What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Director position at DZYNE Technologies?
Our Culture
DZYNE Technologies is leading the future of autonomous defense. Based in Irvine, California, we develop and manufacture advanced airborne and ground-based defense solutions deployed in over 50 countries. Backed by U.S. Government Programs of Record, our technologies are field-proven, scalable, and production-ready.
We’re growing fast and looking for innovators ready to make an impact. At DZYNE, you’ll join a culture built on collaboration, integrity, and purpose. We celebrate wins, value diverse perspectives, and support every team member’s success.
Ready to do work that matters? Join us.
Position Overview
DZYNE has an immediate need for a talented Program Director who will join our industry-leading team at our location in Irvine, CA. The Program Director will provide leadership for one of our new products in our Expendables program. This program is a top priority at DZYNE with high visibility to both senior leadership and key customers. This program will deliver technology that is transformative to our customers and will become a mainstay in existing UAS layered defense networks.
This role will coordinate the engineering, testing, and demonstrations of this product both inside and outside the United States. Alongside the Chief Program Engineer and other project leadership, the Program Director will coordinate a team of over 30 engineers and multiple subcontractors to bring this critical warfighter technology to full-rate production.
If you are looking for an opportunity to use your skillset on a program that is a top priority to your employer, your customer, and the warfighter, then this is the right role for you.
Position: Program Director
Location: Irvine, CA
Required Skills And Responsibilities
Understanding of Critical Chain Project Management, Earned Value and other project controls methods as they pertain to the Aerospace and Defense industry.
Travel: Occasional travel (10-15%)
Working Conditions
The diversity of work conditions may range from an environment where there is little or no physical discomfort, such as a general office environment to warehousing to potentially austere testing sites.
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.
It is an essential requirement for the person in this role to have a legal right to work in the United States and be eligible to obtain any required Export Authorization and DoD Clearance.
Salary: $225,000- $245,000 annually
Salary depends on relevant work experience, education, training, essential skills, and/or other factors such as specialized or high-demand professions. In addition to the annual salary, the position will be eligible for an annual bonus. The pay range for this job are general guidelines only and not a guarantee of salary or annual bonus.
Benefits
Our benefits are DZYNE’ed for your overall health and financial wellness. DZYNE provides comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, employee life and accidental death, and disability, with all premiums for our employees paid for by DZYNE Technologies. DZYNE provides paid time off and paid holidays. Additionally, DZYNE offers a 401K plan with an employer match.
DZYNE Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, DZYNE Technologies complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which our company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.
DZYNE Technologies is leading the future of autonomous defense. Based in Irvine, California, we develop and manufacture advanced airborne and ground-based defense solutions deployed in over 50 countries. Backed by U.S. Government Programs of Record, our technologies are field-proven, scalable, and production-ready.
We’re growing fast and looking for innovators ready to make an impact. At DZYNE, you’ll join a culture built on collaboration, integrity, and purpose. We celebrate wins, value diverse perspectives, and support every team member’s success.
Ready to do work that matters? Join us.
Position Overview
DZYNE has an immediate need for a talented Program Director who will join our industry-leading team at our location in Irvine, CA. The Program Director will provide leadership for one of our new products in our Expendables program. This program is a top priority at DZYNE with high visibility to both senior leadership and key customers. This program will deliver technology that is transformative to our customers and will become a mainstay in existing UAS layered defense networks.
This role will coordinate the engineering, testing, and demonstrations of this product both inside and outside the United States. Alongside the Chief Program Engineer and other project leadership, the Program Director will coordinate a team of over 30 engineers and multiple subcontractors to bring this critical warfighter technology to full-rate production.
If you are looking for an opportunity to use your skillset on a program that is a top priority to your employer, your customer, and the warfighter, then this is the right role for you.
Position: Program Director
Location: Irvine, CA
Required Skills And Responsibilities
- Drive the timely delivery of a multi-faceted, complex project where speed to market is critical for commercial success
- Manage large teams working on multiple parallel efforts, including teams stationed outside of the United States
- Oversee critical subcontractors including evaluation, selection, scoping, and technical execution
- Own program execution plans, schedules, and budgets while participating in all phases of program work from conceptual design to manufacturing, delivery, and sustainment
- Ability to travel as needed for customer meetings, demonstrations, and business development activities
- Provide critical project updates to clients, staff, and executive leadership
- Prepare the Master Phasing Schedules, Program Execution Schedule, Staffing Plan, Work Breakdown Structure and Financial Execution Plan
- Prepare and present monthly technical and financial program reports to senior and executive management, including Earned Value Metrics (EVM)
- Lead proposal development, including technical volume and cost volume basis of estimates
- Expert knowledge of the entire Microsoft Office Professional Suite, including Project
- Positive, “can-do” attitude and talent/experience leading people in a matrixed organization and cultivating a healthy customer relationship
Understanding of Critical Chain Project Management, Earned Value and other project controls methods as they pertain to the Aerospace and Defense industry.
- Experience across the product lifecycle
- Experience in enterprise resourcing and planning tools
- Exposure to multi-disciplinary engineering functions
- Ability to interpret engineering technical drawings, work instructions, and test procedures.
- Aerospace or Defense Contractor industry experience
- Experience transitioning a product from LRIP to full-rate production and sustaining once in full-rate production
- Bachelor's degree in STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math)
- Experience managing fast-paced hardware programs from development stages to LRIP
- Minimum of 15 years of industry experience in Program Management with at least 5 years of experience as a Senior Program Manager
- Skilled in the use of IT tools, including ERP, MRP, and Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Project.
- Experience in proposal generation and capture
- Experience in expanding programs beyond initial phase and customer
- High-level of EVM competency
- Proven ability, capacity, and aptitude with planning, organizing, supervising, coordinating technical work, and obtaining cooperation from others (must be able to build rapport with program staff)
- High level of scheduling skills (agile program management methodology a plus)
Travel: Occasional travel (10-15%)
Working Conditions
The diversity of work conditions may range from an environment where there is little or no physical discomfort, such as a general office environment to warehousing to potentially austere testing sites.
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.
- Must have the ability to stoop, stand, climb, occasionally lift a minimum of 25 lbs.
- Involves movement between departments, floors, and worksites to facilitate work.
- May be performing physical activities including, but not limited to, heavy lifting and moving of items, climbing in and out of equipment, crawling, and working outdoors.
It is an essential requirement for the person in this role to have a legal right to work in the United States and be eligible to obtain any required Export Authorization and DoD Clearance.
Salary: $225,000- $245,000 annually
Salary depends on relevant work experience, education, training, essential skills, and/or other factors such as specialized or high-demand professions. In addition to the annual salary, the position will be eligible for an annual bonus. The pay range for this job are general guidelines only and not a guarantee of salary or annual bonus.
Benefits
Our benefits are DZYNE’ed for your overall health and financial wellness. DZYNE provides comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, employee life and accidental death, and disability, with all premiums for our employees paid for by DZYNE Technologies. DZYNE provides paid time off and paid holidays. Additionally, DZYNE offers a 401K plan with an employer match.
DZYNE Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, DZYNE Technologies complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which our company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.
Salary : $225,000 - $245,000