Program/Capture Manager

ARKA Group L.P. is an advanced technologies company serving the U.S. military, intelligence community, and commercial space industry delivering next-generation solutions to support the national security space domain. ARKA has a 60-year legacy reaching back to the very beginning of our country’s space endeavors. We’re a legacy of mission excellence built on ground-breaking technologies. Join the ARKA mission and discover your next career opportunity now!  We have a fantastic opportunity for a program/capture manager for our space portfolio located in Danbury, CT with flexibility for a hybrid work schedule.

Position Overview:

Our space portfolio develops and provides high reliability electronics, sensors and data processing products that protect the warfighter and provide the nation’s decision and policy maker’s essential information for strategic and tactical planning and policy operations.

At Danbury Mission Technologies, the Program Manager is responsible for management of sophisticated Space programs to include successful delivery in accordance with cost, schedule, quality and technical performance requirements as governed by internal requirements and contractual flow-downs. The program manager leads the integrated product team to deliver a product of the highest quality and reliability. The program manager is the primary interface with the customer ensuring mission success.  

Specific Requirements:

In this position, you will be responsible for:

• Planning, direction, and control to meet cost, schedule, and performance goals throughout the program life cycle
• Effective management of a large size Integrated Product Team, resource planning, and financial execution
• Able to recognize and act on new business development opportunities
• Management, oversight and coaching to all direct program Cost Account Managers
• Working with other functional department leaders, defining, prioritizing, and developing program requirements and execution plans
• Managing and directing root cause and corrective efforts and failure review boards
• Responsible for all activities associated with large proposal preparation, proposal team performance, execution and OTD
• Lead monthly program reviews that identify EAC (estimate at completion) sustainment, financial and schedule performance, risk management burn down, root-cause and corrective action as well and continuous improvement
• Enforcing all processes for identifying, assessing, monitoring and mitigating risk throughout the program life cycle
• Understanding and implementing lean process improvement principles
• Interfacing with the Senior Leadership Team, General Management and external customers
• Supporting business development and portfolio managers to enhance sales and provide future opportunities for existing customers and solutions for new customers

Education/Qualifications: 

Bachelors of Science in Engineering, Finance or Business Management required.  Advanced degree preferred

Experience/Qualifications:

• 10+ years direct experience managing defense and aerospace related projects
• Significant experience throughout the program lifecycle from development through sustainment to include: proposal development, requirements decomposition, generation of system and subsystem statements of work and subcontracts, risk management, and continuous improvement efforts including implementation for cost reduction and performance improvement efforts
• Experience with earned value cost accounting and reporting; experience with metrics for assessing and reporting program progress, productivity and variance analysis
• Knowledge of finance, contracts, export regulations, engineering, logistics, manufacturing and supply chain management
• High level of interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with senior management 
• Excellent program and time management skills are essential
• Solid understanding of Aerospace Program Management logistics, technical data, and associated deliverables
• Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government Security Clearance in accordance with the position responsibilities.  For your information, here is a link to the form the government requires to begin the process of obtaining a clearance: https://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf86.pdf.

Collaborating with world class experts, you will have the opportunity to develop innovative solutions in fulfillment of our customers’ requirements.  We believe in our mission and we believe in supporting our employees.  We offer policies and programs that provide opportunities for continual learning, career growth and work/life balance along with a full suite of health and welfare benefits. 

This job operates in a professional office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to use hands to keyboard, communicate, listen to, and interpret instructions and remain stationary for extended periods of the time. This would require the ability to move around the campus and occasionally move/lift items weighing up to XX lbs. (site specific:  Danbury = 25; Bothell = 40; other sites per job requirements - should be no more than 40). Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.   Applicants are invited to apply for a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential duties of the job. To apply, send a request to staffing@arka.org or contact 203-797-5000 and press 2 for Human Resources.

What We Offer:

• Comprehensive medical/vision/dental insurance packages.
• Company contributions to qualified HSA accounts.
• 401k retirement plan with industry leading company contributions.
• 3 weeks of vacation accrual per year plus time off for sick leave and unscheduled life events.
• 13 paid holidays.
• Continuing education benefit up to $25,000/year for approved programs.
• Annual bonus program based on company and employee performance.
• Company paid life insurance, AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term disability insurance.
• 4 weeks paid Parental Leave.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).

 

Visa Restrictions:

No visa sponsorship is available for this position.

 

ARKA Group L.P. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class