Program Management Owner – CIP

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of the USAF CIP (Component Improvement Programs) proposals and SOO (Statement of Objectives).
• Work with F-Series / TF34 / J85 CIP Program Managers, Project team & EPD (Engineering Project Description) owners to proactively identify overall key objectives, scope, schedule, risks, etc.
• Contribute in generating the CIP related score cards with clear metrics and measures.
• Support the discussion with USAF at scorecard reviews.
• Facilitate with the CIP Managers on key communication to the customer (USAF, USN, etc. teams) and quarterly status w/USAF.
• Works with customers to define program/project requirements to meet customer needs (USAF, USN, etc.).
• Engages engineering team to work with customers to bring clarity and agreement around requirement definition.(ensuring meeting targeted requirements requires deep design involvement and can be better ensured by the engine Model & Module leaders).
• Works closely with finance team on program financials and variances. Assists organization on successful implementation of forecast tool.
• Assist the engineering/design team on garnering knowledge on engine improvement requirements and the EPD Placeholder process.
• Support of Lean/Genba processes.
• Support Engineering by working with the program management team in finding the correct response to technical, contractual (technical content related) , compliance, or process questions.
• Support Engineering Operational Processes as needed.
• Conducts component and product integration on all activities that span multiple components and are concerned with how to integrate for maximum performance and operability.
• Support in the management of product and systems requirements, specifications and flow down.
• Assist in the validation and verification activities for the overall product/system, including system level testing.
• Support defining product requirements for the module / component / subcontractors and partners teams.
• Facilitate in the management and interface between components and execution organizations.
• Responsible for supporting the CTQ / Risk trades within the teams designing the components.
• Requires specialized knowledge within the function. Influence the development of strategy for the area of responsibility, including control of resources.
• Interprets simple internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services.
• Uses judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems in areas of operational, product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering.
• Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders.
• Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and is able to construct and provide recommendations.
• Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
• May lead functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.
• Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others options on particular topics. May guide others to consider a different point of view.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering from an accredited university or college.
• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience.

Desired Characteristics

• Masters degree from an accredited university or college.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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