Careers

Program Execution:

• Acts as primary customer contact for program activities,
• Lead Program Team members within the organization to drive the execution
• Provides exceptional customer service and support to customers by ensuring performance and contractual commitments are met
• Presents customer briefings of progress, issues, risks and solution approaches; interacts with key technical personnel to coordinate and give direction to briefings
• Communicating with clients, sponsors, vendors, and project stakeholders effectively
• Coordinating and prioritizing internal resources to ensure timely delivery
• Interacts with internal personnel and external customers in all matters including technical, contracts, finance, accounting and procurement
• Coordinating multiple programs and driving programs to on-time delivery
• Collaborates with Contracts, Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, and Supplier Management in the execution of programs
• Manages program subcontract, consultant and material performance
• Creating action and risk logs and driving actions to completion
• Provides time-phased need for employee and equipment resources through different phases of the program
• Risk management and escalation in-time for stakeholder impacts and decision making
• Managing budgets for cost plus and firm fixed price contracts
• Support bidding and proposal process

Business Acumen:

• Participates with Business Development staff and management to establish strategic plans and annual operational objectives
• Operates effectively at high levels within customers’ and potential customers’ organizations, recognizing and following through on opportunities in new areas and/or with new customers
• Supports the capture of programs and new technology development business
• Quoting activities and developing response to RFIs/RFPs
• Participates in the negotiation of contracts
• Managing change requests and negotiating new contracts
• Leads the preparation and composition of program proposals to obtain future business
• Understands company’s direction and translates it into proactive business strategies
• Responsible for meeting financial targets (revenue, profit) of assigned programs
• Reports program status on a regular basis and provides periodic management updates and external customers
• Anticipating clients’ needs and proposing appropriate solutions with team inputs
• Negotiating and coordinating program change orders
• Identifies and assists in protecting patentable intellectual property

Qualifications:

• Possess excellent communication/presentation, in writing and verbally; skills
• Be able to work effectively with diverse personalities and various levels of management
• High attention to detail and ability to multitask
• Performs work without appreciable management direction and exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignment
• Project Management Methodologies (PMBOK); PMP certification is a plus
• Establishing team scope, organizational and communication structures
• Developing presentations for and facilitating reviews for the phases of the program like PDR, CDR, TRR etc.
• Lending expertise to internal team by employing excellent listening and organizational skills
• Ensuring all program requirements outlined in the specification are verified
• Resource for creative approaches to solving wide range of customers’ budgetary and programmatic problems
• Advises higher levels of management and customers on advanced technical research studies, contracts, or projects and applications
• Ability to serve as a representative of the company
• Recognizes the need for cross-boundary efforts and will coordinate effectively
• Awareness of competing approaches and able to communicate company’s offerings to differentiate it from the competition
• Displays exemplary ethics and business conduct, and performs work cognizant of safe work practices

Education and/or Experience:

• B. S. (M.S. preferred) in Physics, Engineering or Science with eight (8) years of experience in high technology.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with managing multifaceted projects or programs involving unique and/or complex technology. Experience with Electronics design and manufacturing is a plus.
• Advanced computer proficiency level using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, & PowerPoint) and the ability of developing WBS and schedules in MS Project
• PMP certification preferred
• Experience or certification in EVMS preferred

Other:

• US citizenship or resident status
• Ability to travel (domestically/internationally) approximately 10-15%.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and 401k. Come join us at this exciting time as we expand operations

ESI Motion is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.