Program Director
Leidos
- Saint Petersburg, FL
- $68,900-124,550 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Applying design and application knowledge of complex communications systems (antennas, transceivers, networks, etc).
- Actively engaged in engineering research, design, development, and sustaining projects.
- Responsibility for project schedule, budget, and drives cross-functional technical team to achieve technical objectives.
- Lead a team through complete lifecycle phases including requirements, concept development, design reviews, validation and verification, and release to production using established formal IEEE systems engineering process.
- Responsible managing relationships between customers, technical staff, and supply chain.
- Have a vision for innovation on existing products and propose cutting-edge technological opportunities for the advancement of communications systems (i.e. digital beamforming).
- US Citizenship required. Must have an active Secret security clearance, or ability to obtain.
- Must have Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) experience. This experience must include knowledge of pick-n-place, conformal coating, environmental test, acceptance test, module/box/systems build operations.
- Strong planning skills including defining requirements, time estimating, communicating progress to stakeholders at each phase of project, documentation, and testing.
- Broad Engineering background sufficient to analyze design data related to electrical, software, mechanical, and physical science disciplines. Position requires working with subject matter experts to make design trade-offs with respect to cost and performance.
- Proven experience with managing major suppliers and sub-contractors.
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills are required for effective interface with all internal and external contacts.
- Demonstrated skills in all areas of business development including opportunity qualification, capture strategy, customer visits, customer relationship development, relationship development with competitors, team leadership, etc.
- Familiarity with online tools used by the Federal Government for solicitations and proven record of success developing opportunities within the DoD community.
- BA/BS in Engineering or equivalent experience and 4-8 years of program management experience. (Additional experience, education and training may be considered in lieu of degree)