Program Manager - Major Autonomous Shipbuilding Programs

Job Overview

Saronic Technologies is a leader in revolutionizing defense autonomy at sea, dedicated to developing state-of-the-art solutions that enhance maritime operations for the Department of Defense (DoD) through autonomous and intelligent platforms.

• Lead an industry shipbuilding program with the potential scale and rigor of an Acquisition Category (ACAT) I effort, from design through lifecycle sustainment.
• Translate Navy and DoD customer objectives into executable program plans, aligning cost, schedule, and performance with mission priorities.
• Guide multidisciplinary industry teams through complex integration efforts while collaborating with Navy program offices and partners.

• Develop and manage integrated schedules, program baselines, budgets, and risk frameworks.
• Apply disciplined systems engineering and acquisition processes across hull, mechanical & electrical (HM&E), combat systems, autonomy, and sustainment.
• Oversee integration of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) and Contractor Furnished Equipment (CFE), ensuring timely and interoperable incorporation of subsystem and weapons technologies.
• Drive producibility, scalability, and shipyard readiness to support rapid deployment and sustainment.
• Ensure compliance with American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) standards and relevant Navy requirements and DOD regulations/CDRLs.
• Ensure disciplined application of systems engineering processes, including development of CONOPS, requirements deconstruction, and traceability, with a maintained Requirements Verification Traceability Matrix (RVTM) to validate contract deliverables and mission objectives.
• Support technical demonstrations, shipyard trials, lab and field testing, and integration activities with Navy and external partners.
• Drive iterative design-build-test-risk reduction cycles across hull, HM&E, combat systems, autonomy, and weapons integration.
• Oversee development of resilient shipboard software and hardware systems, ensuring integration with Navy Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and government-defined standards.

• Serve as a trusted key industry interface with NAVSEA, PEOs, program offices, and fleet stakeholders to ensure alignment with customer objectives.
• Build and manage relationships with subcontractors, suppliers, and subsystem primes to deliver integrated platforms at scale.
• Represent the company in Navy-led working groups, milestone reviews, and Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).
• Provide programmatic reporting and briefings to Navy stakeholders and senior company leadership.
• Engage with academic and research partners to incorporate innovation, autonomy, and advanced technologies into shipbuilding programs where applicable.
• Support business development and capture activities by shaping technical proposals, providing programmatic input, and ensuring customer alignment for follow-on opportunities.
• Contribute to proposals and capture activities, ensuring technical credibility, level of effort, and programmatic rigor in submissions.
• Partner with internal growth and strategy teams to identify and qualify new opportunities aligned with Navy shipbuilding priorities.
• Support development of long-term business strategies, customer engagement plans, and competitive positioning.

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive risk management framework, including formal risk registers, to proactively mitigate technical, schedule, financial, and industrial base risks.

• Deliver transparent reporting on program performance to Navy stakeholders and internal company leadership.
• Provide cost and schedule variance analysis, milestone reports, and readiness assessments.
• Define and track technical performance metrics tied to integration, sustainment, and fleet availability.
• Provide detailed financial reporting and variance analysis to ensure strict adherence to cost, schedule, and technical baselines, across firm-fixed-price and other contract types.
• Deliver contractual reports and CDRLs in compliance with Navy requirements, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
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