Program Area Director

Mercury Systems is looking for the world's best and brightest emerging talent. If you want to tell people WHY you do what you do, rather than simply WHAT you do, Mercury is calling. Our Purpose, Innovation That Matters, inspires our people in making trusted, secure, mission-critical solutions profoundly more accessible to aerospace and defense. We bridge the gap between commercial technology and defense applications to address the industry's most pressing high-tech needs. Why? To help create a safer, more secure world.

As a Program Area Director (PAD) you will be responsible for the performance of family of programs, with an emphasis on new development/production. This role requires a broad understanding of all aspects of a program, from ideation to production as well as in-service support. Customer-facing, you will have great business acumen, making judicious decisions to achieve customer satisfaction while successfully executing your programs.

In this role, you have the opportunity to lead highly diverse cross functional teams composed of contracts, program planning, finance, operations, supply chain and engineering, to develop the next-generation mission critical avionics solutions. In support of the Vice President and General Manager of the Platform Systems Business Unit, you will also be leading the site management comprised of 120 employees.

You will be a part of a world-class Team for the Platform Systems Business Unit, a leading provider of safety-certifiable avionics, and mission-critical solutions. We design, develop, and produce the next generation of avionics to pilot display systems. We are an agile team focused on delivering innovative, high-quality products to our customers on time and on budget.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop a statement of work and plan for the program
• Define technical scope, capability and details of program requirements, customer needs and organizations deliverables
• Track all required customer deliverables within organizations cross functional teams
• Obtain and manage the necessary cross functional resources required to complete the program. Drive to maximize corporate resource utilization
• Handle requests from senior management, sales, pre- and post-sales support, manufacturing, or customers to ensure the program's progress and success
• Oversee the requirements of the program to ensure meeting customer commitments for schedules and deliverables
• Identify and resolve critical issues, such as product delivery delays, and changes to customer requirements to ensure customer satisfaction
• Work with Sales and Capture Leads from various business units to scope and bound a new program. Understand the business needs and market requirements
• May take lead role on capture and/or proposal efforts or serve as contributing team member
• Create overall Program Work Breakdown Structure; work with cross functional team to develop program schedule, risk strategies, and costs; work with Product Managers, Contracts, and the Business Unit to create program pricing
• Identify out of scope activities and, with appropriate review by management, make recommendations and commitments to the customer. Negotiate additional charges, funding, and/or timeline impacts
• Manage to revenue and cash flow goals, and percentage of completion milestones
• Monitor the on-going lifecycle of the program in support of the Business Unit, meeting its objectives and profitability goals
• Support the development or continuous improvement of key business processes

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or a related field with 10 years of technical experience with at least 8 years of direct program management experience
• Experienced leading technical projects for product development programs
• Aerospace, Defense, Government, or Military Industry experience
• This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced Degree
• Program Management certification preferred (PMP)
• Experienced with documentation and collaboration tools, such as Confluence and SharePoint
• Knowledge of Government contracting practices, Earned Value Management (EVMS), and standard program reporting metrics
• Prior Leadership experience and ability to lead IPTs through ambiguity and short deadlines
• Experience managing Programs in a multi-site matrix organization
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers, internal and external
• Solid knowledge of program scheduling tools, such as MS Project
• Experience with Military and Commercial Programs
• Experience with Contract Management, and Sub-Contract Management
• Knowledge of DO-178 and DO-254
• Ability to obtain Active Secret Clearance

"This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens."

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide. To learn more, visit mrcy.com

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