Program Coordinator, ASSURE

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Position type: Full-Time 12-Month

Department: 193700 - ASSURE

Location: Main Campus - Starkville, MS

Categories: Professional

Position Open Date: Jun 4 2026

Reviews scope, budgets, and reports for ASSURE related research proposals and projects. Works with government and commercial partners, academic partners, and other research stakeholders to track research progress and budget milestones and follow project schedule. Ensures all proposals and projects meet applicable deadlines, budgets, and high-quality standards.

Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence is comprised of 29 of the world’s leading research institutions and more than a hundred leading industry and government partners. ASSURE members are core to four FAA UAS test sites, lead four FAA research centers, and have a multitude of UAS ranging from small drones below 55 pounds to the largest UAS at any US academic institution at 1800 pounds.

This alliance features expertise across a broad spectrum of research areas, including:
Air traffic control interoperability, UAS airport ground operations, control and communications, detect and avoid, human factors, UAS noise reduction, UAS wake signatures, unmanned aircraft pilot training and certification, low altitude operations safety, spectrum management and UAS traffic management.

• Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Management, Engineering, or other technical field.
• Experience: Three (3) years related experience in Project Coordination/Management.

• Experience: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification, or higher (i.e. Project Management Professionals (PMP) Certification); and
• Three (3) years related experience in project coordination of aviation, systems design, engineering, research & development, test and evaluation of unmanned aircraft, or applicable systems related fields.
• Additionally, experience in reading and understanding research reports. Direct work experience in aviation and UAS aircraft, component and control systems. Experience working with federal, state, local, and academic entities related to aviation and UAS.

• Knowledge of project management techniques and tools.
• Experience in managing projects and leading project teams.
• Knowledge of all Microsoft Office Products, and other computer-based programs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Organizational skills to include time management and multi-tasking.

• No unusual physical requirements. Requires limited lifting of files and records and nearly all work is performed in a comfortable indoor facility.
• Frequent
  - External imposed deadlines; set and revised beyond one’s control; interruptions influence priorities; difficult to anticipate nature or volume of work with certainty beyond a few days; meeting of deadlines and coordination of unrelated activities are key to position; involves conflict-resolution or similar interactions involving emotional issues or stress on a regular basis.
• Job frequently requires walking, sitting, reaching, talking, hearing, handling objects with hands.

Position is contingent upon…