Founded in 1918, Kearfott Corporation, a global Aerospace and Defense supplier for over 100 years, is a leader in the design and manufacture of precision motion control products and inertial navigation components. Kearfott has a very long history of innovation and excellence, and is the go-to brand for many of our global clients. Kearfott is trusted, respected and plays a vital role in the success of America’s aerospace and defense industries. With over a century of expertise & experience, Kearfott is dedicated to providing quality, reliability, and cutting-edge technology to customers worldwide to meet their sea, land, air, and space navigation and guidance requirements.

Kearfott offers a comprehensive benefits package including a 401K, and Tuition Reimbursement. We offer a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.

We are looking for talented individuals who want to be part of a world-class work force. Join Kearfott and become part of a company that is recognized for technical expertise and respected world-wide as a ‘full service’ provider.

For more information, visit our website at www.kearfott.com

Kearfott Corporation, a global avionics, motion control and navigation supplier for over 100 years, is a leader in the design and manufacture of precision motion control products and inertial control components. Our inertial guidance and navigation systems control military and commercial aircraft, military land vehicles, missiles, marine vehicles, satellites, and space instruments.

The Program / Project Manager (PM) is responsible for planning, execution and delivery of all contract line items to the customer. This responsibility includes leading, managing and directing all resources to accomplish all contract scope within the defined cost & schedule. The PM will act as the customer primary point of contact and must have excellent management, leadership and communications skills. The resources under direction of the PM will include, but not be limited to, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply chain, Finance, Program Planning & Control, Contracts and Quality. The PM should be well versed in industry accepted practices, tools and processes for program and project management.

The PM responsibilities include the cost, schedule, scope and quality management of the program or project throughout the life cycle comprising opportunity identification & concept development, generation of customer-specific proposals, development, verification & validation testing and ultimately through full rate production and product line phase-out as applicable. The PM must be highly skilled in successfully managing development of new technology, products, subsystems and systems. Excellent management and influencing skills, as well as excellent quantitative skills are required, with frequent utilization of tools such as MS Project, Microsoft Office suite and employment of the ERP system. The PM must have ability to understand the technical elements of the program or project sufficient to be able to adequately manage, guide and make decisions that reduce overall technical risk

Essential Functions

Project / Program Integration

• Develop Project / Program Plan
• Define Work Breakdown Structure and Program team
• Direct execution
• Manage export and manufacturing licenses
• Project completion, closeout and lessons learned

Project / Program Scope Management

• Define scope and completion criteria, assign responsibility for execution
• Monitor and manage scope
• Change management

Project / Program Cost & Schedule Management

• Budgeting, Estimation and forecasting
• Integrated Master Schedule development & management – activity & milestone definition
• Monitor, track and report actual costs, Variance reporting
• Perform Estimate to Complete and Estimates at Completion
• Change Management, budgeting and control

Project / Program Resource Management

• Identify project/ program team roles, responsibilities & accountabilities
• Creation of program organizational structure and decision hierarchy
• Monitoring and management of team performance to plan

Project / Program Procurement and Manufacturing Management

• Planning of make vs. buy, subcontractor, supplier selection & management
• Monitor manufacturing performance to plan
• Monitor procurement performance to plan
• Remove barriers and hindrances to progress
• Identify, allocate & Manage procurement and manufacturing costs
• Manage Project inventory

Project / Program Risk Management

• Risk & Opportunity identification
• Quantitative / qualitative analysis
• Abatement and tracking of Risk

Project / Program Communications

• Communications plan, distribution and feedback
• Monthly & Quarterly Reviews preparation & conduct
• Program performance reporting

Project / Program Quality Assurance

• Performance to and management of requirements
• Quality program tailoring to program requirements

Required Skills

• Project / Program Integration
• Develop Project / Program Plan
• Define Work Breakdown Structure and Program team
• Direct execution
• Manage export and manufacturing licenses
• Project completion, closeout and lessons learned
• Project / Program Scope Management
• Define scope and completion criteria, assign responsibility for execution
• Monitor and manage scope
• Change management
• Project / Program Cost & Schedule Management
• Budgeting, Estimation and forecasting
• Integrated Master Schedule development & management – activity & milestone definition
• Monitor, track and report actual costs, Variance reporting
• Perform Estimate to Complete and Estimates at Completion
• Change Management, budgeting and control
• Project / Program Resource Management
• Identify project/ program team roles, responsibilities & accountabilities
• Creation of program organizational structure and decision hierarchy
• Monitoring and management of team performance to plan
• Project / Program Procurement and Manufacturing Management
• Planning of make vs. buy, subcontractor, supplier selection & management
• Monitor manufacturing performance to plan
• Monitor procurement performance to plan
• Remove barriers and hindrances to progress
• Identify, allocate & Manage procurement and manufacturing costs
• Manage Project inventory
• Project / Program Risk Management
• Risk & Opportunity identification
• Quantitative / qualitative analysis
• Abatement and tracking of Risk
• Project / Program Communications
• Communications plan, distribution and feedback
• Monthly & Quarterly Reviews preparation & conduct
• Program performance reporting
• Project / Program Quality Assurance
• Performance to and management of requirements
• Quality program tailoring to program requirements

Required Experience

• 10 + years project management experience with complex electronic systems or equivalent required.
• DOD Program Management/EVM experience required
• S. required, MS or MBA is preferred
• PMP Certification is preferred
• Well versed in MS Project and MS Office suite, ability to learn and extract data from ERP system
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, across functional areas
• US citizen / ability to work on U.S. government programs; possession of security clearance is highly desired
• Must be legally authorized to work in the US, visa sponsorship not available.
• Must be able to work on U.S. government programs and/or obtain security clearance in the future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Minorities/Females/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity