Principal Operations Program Manager

Mercury Systems is looking for the world's best and brightest emerging talent. If you want to tell people WHY you do what you do, rather than simply WHAT you do, Mercury is calling. Our Purpose, Innovation That Matters, inspires our people in making trusted, secure, mission-critical solutions profoundly more accessible to aerospace and defense. We bridge the gap between commercial technology and defense applications to address the industry's most pressing high-tech needs. Why? To help create a safer, more secure world.

As Principal Operations Program Manager, you will provide Operational leadership to drive, and proactively track NPI programs in a complex design environment. Tangible results will be measured by meeting the program schedule, product cost target, and quality target. This position will continually improve the cross-functional team planning, coordination, and new product introduction processes to deliver highly complex products with rapid time-to-market attributes. The role demands excellent teamwork with the various partner organizations including Program Management, Engineering (HW, SW), Product Management, Planning, Purchasing, Commodities Management, Suppliers, Process Engineering, Test Engineering, Quality Engineering, etc.

In this role, you have the opportunity to monitor programs/projects from initiation through delivery and interfacing with internal customers or department personnel. You will communicate New Product introduction status throughout Manufacturing and other disciplines. Coordinate New Product development tasks and help determine extended team resource allocations with functional Manufacturing managers. Ensure all new products have been reviewed and identified with the proper ITAR classification. Ensure the flow of material to support New Product schedules in a cost-effective manner. Schedule and manage New Product prototype and pre-production manufacturing. This will include DFT, DFM, costs, schedules, and overall contract manufacturing readiness. You will be the project leader for assigned programs to ensure all RTM criteria is met or exceeded.

You will be a part of a world-class Operations Team for the Mission Systems Business Unit, a leading provider of safety-certifiable avionics, mission-critical, and Electronic Warfare solutions. You will be a part of our Platforms Systems organization at Mercury. We design, develop, and produce the next generation of video data processing products ranging from high-definition video recorders to pilot display systems. We are an agile team focused on delivering innovative, high-quality products to our customers on time and on budget.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participates on Mercury's Program teams representing all of Operation's functions
• Ensures that the proper skills and talents are applied to new product teams to ensure the delivery of products and processes in the fastest, least cost and highest quality possible
• Adapting to changing product and schedule needs
• Coordinates the delivery of design support services to allow for the quickest "turn" possible for material procurement, product assembly and product testing
• Works closely with the Program Team leader to ensure that the right product drive is loaded for prototypes, pre-production, and initial production
• Leads the effort to structure product BOMs such that they best fit Mercury's supply chain and delivery models
• Creates the roll up of new product standard costs and then drives the cost down to the desired cost goal. Initiates reviews of escalation when targets are not being as early in the design process as possible
• Ensures that all DFx is included in the product design
• Introduction schedule encompassing prototypes through production introduction.
• Implementation of assembly and test processes inside of Mercury and in the supply chain.
• Readiness reviews and checklists in support of customer shipments (Statement of Work and/or Steady-State Production)
• Senior Management presentations identifying status and risk/mitigation plans
• Aggregating and managing customer demand to generate accurate forecasts
• Ensure upward visibility to Product Life Cycle Gate issues and non-conformances are highlighted and corrected

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree with 6+ years of manufacturing operations experience with a combination of any of the following functional areas: manufacturing, supply chain management, material & manufacturing planning, program/project management, process engineering, test engineering, or New Product Introduction in a manufacturing/production environment. 8+ years of experience may be considered with a Technical Associate's degree.
• Aerospace, Defense, Government, Computer Electronics, or Military Industry experience
• This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens

Desired Qualifications:

• Advanced Degree
• Program Management Certification (PMP)
• New Product Introduction (NPI) experience with Defense/Government design and manufacturing of electronics avionics products and its associated documentation (CDRLs, Assembly Instructions, Test Procedures, Manufacturing Plans, etc.)
• Familiar with CostPoint or other MRP systems
• Experienced with documentation and collaboration tools, such as Confluence and SharePoint
• Knowledge of Government contracting practices, Earned Value Management (EVMS), and standard program reporting metrics
• Prior Leadership experience and ability to lead IPTs through ambiguity and short deadlines
• Experience leading cross-functional teams (Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Test, etc.) to meet production goals
• Solid knowledge of program scheduling tools, such as MS Project
• Understanding of Lean Application
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, including coaching and mentoring, of other operations staff
• Strong computer skills, MS Office, Microsoft Project

Mercury Systems is the leader in making trusted, secure mission-critical technologies profoundly more accessible to the aerospace and defense industries. Optimized for customer and mission success, our innovative solutions power more than 300 critical aerospace and defense programs. Headquartered in Andover, Mass., and with manufacturing and design facilities around the world, Mercury specializes in engineering, adapting and manufacturing new solutions purpose-built to meet the industry's current and emerging high-tech needs. Our employees are committed to Innovation that Matters.

Our Culture

We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency, and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization. We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it's important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.

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