{"id":248522,"url":"https://alion.io/job/saronic-technologies-program-manager-marauder","title":"Program Manager, Marauder","company":{"id":48216,"name":"Saronic Technologies","domain":"saronic.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/saronic-technologies","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Ashby","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":88,"open_postings":70,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.286,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":67,"computed_at":"2026-09-29T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"staff","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Austin, United States","New Orleans, United States","Arlington, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":112000,"max_usd":221000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":447},"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-08-20T16:32:41Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-08-20","last_verified_at":"2026-09-30T00:42:50Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":40,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":40},"description":"Saronic Technologies is a leader in revolutionizing autonomy at sea, dedicated to developing state-of-the-art solutions that enhance maritime operations through autonomous and intelligent platforms.\nJob Overview\nSaronic Technologies is seeking a Program Manager to own the execution and delivery of Marauder, our 180-foot Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV) produced at our Franklin, LA shipyard. This is a flagship large-scale production program, and the Program Manager is accountable for its cost, schedule, scope, and customer outcomes from contract award through delivery and sustainment.\nMarauder is built at production scale and fielded across a wide and evolving range of complex missions. The Program Manager must pair deep expertise in large-scale shipbuilding and rate production with an instinct for modular kits, payloads, and mission-package integration-understanding how a common hull is configured, re-configured, and sustained to meet diverse customer needs. This role owns the balance between production throughput and mission flexibility.\nThe Program Manager serves as the primary customer-facing owner of the program, partnering closely with the internal Saronic growth, engineering, production and quality teams. The right candidate brings the customer fluency to manage government stakeholders and contracts, the technical acumen to make technical decisions aligned to the customer needs and contract requirements, and the programmatic discipline to deliver a large, complex platform at scale.\nResponsibilities\nProgram Ownership & Delivery\nOwn end-to-end execution of the Marauder program, holding accountability for cost, schedule, scope, and quality from award through delivery and sustainment.\n\nServe as a leader and owner of the customer contract, deliverables, milestones, CDRLs, and contractual obligations.\n\nBuild and maintain the integrated program plan, aligning productions scheduled, engineering milestones, and integration timelines to customer commitments.\n\nDrive risk and opportunity management across the program, escalating and resolving issues that threaten cost, schedule, or performance.\n\nReport program health, forecasts, and decisions to Saronic leadership and customer stakeholders.\n\nLarge-Scale Production Interface\nPartner with the Franklin production team to plan and execute rate production of a 180-foot ASV, from long-lead procurement through hull construction, outfitting, and delivery.\n\nMonitor build sequencing, work breakdown, and production milestones to protect throughput while meeting quality and acceptance criteria.\n\nMonitor and mitigate production risks-supply chain, labor, tooling, and facility constraints-unique to large-vessel shipbuilding.\n\nCoordinate with Quality and Production to ensure build configurations and acceptance events meet customer and contractual standards.\n\nKit & Mission Package Integration\nOwn the configuration strategy for Marauder across a variety of mission packages, kits, and payloads on a common production hull.\n\nPartner with Mission Package Integration Managers to plan integration of bespoke and commercial-off-the-shelf kits into the production and delivery flow.\n\nBalance production standardization against mission-driven variance, protecting throughput while enabling flexibility.\n\nEnsure integration timelines, dependencies, and configuration baselines are reflected in the master program plan.\n\nCapture mission-package lessons learned and feed them back into production and product roadmaps.\n\nCustomer & Stakeholder Engagement\nServe as the primary point of contact for the customer, managing expectations, requirements, and relationships across the program lifecycle.\n\nElicit and clarify evolving mission needs, translating them into actionable program and technical direction.\n\nLead program reviews, delivery events, and technical exchanges with government stakeholders, operators, and evaluators.\n\nDeliver clear, concise program updates and after-action reporting to leadership and customer audiences.\n\nCross-Functional Leadership\nDirect and synchronize a cross-functional program team spanning Production, Engineering, Software, Mission Services, and Forward Deployed Engineering.\n\nPartner with Technical Program Managers to align technical execution with programmatic commitments.\n\nMake and defend tradeoff decisions across capability, schedule, cost, and risk.\n\nDrive disciplined configuration management across vessels, kits, payloads, and software versions\n\nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Naval Architecture, or a related technical field.\n\n10+ years of experience in program management of large-scale production, shipbuilding, or complex defense development programs. Program Management experience of Unmanned Surface Vessels highly desirable.\n\nExcellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interface confidently with technical and non-technical audiences.\n\nDemonstrated ownership of cost, schedule, and scope on programs of significant size and complexity.\n\nExperience managing production at rate, including supply chain, build sequencing, and delivery of large or complex hardware systems highly desirable.\n\nProven ability to manage government or defense customers, contracts, and deliverables.\n\nWillingness to travel up to 25% of the time.\n\nSecret security clearance eligibility required, active preferred.\n\nKey Competencies\nCan own a large, complex program end-to-end while balancing production throughput against mission flexibility.\n\nCan connect production and configuration decisions to overall program cost, schedule, and mission outcomes.\n\nCan translate evolving customer requirements into disciplined, executable program plans.\n\nLeadership of high-performing, cross-functional, and distributed teams.\n\nEstablished track record of clear, consistent, and correct communications with peers, leaders, and external stakeholders.\n\nComfort guiding customers through ambiguous or evolving requirements and shaping actionable solutions.\n\nPhysical Demands\nProlonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer\n\nOccasional standing and walking within the office\n\nManual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other office equipment\n\nVisual acuity to read screens, documents, and reports\n\nOccasional reaching, bending, or stooping to access file drawers, cabinets, or office supplies\n\nLifting and carrying items up to 20 pounds occasionally (e.g., office supplies, packages)\n\nBenefits\nMedical Insurance: Comprehensive health insurance plans covering a range of services\nSaronic pays 100% of the premium for employees and 80% for dependents\nDental and Vision Insurance: Coverage for routine dental check-ups, orthodontics, and vision care\nSaronic pays 100% of the premium under the basic plan for employees and 80% for dependents\nTime Off: Generous PTO and Holidays\nParental Leave: Paid maternity and paternity leave to support new parents\nCompetitive Salary: Industry-standard salaries with opportunities for performance-based bonuses\nRetirement Plan: 401(k) plan with company match\nStock Options: Equity options to give employees a stake in the company’s success\nLife and Disability Insurance: Basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage\nPet Insurance: Discounted pet insurance options including 24/7 Telehealth helpline\nAdditional Perks: Free lunch benefit and unlimited free drinks and snacks in the office\nSaronic CCPA Notice for Candidates and California Employees\nIf this role is based in the United States, it requires access to export-controlled information or items that require “U.S. Person” status. As defined by U.S. law, individuals who are any one of the following are considered to be a “U.S. Person”: (1) U.S. citizens, (2) legal permanent residents (a.k.a. green card holders), and (3) certain protected classes of asylees and refugees, as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).\nSaronic does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits. 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