Technical Program Manager
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, equal-opportunity, scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Include a section only when posting has real, specific content for it. Avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Content:
- Title: Technical Program Manager (but we don't repeat as heading)
- ID: 1663 (ignore)
- Full Time
- Location: Colorado Springs, CO, US
- Company: Scientific Applications & Research Associates, Inc. (SARA)
- Description: SARA is a world-class Defense Research and Development enterprise... (some prose)
- The SARA High Power Electromagnetics Division (HPEM) is looking for a remarkably talented, motivated, and imaginative Technical Program Manager to support research and development activities and transition innovative technologies to the DoD, DoE, and their contractors in Colorado Springs, CO.
- The candidate will have the opportunity to grow and learn with talented engineers, physicists, and technicians on long-standing programs and new programs supporting our customers. Our small group will allow the candidate to experience, contribute, and collaborate in a multidisciplinary nature from conception all the way through to operation.
- Candidates must be strong team leaders and participants, have excellent communication skills, be resourceful and creative, and willing to learn from and lead junior, mid, and senior-level engineers, scientists, and technicians in a multidisciplinary engineering environment.
- The Technical Program Manager will have a degree in a technical discipline as well as several years of technical and/or programmatic experience. They will be responsible for direct management of multiple R&D programs in a fast-paced and rapidly evolving environment with oversight of multi-disciplinary teams to ensure timely execution of program milestones and deliverables. Will work closely with government sponsors and lead a multi-functional team to build and deliver end-user products, provide training and logistics support, and ensure product reliability and availability.
- Core Responsibilities: (list)
- Requirements: (list)
- Preferred Qualifications: (list)
- SARA offers a competitive benefits package to include: (list)
- Pay Range: (prose)
- Positions are on-site, unless indicated otherwise.
- Application Deadline: October 23, 2026 (application instruction? Should we remove? The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should drop Application Deadline line.)
- SARA is an equal employment opportunity employer. (EEO boilerplate, remove)
We need sections: About the role (maybe a prose summary), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications (maybe Preferred Qualifications), Skills (maybe not explicit), Benefits, Pay, Schedule (maybe not explicit). We should only include sections if there is real specific content.
We have:
- About the role: could be the introductory paragraphs describing SARA, the division, the role overview. That's substantive.
- Responsibilities: Core Responsibilities list.
- Requirements: bullet list (BS/MS/PhD, 8+ years program management, flexibility, communication skills, time-management, US Citizen with ability to obtain Top Secret clearance, light physical effort, working environment). That's requirements.
- Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications list (Active Top-Secret clearance, strong leadership, problem-solving, system engineering, Costpoint, ProPricer, travel up to 10%, 2 years DoD gov contracting, PMP certification, knowledge of FAR/DFARS). That's qualifications.
- Skills: maybe not separate; but we could embed skills in responsibilities/requirements. The instruction says use sections only when posting has real specific content. There's no explicit "Skills" section; we could omit.
- Benefits: list of benefits (medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance; supplemental programs; generous PTO; tuition & certification reimbursement; flexible work schedules; discretionary employee bonuses; 401(k) match/profit sharing; ESOP). That's benefits.
- Pay: Pay Range prose: "Salary at SARA is determined by various factors... The projected compensation range for this position is $110,000 to $150,000 (annualized USD)." That's specific; we should include Pay section.
- Schedule: Not explicitly given besides "Full Time". Could we consider schedule? The posting says Full Time. That's schedule info. Should we include Schedule section? The instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it. "Full Time" is specific. So we could include Schedule section with that. However we need to avoid filler like "not specified". "Full Time" is specific. So we can include Schedule.
But we also have location: Colorado Springs, CO, US. That could be part of About the role or maybe a separate section? Not required. Could embed in About the role.
We must not repeat job title as heading. So we will not have
Technical Program Manager
. We'll start with maybe About the role
then paragraphs.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For prose, use
.
We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all details from the lists.
Let's extract each list precisely.
About the role prose: We'll combine the introductory paragraphs into maybe one or two paragraphs. Must not lose details.
Intro paragraphs:
"Scientific Applications & Research Associates, Inc. (SARA) is a world-class Defense Research and Development enterprise, with a charter to create new and emerging technology innovations in support of Commercial & Government organizations. We have expertise in RF, EMP, Pulsed Power, Acoustics and Threat Warning Systems, and we prioritize partnering with our customers to address real-world problems with cost-effective solutions… that work. The SARA High Power Electromagnetics Division (HPEM) is looking for a remarkably talented, motivated, and imaginative Technical Program Manager to support research and development activities and transition innovative technologies to the DoD, DoE, and their contractors in Colorado Springs, CO. The candidate will have the opportunity to grow and learn with talented engineers, physicists, and technicians on long-standing programs and new programs supporting our customers. Our small group will allow the candidate to experience, contribute, and collaborate in a multidisciplinary nature from conception all the way through to operation. Candidates must be strong team leaders and participants, have excellent communication skills, be resourceful and creative, and willing to learn from and lead junior, mid, and senior-level engineers, scientists, and technicians in a multidisciplinary engineering environment."
That's a lot; we can keep as prose.
Then after that: "The Technical Program Manager will have a degree in a technical discipline as well as several years of technical and/or programmatic experience. They will be responsible for direct management of multiple R&D programs in a fast-paced and rapidly evolving environment with oversight of multi-disciplinary teams to ensure timely execution of program milestones and deliverables. Will work closely with government sponsors and lead a multi-functional team to build and deliver end-user products, provide training and logistics support, and ensure product reliability and availability."
That could also be part of About the role or Responsibilities. But we have a separate Responsibilities list later. We'll keep this as part of About the role maybe.
Now Responsibilities list (Core Responsibilities):
- Overseeing direct management of cost, schedule, and tasking for multiple R&D HPEM programs in a fast-paced and rapidly evolving environment
- Act as technical liaison between customers, technical lead, and engineering team to execute the program objectives and adapt/prioritize tasking as necessary
- Providing oversight and leadership to multi-disciplinary teams operating within/between HPEM division’s various departments to achieve timely execution of program milestones
- Effectively communicating program directions and objectives to all skills levels, from technicians to senior engineers up to senior scientists
- Ensuring program execution remains focused on customer requirements and as requirements evolve working to quickly inform appropriate team members with updates
- Interfacing with various SARA Division Directors, working to implement technical and managerial visions across various projects
- Maintaining regular communications with customers and partners while working with the technical leads to implement requested scope changes and/or additions, brainstorming ways to provide additional capabilities to stakeholders
- Interfacing with customers on issues that may arise and working with teams as well as technical leads to facilitate timely resolutions, as needed
- Creating and providing financial/technical program status updates and briefings to senior-level personnel and customers
- Preparing technical proposals, including technical volumes, system requirements, schedules/milestones, budgets, assumptions, and risks
- Providing input and recommendations for internal R&D strategic planning for business opportunities and avenues for company growth
- Keep junior level engineers aligned with the program mission (big picture)
We need to preserve each bullet exactly.
Now Requirements list:
- BS, MS, or Ph.D. in electrical engineering, physics, and/or mechanical engineering (other engineering or science degrees may be considered on a case-by-case basis)
- 8+ years of program management experience
- Flexibility to work as part of a diverse team that is located both remotely and on-site
- Strong oral and written communication skills with intermediate-level expertise with MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Project
- Proven time-management skills; able to thrive in a rapidly changing, deadline-driven environment
- US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain DoD Top Secret security clearance
- May require light physical effort, involving standing, sitting and use of hands while performing duties, carrying or lifting up to 50 pounds
- Working environment is indoor, moderately quiet, reasonably clean, well-lighted and well-ventilated, moderate physical hazards may exist
Now Preferred Qualifications list:
- Active Top-Secret security clearance
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to quickly identify and resolve issues and motivate others to achieve their best
- Proven problem-solving skills with a background in system engineering and integration efforts such as developing system/subsystem requirements, integration plans, and test methodologies
- Experience with Costpoint accounting systems
- Experience with government contract pricing software such as ProPricer
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the year
- 2 years in DoD government contracting
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Knowledge of FAR and DFARS
Now Benefits list:
- Medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance; and other supplemental programs
- A generous PTO program (vacation, sick, holiday)
- Tuition & certification reimbursement
- Flexible work schedules
- Discretionary Employee bonuses
- 401(k) match/profit sharing
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Now Pay prose:
"Salary at SARA is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $110,000 to $150,000 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of SARA’s total compensation package for employees."
We need to keep all that.
Now Schedule: "Full Time". Also maybe "Positions are on-site, unless indicated otherwise." That's about work location; could be part of Schedule or About the role. We'll treat schedule as Full Time and on-site.
We could make Schedule section with two bullet points? But it's not a list; we can put in
Full Time, on-site.
. That preserves.
Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown.
We'll structure:
About the role
... paragraphs ...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, equal-opportunity, scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Include a section only when posting has real, specific content for it. Avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Content: - Title: Technical Program Manager (but we don't repeat as heading) - ID: 1663 (ignore) - Full Time - Location: Colorado Springs, CO, US - Company: Scientific Applications & Research Associates, Inc. (SARA) - Description: SARA is a world-class Defense Research and Development enterprise... (some prose) - The SARA High Power Electromagnetics Division (HPEM) is looking for a remarkably talented, motivated, and imaginative Technical Program Manager to support research and development activities and transition innovative technologies to the DoD, DoE, and their contractors in Colorado Springs, CO. - The candidate will have the opportunity to grow and learn with talented engineers, physicists, and technicians on long-standing programs and new programs supporting our customers. Our small group will allow the candidate to experience, contribute, and collaborate in a multidisciplinary nature from conception all the way through to operation. - Candidates must be strong team leaders and participants, have excellent communication skills, be resourceful and creative, and willing to learn from and lead junior, mid, and senior-level engineers, scientists, and technicians in a multidisciplinary engineering environment. - The Technical Program Manager will have a degree in a technical discipline as well as several years of technical and/or programmatic experience. They will be responsible for direct management of multiple R&D programs in a fast-paced and rapidly evolving environment with oversight of multi-disciplinary teams to ensure timely execution of program milestones and deliverables. Will work closely with government sponsors and lead a multi-functional team to build and deliver end-user products, provide training and logistics support, and ensure product reliability and availability. - Core Responsibilities: (list) - Requirements: (list) - Preferred Qualifications: (list) - SARA offers a competitive benefits package to include: (list) - Pay Range: (prose) - Positions are on-site, unless indicated otherwise. - Application Deadline: October 23, 2026 (application instruction? Should we remove? The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should drop Application Deadline line.) - SARA is an equal employment opportunity employer. (EEO boilerplate, remove) We need sections: About the role (maybe a prose summary), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications (maybe Preferred Qualifications), Skills (maybe not explicit), Benefits, Pay, Schedule (maybe not explicit). We should only include sections if there is real specific content. We have: - About the role: could be the introductory paragraphs describing SARA, the division, the role overview. That's substantive. - Responsibilities: Core Responsibilities list. - Requirements: bullet list (BS/MS/PhD, 8+ years program management, flexibility, communication skills, time-management, US Citizen with ability to obtain Top Secret clearance, light physical effort, working environment). That's requirements. - Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications list (Active Top-Secret clearance, strong leadership, problem-solving, system engineering, Costpoint, ProPricer, travel up to 10%, 2 years DoD gov contracting, PMP certification, knowledge of FAR/DFARS). That's qualifications. - Skills: maybe not separate; but we could embed skills in responsibilities/requirements. The instruction says use sections only when posting has real specific content. There's no explicit "Skills" section; we could omit. - Benefits: list of benefits (medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance; supplemental programs; generous PTO; tuition & certification reimbursement; flexible work schedules; discretionary employee bonuses; 401(k) match/profit sharing; ESOP). That's benefits. - Pay: Pay Range prose: "Salary at SARA is determined by various factors... The projected compensation range for this position is $110,000 to $150,000 (annualized USD)." That's specific; we should include Pay section. - Schedule: Not explicitly given besides "Full Time". Could we consider schedule? The posting says Full Time. That's schedule info. Should we include Schedule section? The instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it. "Full Time" is specific. So we could include Schedule section with that. However we need to avoid filler like "not specified". "Full Time" is specific. So we can include Schedule. But we also have location: Colorado Springs, CO, US. That could be part of About the role or maybe a separate section? Not required. Could embed in About the role. We must not repeat job title as heading. So we will not have
Technical Program Manager
. We'll start with maybeAbout the role
then paragraphs. We need to use- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For prose, use
. We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all details from the lists. Let's extract each list precisely. About the role prose: We'll combine the introductory paragraphs into maybe one or two paragraphs. Must not lose details. Intro paragraphs: "Scientific Applications & Research Associates, Inc. (SARA) is a world-class Defense Research and Development enterprise, with a charter to create new and emerging technology innovations in support of Commercial & Government organizations. We have expertise in RF, EMP, Pulsed Power, Acoustics and Threat Warning Systems, and we prioritize partnering with our customers to address real-world problems with cost-effective solutions… that work. The SARA High Power Electromagnetics Division (HPEM) is looking for a remarkably talented, motivated, and imaginative Technical Program Manager to support research and development activities and transition innovative technologies to the DoD, DoE, and their contractors in Colorado Springs, CO. The candidate will have the opportunity to grow and learn with talented engineers, physicists, and technicians on long-standing programs and new programs supporting our customers. Our small group will allow the candidate to experience, contribute, and collaborate in a multidisciplinary nature from conception all the way through to operation. Candidates must be strong team leaders and participants, have excellent communication skills, be resourceful and creative, and willing to learn from and lead junior, mid, and senior-level engineers, scientists, and technicians in a multidisciplinary engineering environment." That's a lot; we can keep as prose. Then after that: "The Technical Program Manager will have a degree in a technical discipline as well as several years of technical and/or programmatic experience. They will be responsible for direct management of multiple R&D programs in a fast-paced and rapidly evolving environment with oversight of multi-disciplinary teams to ensure timely execution of program milestones and deliverables. Will work closely with government sponsors and lead a multi-functional team to build and deliver end-user products, provide training and logistics support, and ensure product reliability and availability." That could also be part of About the role or Responsibilities. But we have a separate Responsibilities list later. We'll keep this as part of About the role maybe. Now Responsibilities list (Core Responsibilities): - Overseeing direct management of cost, schedule, and tasking for multiple R&D HPEM programs in a fast-paced and rapidly evolving environment - Act as technical liaison between customers, technical lead, and engineering team to execute the program objectives and adapt/prioritize tasking as necessary - Providing oversight and leadership to multi-disciplinary teams operating within/between HPEM division’s various departments to achieve timely execution of program milestones - Effectively communicating program directions and objectives to all skills levels, from technicians to senior engineers up to senior scientists - Ensuring program execution remains focused on customer requirements and as requirements evolve working to quickly inform appropriate team members with updates - Interfacing with various SARA Division Directors, working to implement technical and managerial visions across various projects - Maintaining regular communications with customers and partners while working with the technical leads to implement requested scope changes and/or additions, brainstorming ways to provide additional capabilities to stakeholders - Interfacing with customers on issues that may arise and working with teams as well as technical leads to facilitate timely resolutions, as needed - Creating and providing financial/technical program status updates and briefings to senior-level personnel and customers - Preparing technical proposals, including technical volumes, system requirements, schedules/milestones, budgets, assumptions, and risks - Providing input and recommendations for internal R&D strategic planning for business opportunities and avenues for company growth - Keep junior level engineers aligned with the program mission (big picture) We need to preserve each bullet exactly. Now Requirements list: - BS, MS, or Ph.D. in electrical engineering, physics, and/or mechanical engineering (other engineering or science degrees may be considered on a case-by-case basis) - 8+ years of program management experience - Flexibility to work as part of a diverse team that is located both remotely and on-site - Strong oral and written communication skills with intermediate-level expertise with MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Project - Proven time-management skills; able to thrive in a rapidly changing, deadline-driven environment - US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain DoD Top Secret security clearance - May require light physical effort, involving standing, sitting and use of hands while performing duties, carrying or lifting up to 50 pounds - Working environment is indoor, moderately quiet, reasonably clean, well-lighted and well-ventilated, moderate physical hazards may exist Now Preferred Qualifications list: - Active Top-Secret security clearance - Strong leadership skills, with the ability to quickly identify and resolve issues and motivate others to achieve their best - Proven problem-solving skills with a background in system engineering and integration efforts such as developing system/subsystem requirements, integration plans, and test methodologies - Experience with Costpoint accounting systems - Experience with government contract pricing software such as ProPricer - Ability to travel up to 10% of the year - 2 years in DoD government contracting - Project Management Professional (PMP) certification - Knowledge of FAR and DFARS Now Benefits list: - Medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance; and other supplemental programs - A generous PTO program (vacation, sick, holiday) - Tuition & certification reimbursement - Flexible work schedules - Discretionary Employee bonuses - 401(k) match/profit sharing - Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Now Pay prose: "Salary at SARA is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $110,000 to $150,000 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of SARA’s total compensation package for employees." We need to keep all that. Now Schedule: "Full Time". Also maybe "Positions are on-site, unless indicated otherwise." That's about work location; could be part of Schedule or About the role. We'll treat schedule as Full Time and on-site. We could make Schedule section with two bullet points? But it's not a list; we can put in
Full Time, on-site.
. That preserves. Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. We'll structure:About the role
... paragraphs ...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements