Program Manager - Electronic Attack

Cobham Defense Electronic Systems, Sensor and Antenna Systems, Lansdale, Inc.

POSITION DETAILS
Position Title:Program Manager – Electronic Attack
Job Requisition Number:C080001
Work Location:Lansdale - PA - 19446 - US
Relocation Assistance: Yes
Travel Required: Yes
Shift Work: 1
Clearance Required: Yes (Active Secret)
Resumes only accepted via email to:  sasl.recruitment@cobhamdes.com (note C080001 in Subject line)


Manages and administers the affairs of a specific program; a portion of a major operational system; an advanced systems product area; or a designated area within a group of allied systems.


SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
*Defines the objectives and strategies of the program, to include strategic and company objectives consistent with customer and contractual requirements.
*Facilitates the timely planning of the program consistent with program requirements and objectives. Assigns areas of responsibility for the program and communicates the plan to all.
*Drives the implementation of the program plan utilizing the tenets of proactive teamwork. Ensures the completion of tasks assigned to function organizations (or Integrated Product Teams). Coordinates the program activities with cognizant support functions and Functional Managers. Assures the optimum utilization of manpower and program resources. Assures effective management of subcontracts and execution of the program material plan.
*Conducts regular reviews of program performance, evaluating the current and projected status against the approved plan.
*Implements an effective issues resolution process. Assures regular team identification, action planning, closure and review of program issues.
*Controls the timely start and completion of program tasks to assure fulfillment of program cost and schedule objectives. Makes effective use of Program Task Descriptions (PTDs), program memos, and directives, to formally communicate program direction and changes. Collects, analyzes and distributes program metrics to assure objective measurement of the program performance. *Allocates program management reserves.
*Initiates and communicates changes to the program plan when indicated by program developments. Maintains a program change control log.
*Implements a proactive risk management process. Assures regular team identification, mitigation planning and review of program risks, both during the program-planning phase and regularly during program execution.
*Measures and improves program performance through the investigation of improved processes, tools, staff training, facilities and team dynamics. Performs regular reviews of task estimates, challenging the team to eliminate wasteful approaches.
*Establishes a management reserve to provide resources for unexpected program challenges.
*Establishes an objective roadmap for creating new business opportunities from the present program. Manages customer satisfaction to assure a high rate of repeated business. Participates in planning of company capital, IRAD, B&P resources. Trains program personnel to be alert to new opportunities and equips them with "state-of-the-art" skills to remain competitive.
*Utilizes existing lessons-learned in planning program objectives. Requires the documentation of program-lessons learned. *Communicates lessons-learned within the program team and within the company.
*Establishes a program completion checklist and manages the program to assure closure of program objectives efficiently and as early as practical. Maintains accurate records of program data, deliverable items, and material.
*Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet the eligibility requirements for access to classified information.


Must have the following:
*Bachelor’s Degree and 8 years relevant experience or;
*Master’s Degree and 7 years relevant experience
*Relevant experience within Defense industry environment
*Relevant experience in budget development and cost tracking
*Relevant experience in driving program cost, schedule and performance in an Earned Value Management environment
*Relevant experience in risk mitigation
*Relevant experience in strategic development
*Relevant experience in customer facing situations
*Relevant experience in leading and forming work teams within a matrixed organization
*Active Secret security clearance
Prefer the following:
*Knowledge of Electronic Warfare or Electronic Attack technologies
*Strong interface skills in a dynamic environment
*Excellent communication skills; both written and oral
*PMP Certification


Sensor and Antenna Systems, Lansdale, Inc., is a leading supplier of electronic defense components, systems and subsystems.  We employ nearly 400 highly skilled personnel in our state-of-the-art facility at 305 Richardson Road, Lansdale PA.  The company, a division of Cobham Defense Electronic Systems, has been operating from the same location for nearly fifty years.  We proudly design and manufacture complex countermeasures and radar warning receiver subsystems, as well as sophisticated antenna products and microwave integrated circuit components.  As part of the Cobham family, we join over 10,000 people on five continents, with customers and partners in more than 100 countries and annual revenues over $2bn, reflecting a corporate vision to be the most trusted global partner for leading aerospace and defense technologies.


Our Lansdale business focuses on three key technology areas: Electronic Surveillance, Electronic Attack, and Antenna Products; all of which are adaptable to ground-based, shipboard and airborne platforms covering a broad range of threats.  To these domains, we bring cutting edge technology across frequency spectrum and applications, developing electronic warfare systems that meet the important needs of our valued customers.  To this end, Cobham is committed to increased investment in four specific areas: Growth, Technology, Talent, and Transformation of the Company.  Lansdale reflects this same corporate commitment at the local level.
Sensor and Antenna Systems, Lansdale, Inc., is truly a company shaped by a unique history of expertise and experience – a company proud of the loyalty, commitment, patriotism and passion of its people.  If you are seeking an opportunity in a company where your contributions can make a difference, please allow us to consider your qualifications.  An excellent benefits package is part of what sets us apart, including competitive health benefits, a positive work environment, and a flexible work schedule, with every other Friday off!  We are an EEO/Affirmative Action employer and embrace diversity in our employee population. 


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Cobham Defense Electronic Systems, Sensor and Antenna Systems, Lansdale, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer