication, and coordination with internal and external customers on matters pertaining to existing contracts and bid and proposal activities.
Represent management at program reviews, meetings, seminars, etc.
Develop and implement plans and schedules to execute
contracts/subcontracts.
Allocate and control contract budgets for labor, material, travel and purchased services. Report program status to senior management on a monthly basis.
Formally identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate risk throughout the program lifecycle. Obtains management approval prior to making decisions that will cause deterioration of established program cost and schedule objectives.
Perform variance analysis of schedule and cost on a formal and informal basis and present them to senior management (i.e., earned value management system)
Assure that conduct of contractual requirements is executed in accordance with appropriate regulatory and Company policies and procedures (i.e., federal acquisition
regulations).Proven
ability to manage changing priorities and aggressive timelines
Position Qualifications
Competency Statement (s)
Adaptability - Adapts to change, open to new ideas and responsibilities
Communication – Ability to speak, write, and interact with others.
Decision Making – Able to reach a decision, takes thoughtful approach when considering options, seeks input from others, makes difficult decisions
Employee Management - Defines responsibilities, motivates employees, delegates well
Ethics - Honest, accountable, maintains confidentiality
Initiative – Ability to take on task before being asked.
Leadership - Provides strong leadership, sets a good example, skilled decision maker, motivator, and encourager
Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
Quality - Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve products/services
Experience and Skills
5-10 years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience
Proficiency in using all Microsoft Office tools including Project
Experience with commercial and military customers.
Experience with Radar, SATCOM, MUOS, and RF Products (30MHz – 10GHz) a plus.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering – Technical Degree Required
PMP Certification is a plus
Antenna Research Associates, Inc. and its subsidiaries encourage diversity in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Race/Color/Gender/Sexual
Orientation/Gender
Identity/Religion/National
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