Program Manager Supervisor MQ-9 Training Systems

About the role

This supervisory position leads the MQ-9 Training Systems team in Poway, CA, overseeing both customer and internally funded projects. The role is responsible for developing and producing GA-ASI’s training devices, centered on the SkyGuardian Mission Trainer, and serves as the key communication point with customers for program status, objectives, and issue resolution.

Responsibilities

• Integrate all MQ-9B training product demand and deconflict resource challenges, product development, and timelines.
• Provide leadership, direction, and guidance to employees working on assigned projects.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders.
• Create project plans and manage resources to ensure project schedule, budget, quality, and specification goals are met.
• Oversee and monitor project schedule, timelines, and milestones from initiation to delivery.
• Assign and monitor work of project management staff, providing direction as necessary.
• Manage CAE subcontract to deliver next-generation simulation effects.
• Manage concurrent customer and IR&D funding.
• Coordinate departmental and/or cross-functional teams to assign and prioritize tasks for new or upgraded products/services.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Identify and assess project issues and develop solutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction goals.
• Develop DCS and FMS proposals for international customers.
• Interpret and administer policies, processes, and procedures impacting projects.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Ensure compliance with all laws, regulations, and company obligations, including safety procedures.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in engineering, science, or a related technical field, along with eleven or more years of progressively complex program administration experience. Equivalent experience may substitute for education.
• Technical expertise and application of program management principles, concepts, and practices.
• Strong leadership, planning, scheduling, and coordination skills to meet deadlines or milestones.
• Ability to develop solutions requiring coordination across program requirements and technologies.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills for effective interaction with departments, management, staff, customers, and government representatives.
• Customer-focused, with the ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Willingness to work extended hours and travel as required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

Benefits

• Eligibility for the Individual Compensation Program (ICP) bonus.
• Hybrid work environment, pending project needs.
• 401(k) with company match and company pension.
• On-site cafeterias, gyms, and outdoor recreation centers.
• Unlimited access to discounted tickets for events and amusement parks, including the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park.
• Free Electric Vehicle (EV) charging at work.

Pay

Salary range: $112,320 – $205,058.