Sr Program Manager, Weapon System Integration (WSI)

Sr Program Manager, Weapon System Integration (WSI)

V2X is growing! V2X is looking for a Senior Program Manager to join our team!

Modernization & Sustainment seeks an engineering development Program Manager (PM) supporting the Weapon Systems Integration (WSI) portfolio in Indianapolis. The PM leads a dynamic and multidiscipline development team(s) within the WSI product line. In this role, the individual will enhance technical program execution performance through focused messaging, leadership visibility, clear role definition, making critical decisions, organizational relationship, structured feedback and aligned goal setting.

This specific Program Manager will focus on Special Mission solutions including but not limited to Counter Applications

This leader establishes the vision for the program team and inspires the team to exceed program objectives. The successful candidate will provide oversight to ensure adherence to program schedules, costs, milestones and technical performance, prepare corrective action plans for technical and schedule issues, and coordinate proposal preparation. The PM will be accountable for achieving all internal financial goals including profit and loss, supporting process improvement initiatives, and ensuring compliance to all applicable policies and procedures. The PM will be responsible to the customer to deliver compliant solutions or services. The PM will work closely with aviation customers across all service areas (USA, USAF, USMC, USN) to ensure programmatic concerns are addressed in a timely manner and foster a strong working relationship. The specific position focuses on support of development programs where strong engineering development background is key.

As required, the PM will lead / perform the following tasks :

• Accountable for the program in its entirety including cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Provide programmatic and limited technical direction on overall program execution.
• Chair program Configuration Control Boards (CCBs) and participate in program Engineering Review Boards (ERBs).
• Lead internal and external Program Management Reviews (PMRs) and participate in TIMs with the customer and subcontractors as required.
• Maintain relationship of trust and respect with customers, chief engineers, and other internal functional leaders.
• Prepare status or briefings for management via collaboration with others to organize briefings and technical meetings for internal and external representatives.
• Responsible and signature authority for program Earned Value (EV) and Estimates at Complete (EAC)
• Own program Risks and Opportunities.
• Act as the face of the company to senior customers for program creating an open dialog with the customer and using this rapport is able to create new growth opportunities.
• Work with all functions (contracts, finance, engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, mission assurance) to successfully plan and execute programs.
• Elevate issues and risks to appropriate levels within Program Office, WSI Chief Engineer, and functional management, as required.
• Lead technical collaboration with internal and external customers looking for new opportunities.
• Effectively delegate tasking to the functional team.
• Coordinate customer communications with contracts and the chief engineer.
• Understand the program financial and performance status from top to bottom.
• Recognition that decisions affect the success of the program and the product line. Erroneous decisions or recommendations would normally result in failure to achieve critical goals and objectives.

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V2X is committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment in which we recognize and value each other's differences as well as fostering a culture that promotes its core values : Professionalism, Integrity, and Respect. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran.