Senior Program Manager

Responsibilities for this Position

Senior Program Manager

ID: 2025-68165
USA-AL-Huntsville USA-NJ-Picatinny Arsenal USA-IN-Ft. Wayne USA-Telework-Telework
Required Clearance: Secret, obtainable within reasonable time based on requirements
Posted Date: 9/16/2025
Category: Program/Project Management
Employment Type: Full Time
Hiring Company: General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.

Basic Qualifications

Education Requirements:

Bachelors degree or equivalent is required plus a minimum of 10 years relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 8 years relevant experience to meet managerial expectations.

Clearance Requirements:
Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

At General Dynamics Mission Systems, we create the technologies, products and services that help our nations heroes keep our nation safe. The work we do is so advanced, we are continuously moving the boundaries of whats possible. Here youll work with the best and your talent will be front and center on projects that impact the world. Are you up to the challenge?

As part of the Weapons and Navigation Systems team, you will lead teams advancing solutions for precision guided munitions. Ensuring precision strike and battlefield dominance in GPS-denied environments.

Utilizing your strong team building skills, youll use proposal plans and strategies to lead a team in developing, defining, and implementing cohesive, integrated program/product, subcontractor, and material plans and business plans that achieve overall current and long-term objectives of the program/product, business unit, and division. Well rely on the Senior Program Manager to identify needed resources for projects, define and assign major program roles, lead the establishment of and sets integrated WBS-based budget and schedule baselines including management reserve for advanced development programs/products or major subcontracts where the scope is not well defined and there is significant possibility for change. Youll monitor work accomplished to baseline plans to ensure rate of work completion is sufficient to meet program/product schedules, develops corrective actions, and communicate issues, impacts and corrective actions to program teams and balance programs, risks and opportunities with executable strategies to meet technical requirements and budgets.

What youll experience:

• A fast-paced environment within our Weapons and Navigation Business Segment
• A team of dedicated professionals committed to exploring whats next
• Opportunities to lead multi-disciplined teams to deliver critical capabilities to the Warfighter

What you bring to the table:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience to meet managerial expectations
• Demonstrated leadership in engineering development and/or production programs for integrated hardware and software systems with a high degree of complexity
• Proven experience managing critical customer relationships ensuring healthy collaboration
• Ability to establish and assure adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements
• Ability to lead others in team building, conflict resolution, motivation, and leadership in both on-site and remote working environments

What sets you apart:

• Substantial knowledge of advanced armament systems and technologies including current and potential applications
• Extensive knowledge of Army or Air Force markets and applicable technologies, specifically weapons and munitions including fuzing and power technologies
• Excellent knowledge of government budgeting and contracting practices and regulations regarding acquisition
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to relay issues, impacts, and corrective actions on programs to internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated skills understanding and carefully managing complex contracts and contract requirements
• Comfortable managing a portfolio that evolves over time; at times, you may be responsible for one large program or multiple smaller technology development programs
• Success in developing competitive proposals and operating in a structured proposal development environment
• Ability to work collaboratively with highly experienced engineers and architects to solve technical and programmatic challenges, including design-to-cost and design-to-schedule

Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $198,921.00 - USD $210,000.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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