Senior Program Manager

MERC is currently recruiting for a Senior Program Manager for the Electronic Warfare and Avionics Directorate. Program Managers are responsible for managing MERC’s externally funded multi-year, multi-million-dollar programs. This position reports to the assigned Technical Director.

• Work with the Sr. Director of Engineering and Programs, Technical Directors, Chief Engineers, and Technical Leads to plan, staff, and manage assigned programs according to and in compliance with MERC Standard Processes, maintaining an up-to-date detailed programmatic/technical schedule for an assigned program throughout the life of the contract.
• Work with the Chief Engineer and Technical Lead to ensure successful execution of assigned contracts within budget and scope, and in accordance with contract schedule.
• In concert with the Chief Engineer and Technical Lead, provide programmatic and technical reviews of assigned contracts to all management stakeholders.
• Assist responsible capture manager with developing new business proposals, as needed.
• Encourage assigned contract personnel to recommend potential program follow‑on and/or tangential future business opportunities and provide those recommendations to the Technical Director and the Director of Acquisition Strategy.
• Protect MERC competition‑sensitive proprietary information and intellectual property from those without a need‑to‑know.
• Communicate clearly horizontally and vertically across an organization, spanning from engineering interns to the Sr. Director of Engineering and across to other Engineering Directors, business development staff, operations staff, and clients.
• Manage budgets and costs, assessing estimated costs early in the program and bringing the actual costs within budget.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance.
• An undergraduate degree in a business‑related field and 10 years of directly related experience OR an engineering or applied science degree from an ABET‑accredited college or university and 7 years experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills with an obsessive attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

• A proven record of success in the area(s) of engineering, applied science, or business.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Administrative

• Research Services
• Airlines and Aviation
• Defense and Space Manufacturing

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Tuition assistance
• Disability insurance