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ARKA has a 60-year legacy reaching back to the very beginning of our country’s space endeavors. We’re a legacy of mission excellence built on ground-breaking technologies.\nJoin the ARKA mission and discover your next career opportunity now!\nPosition Overview:\nOur space portfolio develops and provides high reliability electronics, sensors and data processing products that protect the warfighter, provide the nation’s decision and policy maker’s essential information for strategic and tactical planning and policy operations.\nAt ARKA Group's Danbury Mission Technologies, the Program Manager is responsible for management of sophisticated Space programs to include successful delivery in accordance with cost, schedule, quality and technical performance requirements as governed by internal requirements and contractual flow-downs. The program manager leads the integrated product team to deliver a product of the highest quality and reliability. The program manager is the primary interface with the customer ensuring mission success. \nResponsibilities:\nPlanning, direction, and control to meet cost, schedule, and performance goals throughout the program life cycle\nEffective management of a large size Integrated Product Team, resource planning, and financial execution\nAble to recognize and act on new business development opportunities\nManagement, oversight and coaching to all direct program Cost Account Managers (CAMs)\nWorking with other functional department leaders, defining, prioritizing, and developing program requirements and execution plans\nManaging and directing root cause and corrective efforts and failure review boards\nResponsible for all activities associated with large proposal preparation, proposal team performance, execution and OTD\nLead monthly program reviews that identify EAC (estimate at completion) sustainment, financial and schedule performance, risk management burn down, root-cause and corrective action as well and continuous improvement\nEnforcing all processes for identifying, assessing, monitoring and mitigating risk throughout the program life cycle\nUnderstanding and implementing lean process improvement principles\nInterfacing with the Senior Leadership Team, General Management and external customers\nSupporting business development and portfolio managers to enhance sales and provide future opportunities for existing customers and solutions for new customers\nBasic Qualifications:\nBachelor's of science degree in engineering, finance or business management\n10+ years of experience in the department of defense (DoD) and space industry\n5 - 7 years direct Program Manager experience in managing NRE program development, hardware assembly, integration, and testing related to defense and space projects\nSignificant experience throughout the program lifecycle from development through sustainment to include proposal development, requirements decomposition, generation of system and subsystem statements of work (SOW) and subcontracts, risk management, and continuous improvement efforts including implementation for cost reduction and performance improvement efforts\nExperience with Earned Value Management (EVM), cost accounting and reporting; experience with metrics for assessing and reporting program progress, productivity and variance analysis\nKnowledge of finance, contracts, Bill of Materials (BoM)/pricing, export regulations, engineering, logistics, manufacturing and supply chain management\nHigh level of interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with senior management \nExcellent program and time management skills are essential\nSolid understanding of Space Program Management logistics, technical data, and associated deliverables\nActive U.S. Government Security Clearance (we will consider candidates who have been debriefed within the past 24 months and who are able to be crossed over within 3 months). \nPreferred Qualifications:\nAdvanced degree\nLocation: Danbury, CT\nThe position is located onsite at our facility in Danbury, CT. Located in beautiful Fairfield County, Danbury offers a diverse economy, wonderful parks, cultural attractions, an impressive mix of private and public educational institutions and a vibrant arts scene. Our facility is nestled among a remarkable selection of communities to call home all with varying price points to fit many different budgets. We’re close to New York City, Boston, and other major cities - great for day trips and weekend getaways. Our lovely seasons along with award-winning institutions, colleges, cultural events, and a genuine sense of community brings a diverse population to the beautiful state of Connecticut!\nWhat We Offer:\nComprehensive medical/vision/dental insurance packages\nCompany contributions to qualified HSA accounts\n401k retirement plan with industry leading company contributions\n3 weeks of vacation accrual per year plus time off for sick leave and unscheduled life events\n13 paid holidays\nContinuing education benefit for approved programs\nAnnual bonus program based on company and employee performance\nCompany paid life insurance, AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term disability insurance\n4 weeks paid Parental Leave\nEmployee assistance program (EAP)\nEHS/Environmental Requirements:\nThis job operates in a professional office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to use hands to keyboard, communicate, listen to, and interpret instructions and remain stationary for extended periods of the time. This would require the ability to move around the campus and occasionally move/lift items weighing up to 25 lbs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.\nApplicants are invited to apply for a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential duties of the job. 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