Program Manager

Company Overview

Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, TSC is an employee‑owned company that has been providing high‑quality technical services and solutions for our customers for over 50 years. Our diverse portfolio includes full life‑cycle support in Precision Strike and Area Effects;
Area Protection;
Airborne Sensors and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR);
Vehicle Protection;
Electronic Warfare Systems;
Air and Missile Defense;
Space Systems, and Intelligence and Information Systems.

TSC’s Radar and Precision Weapons Development Operation provides products and services in the areas of radar, communication systems, sensors, antennas and other electronics systems for the missile, radar/sensor system, communications, control systems, data acquisition, and signal processing markets. The company has developed products ranging from chip‑level application‑specific integrated circuits (ASIC) to complete, turnkey radar and communication systems. TSC has a state‑of‑the‑art hardware capability well respected by customers in government and industry, and offers full‑spectrum systems engineering support including theoretical analysis, requirements generation, interface control, and test planning/execution/data analysis.

TSC’s Research and Development group in Huntsville, AL is currently looking to hire a Mid‑Level Program Manager. This position will manage mid‑level programs or serve as a deputy program manager on complex programs, involving the design and development of RF, analog, high‑speed digital, embedded software, and firmware efforts. The candidate will develop relationships with government program offices and public‑sector customers, oversee overall program execution, and support business development efforts for new and existing customers in RF seekers, sensors, target detection devices, electronic warfare systems, and data links.

• Establish baseline funding, spend plan, and a high‑level milestone‑based schedule at program kickoff.
• Work with the technical staff to develop a low‑level task‑based schedule from a proposed spend plan.
• Track program execution spending and milestone completion against baselined spending and milestone plan.
• Identify programmatic risks across the execution life of the program with technical, supply‑chain, manufacturing, and contracts staff.
• Manage risk mitigation strategies across the program.
• Ensure schedules are maintained to meet customer objectives and milestones.
• Manage customer expectations regarding cost, schedule, and technical aspects of the program.
• Report health and status of active programs during internal program reviews and customer briefs.
• Lead cross‑functional teams to ensure designs achieve customer requirements, delivery dates, and milestone objectives.
• Oversee program material purchasing, inventory, and material transactions.
• Manage product and sub‑component part obsolescence and engage with contract manufacturers to maintain costs and program timeline.
• Support hardware demonstrations, technical discussions, and Q&A with customers.
• Capture management of new opportunities with existing customers.
• Support business development efforts to expand into new markets/customers.
• Track new and upcoming programs of potential customers, fostering relationships, and positioning TSC as the preferred solution provider.
• Assist in the creation of large proposals.

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience or master’s degree and 3+ years of experience in project/program management.
• Demonstrated expertise in program management with experience preferably in government hardware‑related programs, including managing hardware development, fabrication, and testing activities.
• Experience in vendor or subcontractor management.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Project.
• Self‑motivated, free‑thinking individual comfortable in a leadership role with significant customer interaction.
• Experience in generating responses to Requests for Information (RFI) and Requests for Quote/Proposal (RFQ/RFP).
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to prioritize work and…