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Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.\nResponsibilities for this Position\nGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for a Senior Program Manager, within the Space Systems Business Area and Assured PNT & Communications business segment. The Senior Program Manager has end-to-end responsibility for program strategy, customer commitments, contract execution, financial performance, and delivery of communications payload solutions. The role leads a large matrixed team through development, qualification, production, payload integration, delivery, and mission-support preparation for schedule-critical space telecommunications missions. The successful candidate will combine disciplined aerospace program management with the speed, transparency, and practical decision-making required to execute in a commercial space environment.REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS:\nDevelops and executes program strategy, product roadmap, integrated program plan, and business objectives for revenue, margin, cash, quality, customer satisfaction, and on-time delivery.\nOwns execution of the contract and associated options, including scope, requirements, schedule, budget, staffing, technical performance, contractual deliverables, and financial results.\nServes as the principal GDMS program interface to customers and coordinates support to government sponsor of program and technical stakeholders through the prime contractor.\nBuilds and leads the integrated program team across program management, systems and specialty engineering, hardware and software development, operations, manufacturing, test, mission assurance, supply chain, subcontracts, finance, contracts, and business development.\nDevelops, baselines, and controls the product-oriented work breakdown structure, integrated master schedule, resource-loaded execution plan, budgets, and measurable exit criteria for major reviews and deliveries.\nMaintains rigorous focus on the mission launch window and payload-delivery commitments by managing the critical path, schedule margin, long-lead material, staffing ramp, design maturity, manufacturing readiness, and test capacity.\nDirects development and delivery of communications payload offerings \nMaximizes responsible reuse of proven space communications designs, flight heritage, engineering knowledge, and production assets while ensuring all program requirements, interfaces, reliability objectives, and mission-assurance expectations are met.\nLeads program financial management, including orders, sales, earnings, cash, working capital, estimate at completion, management reserve, earned value or equivalent performance measurement, and corrective action for unfavorable trends.\nConducts recurring program, technical, schedule, financial, risk, supplier, manufacturing, and readiness reviews; drills into issues; assigns accountable owners; and verifies timely closure of corrective actions.\nOwns program risk and opportunity management, with particular emphasis on schedule compression, technical maturity, parts availability, supplier performance, payload integration, test readiness, and fixed-price exposure.\nDirects major subcontract and supplier execution for critical hardware, including negotiation strategy, technical and schedule integration, performance reviews, and recovery actions.\nEstablishes and executes a staffing plan that secures critical heritage talent, develops program leadership depth, supports the required engineering and manufacturing ramp, and resolves resource conflicts through Space Systems governance.\nPrepares and presents clear, fact-based program status, forecasts, decisions, risks, and recovery plans to business-segment, business-area, executive, customer, and partner leadership.\nIdentifies contract, requirement, interface, and market changes and develops program positions for equitable cost, schedule, technical, and contractual adjustments.\nLeads complex customer and supplier negotiations and ensures commitments are aligned with approved scope, executable plans, delegation of authority, and company objectives.\nEnsures compliance with company policy, contract requirements, export controls, supply-chain requirements, configuration management, quality, mission assurance, data rights, and applicable government contracting regulations.\nDevelops and executes capture, proposal, and growth strategies for program options, follow-on production, mission support, and adjacent deep-space communications opportunities.\nDevelops program managers and functional leaders; delegates clear authority and accountability; provides performance feedback; and may be responsible for hiring, performance evaluations, compensation recommendations, and other people-management decisions.\nTransitions programs from development through production, delivery, spacecraft integration support, launch and early operations support, and longer-term mission or sustainment activities as required.\nKNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:\nExtensive knowledge of program management for complex space hardware development, qualification, production, integration, and test.\nDemonstrated leadership of a large program with significant fixed-price, delivery, technical, supplier, or schedule risk.\nExtensive knowledge of satellite communications payloads, RF and microwave electronics, digital processing, flight software, antennas, amplifiers, and space-qualified hardware development.\nAbility to generate and maintain a cohesive, resource-loaded program plan aligned to an externally constrained launch and delivery schedule.\nExpert ability to manage program financial performance, including estimates at completion, margin, cash, working capital, reserves, baseline control, and variance analysis.\nAbility to apply earned value management or equivalent objective performance measures to identify trends and drive timely corrective action.\nExtensive understanding of business, operations, manufacturing, test, supply-chain, and major-subcontract strategy for high-reliability space products.\nExpert risk and opportunity management skills, including quantitative assessment, mitigation planning, decision analysis, and executive communication.\nAbility to lead a large matrix organization, establish accountability, resolve conflict, motivate teams, and achieve cost, schedule, technical, quality, and customer objectives.\nAdvanced customer relationship, negotiation, and communication skills with the ability to maintain confidence during high-pressure execution and difficult business discussions.\nAbility to balance disciplined mission assurance with tailored, efficient processes appropriate for a commercial or New Space execution environment.\nAbility to evaluate technical and program work products to ensure compliance with customer requirements, interface commitments, and readiness criteria.\nExtensive knowledge of government and commercial contracting practices, change management, proposal development, data rights, export controls, and applicable acquisition regulations.\nAbility to identify and secure critical skills, heritage knowledge, facilities, test assets, and production capacity across organizational boundaries.\nSkilled in communicating issues, impacts, alternatives, recommendations, and corrective actions to internal and external representatives at all levels.\nStrong command of integrated master scheduling, product-oriented WBS development, risk registers, action tracking, executive reviews, and program-management information systems.\nKnowledge of Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; experience with enterprise scheduling, financial, earned-value, requirements, and configuration-management tools is preferred.\nMay be required to travel to customer, supplier, integration, and review locations.\nMay be responsible for hire and termination decisions.\nPREFERRED DEGREE TYPES AND EXPERIENCE:\nMaster's degree in engineering, business administration, program management, or a related field.\nProgram Management Professional certification or equivalent formal program-management training.\nPrior Program Director or Senior Program Manager responsibility for a major satellite, payload, communications, avionics, or national-security space program.\nDirect experience with deep-space communications, positioning, navigation and timing, or high-reliability RF payloads.\nExperience leading a commercial prime-contractor relationship and supporting USG government program sponsors\nExperience executing an aggressive fixed-price development and production program with a non-movable launch or mission window.\nExperience adapting heritage designs for new frequency plans, interfaces, payload configurations, or mission-assurance classifications.\nExperience managing high-value subcontracts, long-lead space hardware, supplier recovery, and concurrent engineering and manufacturing execution.\nExperience leading programs from capture and proposal through design reviews, qualification, production, delivery, spacecraft integration, and mission operations support.\nOur Commitment to You:\nAn exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.\nResearch oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security\nFlexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)\nCompetitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more\nSee more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits\nWhile on-site, you will be a part of the Scottsdale, AZ location\nSalary Note\nThis estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.Combined Salary Range\nUSD $203,851.00 - USD $220,574.00 /Yr.Company Overview\nGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. 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