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Teledyne Program Manager in Poway, California
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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.
We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.
Job Description
Us: Teledyne Marine’s technology is used to monitor and explore almost everything below the sea’s surface. From addressing environmental needs and preserving safety and peace, to solving challenges with infrastructure and energy source development, the work we do today is making a difference for tomorrow.
For more information, visit our website at: teledynemarine.com
You: If you’re the best at what you do and are looking for an exciting opportunity to share your unique talents in a fast-paced environment, please apply now! By joining Teledyne Marine, you will be part of an innovative team of scientists, engineers and operators designing and manufacturing best-in-class marine sensors, instruments and vehicles. You will have access to state-of-the-art labs and equipment to take cutting edge design from concept through development and integration to its final application in the real world.
General Overview
The Program Manager drives projects from concept through delivery meeting or exceeding internal and external customer requirements. Responsible for budgets, schedules, focusing teams and precisely communicating status. Manages a mixture of R&D and NRE projects simultaneously providing team direction and focus. Responsible for deadlines, milestones, budgetary excellence and overall customer satisfaction.
Develops and implements activities to meet goals, quality and cost objectives. Selects, develops and leads personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the Program Management function and develops schedules and manpower requirements for assigned areas. Prioritizes schedules based on multiple factors and customer requirements. Plans and administers procedures and budgets.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Responsible for managing the implementation of specific customer contracts, involving complex computer-based systems and/or government contracts
Plans, directs, controls and coordinates financial as well as engineering activities for the program(s), and for achieving financial and technical objectives
Defines operational direction and institutes remedial action(s) in order to satisfy customer requirements, while achieving project specific sales targets/goals; gross margin targets; percent delivery on-time; bookings targets/goals and customer satisfaction
Drives program from project initiation through delivery, interfacing with customer on technical matters
Organizes interdepartmental activities, ensuring completion of the program on schedule and within budget constraints
Assesses status and risk, generates recovery plans and meets customer expectations and business objectives
May support new business proposals
Directs team to achieve assignments using established guidelines, procedures and policies by providing leadership to a unit or group of employees, assigning tasks and checking work at frequent intervals to ensure production goals are met within organization goals of budget, time requirements and high level of quality
Ensures that departments within the organization reach goals within budget and a high level of quality
Interacts with subordinates and/or functional peer groups regarding exchange or presentation of information
Determines work schedules and overtime (if applicable) and allocation of resources and equipment. Resolves problems as they occur
Manages the adherence to prescribed procedures to ensure first pass quality meets or exceeds planned goals
Confers with department supervisors or leads to determine status of assigned projects
Prepares reports
Identifies obstacles to achieving business goals and provides solutions or seeks assistance
Ensures the working environment is clean, organized and safe for employees at all times. Understands and ensures staff complies with all safety and environmental policies and practices
Works to avoid erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results that may cause scrap, rework, use of excessive overtime and/or delays in schedules
Prepares and presents budgetary recommendations
Frequently interacts with supervisors, outside customers and functional peer groups at various management levels. Interaction normally requires the ability to gain cooperation of others, conducting presentations of technical information concerning specific project/schedules
Daily availability to include evenings and weekends when necessary to reach goals and deadlines
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job may or may not provide general supervision to supervisors or direct supervision to semi-skilled and skilled nonexempt employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities may include providing leadership to employees, interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Qualifications/Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Experience
Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university in Engineering or closely related technical field and 2-5 years of directly related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to manage several projects concurrently, across shared resources
Strong communication skills to provide accurate and crisp status to internal and external customers
Experience working with Government/Military contracts, negotiations, scope and requirements management.
Experience with mechanical and electrical development a plus
Strong organizational skills necessary
Experience with managing large budgets
Proven experience in managing all kinds of risk
Experience with contract modifications and knowing how to manage/grow project scope
Ability to attain a security clearance is required
Multi-tasking ability to manage several projects with shared resources and potentially conflicting schedules
Experience with Sonar or underwater type electronics is a plus
May Require occasional work in a marine environment on a small boat or larger vessel
Able to work safely around test tanks and electrical current
Ability to travel (domestically/internationally) approximately 10%.
Active Government Security Clearance or must be eligible.
US Citizenship with ability to attain/maintain government security clearance.
Salary Range:
$89,100.00-$120,230.000
Pay Transparency
The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.
Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.
Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.
You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day .
Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.