The future of aerospace and defense starts here.
Ursa Major was founded to revolutionize how America and its allies access and apply high-performance propulsion, from hypersonics to solid rocket motors, satellite maneuvering and launch. We design and deliver propulsion and defense systems that solve the most urgent and critical national security demands.
The Principal Program Manager is a leader who drives customer requirements, schedules, resources, and overall program progress to ensure customer satisfaction and our business success. The Principal Program Manager owns on-time execution of customer deliverables, can excel as a technical liaison, and can bring together complex technical and operational inputs to meet program milestones.
Responsibilities:
- Drives program progress, from identification of market need through sustainment and obsolescence
- Manages the customer relationship, responsible for customer satisfaction, and builds long-term strategic partnerships with the customer by providing proactive solutions to challenging problems.
- Responsible for defining program objectives as well as advocating for and aligning resources required to execute
- Responsible for the program budget, schedule, and Key Results (KRs) and their performance; regularly monitors and reports on program health, including ownership of Program Review material preparation and presentation. Identifies risks to program health and mitigates that risk proactively.
- Owns the schedule for the program. Responsible for pulling inputs from across the company and re-baselining as changes occur.
- Owns evaluation of technical and program risks/opportunities, drives mitigations of risk and realization of opportunities
- Identifies and helps realize program or product opportunities to strength the business
- Drives program technical and operational objectives, while ensuring program progress and on-time delivery
- Serve as the primary customer point of contact (POC), manage contract scope, prepare material for and hosting regular customer check-in meetings, and lead the preparation of contract deliverables
- Leads efforts to write, review, and deliver technical deliverables with team members
- Support business development and capture efforts with programmatic inputs, including cost and schedule.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field, Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering.
- 12+ years’ experience of program management or aerospace leadership
- Must be able to perform work subject to ITAR/EAR regulations and/or program requirements
- Proven program management experience in the defense, national security, or aerospace domains
- Proven experience leading a team of peers to field integrated products to real operating environments
- Adaptive and introspective, willing to learn, teach, lead, and follow
- Leadership and team building skills to include fostering collaborative and positive cultures, formal and informal influencing skills, and team empowerment and motivation expertise
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Problem solving skills and knowledge of program management tools and procedures
Preferred Experience:
- Advanced degree in a technical field
- Active Secret Security Clearance or ability/willingness to obtain one
- Experience with Department of Defense (DoD) and Government Contracts
Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $155,000 - $195,000, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. What we can’t quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.
Classification: Full-time Exempt
Benefits Include: (Please note, Interns are not eligible for benefits)
- Unlimited PTO - Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Bereavement
- Paid Parental and Adoptive Leave
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Tax Advantage Accounts (HSA/FSA)
- Employer Paid Short and Long Term Disability, Basic Life, AD&D
- Additional Benefit Options Including Voluntary Life and Emergency Medical Transport
- EAP Program
- Retirement Savings Plan - 401k with Company Match
- Equity Grants in the Company
How To Apply:
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by filling out the application below and clicking "Submit Application". This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.
Ursa Major Berthoud, Colorado, USA Office
Our one-of-a kind campus co-locates engineering, manufacturing, & testing operations, allowing for unmatched development time and the chance for employees, customers, and investors alike to experience rocket engine testing as a part of the normal work day.
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