Overview

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000 employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.

Our work is very important to us, but so is our life outside of work. Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, health and finance workshops, off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities. If this specific job opportunity and the chance to work at a nationally renowned R&D innovation company appeals to you, apply now www.draper.com/careers.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Draper is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We understand the value of diversity and its impact on a high-performance culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

Draper is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact hr@draper.com.

Responsibilities

The Tailored Systems Business Area within Electronics Program Office directorate delivers first-of-a-kind field-ready technical solutions in support of National Security missions. The Draper team is chartered with supporting the Nation’s most challenging problems by 1) providing an iterative and agile approach to innovative and creative technical solutions within compressed timelines and 2) driving leading edge technology development efforts to support future mission needs. This role will support a large multi-functional team as part of a long-standing contract with history of immense success.

We are seeking an experienced Program Manager (PM) who excels in fast-paced, dynamic work environments to deliver advanced technical solutions for USG customers. This PM will be expected to drive execution, innovation, and provide oversight that ensures Sponsor satisfaction, on-time completion of contractual deliverables. The PM will also manage, strengthen, and grow customer relationships in addition to supporting capture activities to include leading proposal efforts.

• Lead project execution to include overseeing a team of diverse skillsets, driving requirements, on-time delivery, and budget management
• Evaluation of technical and business risks and identification/development of sound risk mitigation strategies
• Resource management, maintain staffing plan and coordinate with engineering to fulfill needs
• Close and continuing communications and interactions direct with USG customer(s)
• Lead business development efforts, to include proposals, white papers, RFIs complete with work statements, schedules, budgets, and technical content
• Work closely with technical team to ensure deep understanding of technical progress, assessment of issues/risks to better enable clear communication to Customer
• Participate in team meetings, generate action items and follow up with team members
• Produce comprehensive and clear work products (spreadsheets, graphs and PowerPoint presentations) for meetings and management reports.
• Use technical background to identify and qualify Draper’s capabilities for multi-use, cross-applicability
• Coordinate with enabling functions teams (Contracts, Security, Configuration Management, Billing and Invoicing)

Qualifications

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical/Computer Engineering, or similar field, with a minimum of 10 years of domain experience
• Experience in program/project management of R&D technology development activities and integrating new technology into existing, fielded systems
• Program/project management in complex technical activities
• Dynamic leadership skills; Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and adjust priorities as needed in order to meet deadlines
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong communication skills
• Active US DoD TOP SECRET clearance required. 
• PMP certification is preferred

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