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Position Description:
Job Summary
ANPC is a global supplier of precision approach guidance and area surveillance solutions aimed at improving the safety and capacity of civil and military aviation for customers on all seven continents. Our transponder-based solutions are designed to serve airfields where others cannot. We are a team of extraordinary professionals working together to perform an important mission to uniquely serve airports with terrain, obstacles and other challenges that no other business can provide.
The Program Manager (PM) will lead cross-functional project teams to successfully deliver new product developments, product improvements, and sustainment engineering initiatives. Reporting to the Director of Engineering, this individual will oversee all phases of the project lifecyclefrom initiation to closureensuring alignment with strategic business objectives, compliance with regulatory standards, and adherence to scope, schedule, and budget. The PM will operate in a complex, regulated aerospace environment leveraging Agile principles, modular systems thinking, and concurrent engineering practices.
This is a full-time in-office position in Hood River, Oregon. This role is not remote eligible.
Essential Job Functions
Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and closure of internal and external technical projects using an Integrated Project Plan (IPP) framework.
Develop, manage, and report on project scope, cost, schedule, and performance metrics, using an Agile methodology.
Create and maintain Project Charters, Product Backlogs, and Burndown Charts in alignment with Agile methodology.
Schedule and organize technical reviews (e.g., SRR, PRR, CDR, TRR) and ensure preparation and participation by key stakeholders, as well as conduct regular standups with the team to ensure alignment and continuous communication.
Integrate product development efforts with configuration management and ensure proper baseline controls (functional, allocated, product).
Collaborate across all functional areas including engineering (systems, signal processing, software, hardware, mechanical, etc.), production, finance, configuration management, program management, suppliers, and executive leadership.
Manage development contracts and act as the primary point of contact in the capacity of managing external development contracts, working directly with customer stakeholders.
Manage material and direct cost budgets; initiate purchase requisitions aligned with project plans and financial forecasts.
Education and Work Experience Requirements
Bachelors degree in Engineering.
Experience in technical project management, preferably in the aerospace or defense industries.
Familiarity with aerospace industry standards, or other highly regulated industry, preferred.
Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics
Strong leadership, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
Experience with Agile values and principles, including leveraging Agile over Waterfall methodologies.
Practiced at the art of relative sizing versus estimating.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional technical teams through the full product life cycle.
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
Familiarity with project management and requirements management tools (e.g., JIRA, JAMA) preferred.
Skilled in data analysis, strategic planning, and decision-making based on quantifiable insights.
Strong customer focus and ability to manage stakeholder expectations.
Nice to have
Ensure compliance with ITAR, FAA certification processes, and relevant software/hardware development guidelines (e.g. RTCA DO-178C, RTCA DO-278A, RTCA DO-254).
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 in an office environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential functions may require maintaining the physical condition necessary for sitting, walking or standing for periods of time; operating a computer and keyboard; talk and hear at normal room levels; using hands to finger, grasp, and feel; repetitive motion; close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; lift, push, carry, or pull up to 20 pounds.
Work environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. Employee is exposed to the typical office environment with computers, printers and telephones.
In addition to base pay, our competitive total rewards package consists of:
401(k) plan with match with immediate vesting.
Comprehensive suite of insurance benefits for employees (and their families) to include a variety of medical plan options (including an HSA with employer contribution), dental, vision, life and disability insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Legal/Identity support plans, pet insurance.
Access to Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical and Dependent Care).
Generous paid time off including 4 weeks of vacation per year, 11 paid company holidays, including a winter company shutdown.