Senior Program Manager

Senior Program Manager

Location:

Cypress, CA, US, 90630

Job

DRS Space Systems in Cypress, CA develops advanced space mission payloads, leveragingcutting edge electro-optical and infrared space sensors, instruments, and software for key domestic and international allied customers. As part of DRS’sElectro Optical Infrared Systems (EOIS) line of business,we offer an exciting and challenging work environment, a competitive salary and benefits package, and a business culture that rewards performance.

Employing the world’s brightest. Supporting the world’s bravest.

Business Unit:
Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems(EOIS)

Location:

Cypress, CA
Career

Functional Area:

Program Management
Telework Type:
Onsite with potential for hybrid
Relocation Available:
Yes
Type:
Exempt

Schedule:

9/80
Shift: 1st

The Senior Program Manager leads the planning, execution, and delivery of multiple technology-development and flight-hardware programs supporting next-generation electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) space-sensing capabilities. Programs may range from Internal Research and Development (IRAD) efforts through customer-funded development, qualification, and flight-hardware delivery programs.

This role is accountable for achieving established technical, cost, schedule, quality, and contractual objectives. The Senior Program Manager leads integrated product teams from program initiation through closeout; maintains an executable integrated master schedule; manages program risks, opportunities, resources, and financial performance; and ensures timely decisions and issue resolution across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, test, contracts, finance, and other functional organizations.

The Senior Program Manager serves as a primary internal and external program interface and works under the general guidance of senior leadership, including the Director of Programs and/or Line of Business Lead.

• Lead the daily execution of assigned technology-development, EO/IR sensor, and flight-hardware programs in accordance with contractual, technical, cost, schedule, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Establish, lead, and maintain the integrated product team structure from program kickoff through closeout. Drive alignment among engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, test, finance, contracts, and other functional stakeholders.
• Develop, maintain, and execute integrated master schedules and associated program plans. Ensure that technical activities, material availability, manufacturing, integration, test, qualification, and delivery milestones are logically linked, adequately resourced, and actively managed.
• Lead technical and programmatic integration across system, subsystem, payload, optical, sensor, electronics, mechanical, software, manufacturing, and test functions. Identify and resolve interface issues, integration constraints, technical dependencies, and readiness gaps.
• Establish and manage program baselines for scope, schedule, budget, staffing, and technical performance. Control changes through appropriate program, engineering, configuration-management, and contractual processes.
• Allocate and control contract budgets for labor, material, travel, subcontracts, and purchased services. Monitor financial performance and provide accurate, timely program status to senior management.
• Perform formal and informal schedule and cost variance analysis, including earned value management system (EVMS) reporting where applicable. Develop and implement corrective-action and recovery plans when performance deviates from approved plans.
• Proactively identify, assess, document, monitor, and mitigate program risks and opportunities throughout the program lifecycle. Escalate material technical, cost, schedule, quality, or contractual risks to senior management in a timely manner.
• Lead program reviews, including internal management reviews, customer reviews, technical reviews, design reviews, readiness reviews, and milestone decision meetings. Ensure action items, decisions, and commitments are documented, assigned, and closed.
• Serve as the primary customer interface for matters related to program execution. Coordinate internally to resolve customer issues, communicate program status, and manage customer expectations.
• Coordinate with Contracts Administration on contract requirements, interpretations, modifications, deliverables, and customer correspondence. Support contract and subcontract negotiations while ensuring compliance with…