Senior Ground Systems Program Manager

Role Overview

• Lead, plan, and oversee broad-based programmatic and engineering activities across multidisciplinary teams
• Advise senior government decision makers regarding acquisition strategy
• Acts as primary customer contact for program activities, leading discussions with customer management staff and technical teams on cost, schedule and technical performance to support ground and space-based services development.
• Provide technical leadership between customers' and cross-functional Aerospace technical management staff
• Coordinates and contributes to contract negotiations and changes, proposals, acquisition plans, proposal work statements and specifications, independent cost estimates and cost/benefit analysis.
• Defines and coordinate program roadmaps and integrate master schedules, identifies and resolves program problems related to resource allocation or contractual changes.
• Lead analyses & architecture/systems trade studies for future NOAA ground and space operations concepts
• Recommend cost effective solutions for future Enterprise architectures and acquisition approaches
• Plan and coordinate the Design, Integration & Test of space and ground-based solutions and the associated transition to operations
• Coordinate NOAA system migration activities and ensure partner mission integration at reasonable cost and to mitigate the risk of system obsolescence
• Advise on strategic technology directions to improve the system capabilities, product quality and reduce operational costs.
• Acts as senior mentor to team members, providing technical and programmatic guidance

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited program in technical discipline
• Ten or more years of progressively responsible professional engineering/scientific experience, including space and/or ground systems and a background in systems engineering, technical and project leadership in an engineering organization or program office
• Experience with NOAA, and/or NASA and/or commercial space systems and operations
• Expert-level knowledge of NOAA procurement processes and management support of moderate to large systems acquisitions
• Experience with federal acquisition policies and practices
• Demonstrated experience in large IT implementation Strategies, legacy system migration/decommissioning and ground system development, integration, operations, maintenance, sustainment
• Working knowledge of space to ground systems communications technologies and associated commercial solutions
• Ability to provide systems-based engineering and technical leadership in the areas of space and ground systems applicable to legacy and enterprise level systems
• Demonstrated skills regarding hardware and software system interactions and related technologies; real-time systems; performance analysis; systems integration issues; development methodologies (spiral, prototyping, agile, object-oriented, modeling, etc.); technology recommendations; and evaluating the impact of candidate technical approaches on all parts of a system
• Communications, presentation, and negotiation skills
• Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and with visual media to a broad range of customers, technologists, program managers, system engineers, and senior government leadership
• Highly advanced interpersonal skills, including a demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of customers is required.
• Excellent technical written and oral communication skills are essential.
• This position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
• Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
• Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
• 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
• Flexible spending accounts
• Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
• Relocation assistance
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
• Education assistance programs
• An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect