Program Manager United Kingdom Ministry of Defense

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Overview

The Program Manager is a highly collaborative role supporting Edge Autonomy’s growing work with the UK MoD. The Program Manager is responsible for leading the program team, ensuring deliverable requirements are reached and in accordance with budget, scope, and timing. The Program Manager supports the current prime contractor and customer relationship on the current contract and will serve as the primary point of contact for our customer. The Program Manager will lead and manage separate work with the UK MoD and other UK government customers and partners. The Program Manager requires leadership, communication, influence, relationship building, and management skills coupled with technical project management skills.

Description

Work location: Remote, United Kingdom

FLSA status: Exempt

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement UAV program strategies and plans in accordance with the UK MoD and other UK government entities’ objectives and priorities.
• Lead and serve as primary point of contact for existing work on the UK MoD’s Program and support the prime contractor on the execution and future growth on the contract.
• Provide program oversight to cross functional engineering teams during proposal, design, manufacturing, and delivery phases of products in development and production phases.
• Coordinate with the manufacturing team as designs are transitioned to manufacturing, working with the technical team to identify ways to streamline manufacturing and assembly processes, achieving required delivery rates and reduced cost targets.
• Keep customers, internal and external leadership up to date on progress of work assigned.
• Serve as point of contact for customer field issues and coordinate engineering responses including Air Worthiness Directives, field repairs, troubleshooting.
• Ensure failure root cause analysis and corrective actions are accomplished as needed.
• Track and report on program performance metrics including schedule performance.
• Establish milestones and monitor adherence to master plans and schedules.
• Track and manage issues and risks by working with internal and outside team members and stakeholders to determine mitigation and containment.
• Participate in CCB and ECO activities across engineering and manufacturing groups.
• Manage budget and hold teams responsible for program P&Ls.
• Manage timing and scope through leading internal processes working closely with Program Engineering teams.
• Perform as the primary point of contact with the immediate customer and program office leadership.
• Coordinate training requests and activities.
• Travel to support assigned programs and teams as required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical discipline
• Experience in Defense, Government contracting and Aerospace
• 7+ years of Program or Project Management experience or similar
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to get things done through influence and collaboration
• Proven analytical, technical, strategic and problem-solving skills
• Strong sense for self-direction with the ability to work under limited supervision
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project and Excel

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in design for manufacturing and transition to production programs
• Gated design development experience (PDR, CDR)
• Experience in the UAV market
• PMP certified or in progress

Edge Autonomy Benefits

• Matching 401(k)
• Paid PTO
• Paid holidays
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Group Short-Term Long-Term Disability
• HSA and FSA Options
• Critical Care Plan
• Accident Care Plan

Hiring Requirements

If an offer of employment is extended, the applicant must have the ability to pass a background check and be insured by the company’s auto policy. An offer of employment is contingent upon the results.

Clearance Requirements

This position may require access to information that is subject to ITAR and EAR compliance. To comply, applicants will be asked to provide specific documentation to verify a US person’s status.

EDGE AUTONOMY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Edge Autonomy is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact [email protected]o

Continued employment remains on an At-Will basis.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Project Management and Information Technology

Industries

• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing