This Program Manager (PM) position is integral to the CORE Program's Navigation and Sensors Portfolio with programmatic responsibility to plan, develop, integrate, test, and certify products for future integration on platforms.

This position is responsible for performing program management activities associated with guidance and navigation product development. The product areas include a wide variety of navigation systems including inertial measurement units, attitude heading reference systems, inertial navigation systems, GPS aided inertial navigation systems, and GPS precision landing systems, or MEMS based Inertial Measurement Units (IMU).

The PM ensures completion of program deliverables in close coordination with Engineering, Product Management, and other cross-functional contributors, while ensuring program objectives, scope, schedule, and investment baselines are maintained-per-plan.

The successful applicant reports to the CORE Programs Navigation Director and direct charges the program(s) he / she manages. Preferred locations are Minneapolis, MN or Clearwater, FL.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages matrixed program team(s) to achieve business objectives of the Aero CORE Navigation group.
• Ability to communicate complex program management and financial issues to all levels, effectively linking program performance with financial results and product line strategies.
• Execute on scope, schedule, cost, delivery, and quality while demonstrating program management skill
• Directs the work and approves resource requirements and program estimates while leading integrated program teams through the Integrated Product Delivery & Support (IPDS) Process.
• Generate and implement program plans and business requirements within approved budget and schedule constraints.
• Coordinate with various Customer Business Teams (CBTs) to ensure their application programs are supported in terms of technical performance, schedule, and cost requirements
• Employ PM tools and development processes, including statement-of-work (SOW), work-breakdown- structure (WBS), basis-of-estimate (BOE) management, scope / requirements management, scheduling, and cost management
• Establish and own a programmatic Management Operating System (MOS)
• Direct domestic and/or global Program Control (PC) team member(s)

U.S. PERSON REQUIREMENTS

Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. Person, which is defined as, a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status or have the ability to obtain an export authorization