Undersea Programs Manager

Job Description
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In Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) solutions, you’ll help develop systems that sense, control, exploit and disseminate actionable information to warfighters supporting a variety of missions. C4ISR Systems offers a broad and healthy contract pipeline to support the growth of Program Managers across their careers.

BAE Systems is seeking a self-motivated and experienced senior program manager to oversee a portfolio of $500M in undersea and acoustic sensor projects. This role is within our Tactical Systems Product Line, supporting the Maritime Sensors & Systems Product Area in the development and production of equipment to meet the growing demand in the US government for undersea sensor and anti-submarine warfare systems. This position has the responsibility for the leadership and management oversight of cross-functional project teams assuring that project’s financials, schedule, and technical objectives are met and that the highest level of customer satisfaction is achieved while meeting all contractual commitments. The successful Program Manager will have the opportunity to grow with this portfolio and provide leadership to and be supported by mid-level Program Managers as additional projects are on-boarded.

The candidate must be able to work effectively and collaboratively with Engineering, Operations, FAST Labs technologists, customers, and functional leadership to assure deliveries continue to exceed customer commitments and achievement of financial commitments to the company. Manages, coordinates, plans, organizes, controls, integrates, and executes projects for transition to production and production of undersea and acoustic transducer equipment. Leads in the pursuit of new business in the undersea market and in the development of proposals.

The primary responsibilities of this role include:

• Provide leadership and management oversight for undersea and acoustics projects and teams, assuring that Program Area and Product Line objectives are met and that the highest level of customer satisfaction is achieved.
• Lead and support new business development activities: creating strategic and financial plans for the undersea business, working with FAST Labs to shape and transition undersea opportunities to C4ISR, and leading the pursuit and capture of programs to grow the area.