Engineering Program Manager (H)

ONSITE

Who We Are: Founded in 2007, SimIS Inc. is an innovative information technology solution Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) that models future environments, requirements, and capabilities, and then secures the enterprise from internal and external threats compliant with Federal, State, and industry standard governance to ensure client mission success. Our performance standard is "excellence," with an outcomes-based, quality focus in our services and products, guided by our core values of honesty (in word and deed), relationships (confidence and trust with clients and partners), teamwork (shared goals, mission, and purpose), loyalty (allegiance to our client and team), and importance of others (work and win as a team).

SimIS is currently recruiting for the listed position and is contingent upon award. This position is 100% Onsite .

Job Description:
The ideal candidate is responsible for providing senior leadership for Department of Defense programs, leading project development from inception to deployment, with expertise in the management and control of funds and resources using complex reporting mechanisms. The candidate will demonstrate capability in managing multiple tasks of various types and complexity, providing technical direction of multiple complex projects to project personnel, and responsibility for all aspects of performance and the overall direction of all project activities and personnel. The candidate will interface effectively with customers and demonstrate technical experience with complex hardware or software programs, including Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) or prototyping programs.

The candidate performs the following specific assignments:

• Leads project development from inception to deployment
• Manages and controls funds and resources using complex reporting mechanisms
• Manages multiple tasks of various types and complexity
• Provides technical direction for complex projects and personnel
• Takes responsibility for all aspects of performance and direction of project activities
• Interfaces with customers on project requirements and status
• Applies technical expertise to complex hardware or software RDT&E programs
• Develops and maintains Program Plans, Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&M), work breakdown structures, and financial documentation
• Hosts project team, planning, and status meetings
• Participates in reviews such as Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs), Critical Design Reviews (CDRs), and program management reviews
• Ensures compliance with contract requirements and applicable policies
• Monitors risk and develops mitigation strategies

Experience Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics
• At least seven (7) years of senior leadership and program manager experience supporting Department of Defense programs
• OR ten (10) years of senior leadership and program manager experience supporting Department of Defense programs without degree

Experience Desired:

• Technical experience with asymmetric warfare products in one or more areas: Embedded Technologies, Networking and Communication Systems, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Situational Awareness
• Experience with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira)
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams
• Experience with government reporting requirements and CDRL deliverables
• Experience with DoD acquisition processes

Special Skills/Knowledge/Training Required/Desired:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Experience with NSWCDD or Navy programs
• Experience with classified program management

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Short Term Disability (at no cost to you) and Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Flex Spending Accounts
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Professional Development
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 11 Federal Holidays each year

SimIS, Inc. is an EOE / M / F / Disability / VET / Drug Free Employer