Program Manager

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead program teams with ultimate responsibility for meeting cost, schedule, quality, and technical/contractual performance program.
• Manage customer expectations and leverage client relationships to develop additional business opportunities for Kratos.
• Lead comprehensive project risk planning, applying robust processes and procedures to identify, analyze, classify, prioritize, and manage program risks, including formulation of a detailed risk management plan with assigned responsibilities, determined approaches, and specified mitigation strategies.
• Integrate safety policies and regulations into the project plan, assisting in the early identification, analysis, reduction, or elimination of hazards.
• Ensure the project remains within the scope, budget, and schedule of the baseline agreement, and facilitate changes to the baseline upon approved client-directed modifications.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 7 years of relevant program management experience (or an equivalent combination of education/experience in a relevant engineering or scientific field).
• Specific and demonstrable experience related to unmanned systems, autonomous systems, sensor/payload integration, and direct support to or experience with sUAS and TeUAS.
• Proven experience in preparing research proposals, developing research and test plans, writing impactful technical papers, executing RDT&E activities, and leading professional teams responsible for multiple RDT&E efforts.
• Demonstrated experience in mitigating risks through proactive management and remediation of personnel, program, client, and security issues, including tracking trends and communicating Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.

Nice to Have

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification desired.
• An accredited university degree (Bachelor's or Master's) in aerospace, aeronautical, or relevant engineering/science discipline focused on aerodynamics technologies, complemented by a minimum of 10 years of RDT&E experience.
• Extensive and direct experience related to TeUAS, sUAS, unmanned systems, autonomous systems, sensor/payload integration.