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Aethercomm designs and manufactures RF and Microwave amplifier modules, subsystems and systems. The majority of our work is custom. The reliability and effectiveness of thousands of Aethercomm products has been tested and proven in combat, helping to protect and save the lives of our warfighters.

Aethercomm is looking to fill a Senior Program Manager position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Always ensure the company has a positive, ethical image with all customers, even under adverse conditions.
• Ensure compliance with all contractual terms and conditions, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), company policies, and other applicable laws or regulations.
• Manage assigned projects and programs to strict cost, schedule, and scope requirements as determined by the contract to achieve desired profit targets. Act as the single point-of-contact (POC) for all project-related communications and decisions.
• Prepare Project Management Plans based on staff input and past performance benchmarks to create schedules, materials budgets, labor budgets, and expected resource requirements to complete on-time and on-budget.
• Monitor assigned projects regularly against plan to compare actual performance vs. plan and make necessary changes and adjustments to achieve project goals.
• Maintain continuous, proactive communication with customers to keep them informed, on a weekly basis at a minimum, or as required by the contract or situation.
• Manage new design efforts within the engineering group to ensure compliance with technical specifications without scope creep, schedule, or budget overruns.
• Be flexible and agile when dealing with technical challenges and be prepared to modify designs and design plans, if necessary, to achieve customer requirements within cost, schedule, and scope.
• Manage customer expectations regarding technical scope - be prepared to request additional funding via Sales if the customer increases scope.
• Prepares weekly and monthly reports, detailing progress, and costs for senior management.
• Works in conjunction with the Sales group in preparing responses to requests for proposals (RFPs), requests for information (RFIs), or other project-related sales and business development efforts.
• Make recommendations to improve and manage projects, project frameworks, and development of improved reporting tools that deliver value in the policies and process
• Develop a knowledge base to assist in the development, coaching, training, and oversight of the other PMs.
• An assigned mentor to other PMs in specific project management

Competencies:

• Ten (10) years or more of experience in a specialized functional discipline.
• This position requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by either ITAR or EAR U.S. export laws. As a condition to this job offer, in order to be employed in this position, you must be able to obtain an U.S. Government export license(s), as required by law.

Education/Experience:

Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university with a preference for a technical degree in Electrical or Mechanical; or a degree in Business Management and five years managing projects and programs in an electronics manufacturing environment.

Language Ability:

Math Ability:

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Highly organized. Ability to apply intelligence and common sense to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to manage several competing interests from stakeholders representing customers, vendors, and internal management with Finance, Operations, Quality, and Engineering Department.

Computer kills:

MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Project), Internet software, AutoCad, PSpice, Epicor, and other packages, as required.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee may be required to sit for extended periods; frequently stand and walk; normal manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination; lift and move objects weighing up to 50 lbs; close vision, distance vision, depth perception and visibility to adjust focus; verbal communication; travel via car and airplane to client implementations; training and onsite visits.

Must be a US Person.

We offer excellent compensation, full benefits and a high visibility environment for fast track promotions and rewards.

Aethercomm offers a dynamic environment to create new products that are used to save lives.

In order to apply for this position, please visit our website:www.aethercomm.com{rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"}

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.