Program Manager

With a history spanning more than seven decades, Communications & Power Industries' thousands of products have impacted people's lives in numerous unseen ways every day. Our highly engineered products serve as the backbone of modern-day commercial and military communications systems, aid in the treatment of cancer, assist in diagnosing medical conditions, support and protect soldiers, sailors, and pilots, empower scientific discoveries and space exploration, help ensure the safety of imported foods and materials, and much more.

CPI is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and is a global manufacturer of electronic components and subsystems. We have manufacturing locations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. With a heritage of technological excellence, our team serves customers in the communications, defense, medical, industrial, and scientific markets.

Your day to day:

• Responsible for managing and driving key performance indicators of cost, schedule and technical performance of a complex technical program
• Budget management and financial execution of the program
• Development and maintenance of an active and proactive risk management program
• Participate in program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule and technical performance
• Prepare proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, and operating budgets
• Participate in responses to RFIs, RFPs or requests for a ROM
• Uses proposal plans and strategies to define, develop, and implement cohesive and integrated program/product schedules, business plans, subcontractor and material management to achieve overall current and long-term objectives
• Ensures work is accomplished to baseline plans to ensure rate of work completion is sufficient to meet program/product schedules
• Conducts reviews on products/programs to anticipate and identify issues, develop corrective actions, and communicate issues, impacts and corrective actions to program teams
• Identifies scope changes and develops product/program positions for equitable cost and schedule adjustment
• Salary: $120000 - $130000

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent is required plus a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience; or master's degree plus a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
• U.S. citizenship is required
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense clearance
• Prior experience in manufacturing or engineering is highly preferred
• Thorough working knowledge of Microsoft desktop software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project) is required
• Ability to establish and assure adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements
• Ability to understand and analyze program financial data
• Ability to lead others in team building, conflict resolution, motivation, leadership, and risk management
• Ability to develop and execute proposal plans and strategies
• Travel may be required

WHAT WE OFFER:

Whether you are a seasoned professional or just embarking on your career, CPI is an ideal place to expand your knowledge and expertise. We cultivate a healthy, dynamic, and team-oriented environment that empowers our employees to develop, create and deliver innovative, reliable technology solutions to power, connect, protect, and support a better tomorrow.

We offer our employees an attractive compensation package with competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including health and wellness programs, career development, generous retirement savings plan with company match and more!

WHO WE ARE:

We value the unique and diverse skills, qualities, and backgrounds that each employee brings to CPI, and we respect each employee as an integral member of our growing team. CPI is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all current and prospective employees, as well as to promoting a culture of inclusion and respect for everyone. We celebrate the innovation that diversity creates in the work environment, and we recognize that each employee brings their own unique capabilities, experiences, and perspectives to the organization. It is this variety that adds value to our teams, as well as to our stakeholders. We welcome and encourage applicants to reach their full potential with us.

CPI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.