Principal Program Manager

Principal Program Manager

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), Algorithms, Modeling, and Assessments (AMA) Division is seeking a Principal Program Manager in the Nuclear Environments and System Assessments (NESA) Directorate. In this role, you will support our strategic initiatives in missile defense, space, and nuclear weapon effects and will be responsible for managing programs and conducting business development critical to the success of our organization as well as national security. Candidates will have a strong background and passion for missile defense applications, space systems, systems engineering, nuclear weapon nuclear survivability, modeling and simulation (M&S), and system design and analysis.

What you'll do as a Principal Program Manager :

• Manage IDIQ and program task orders.
• Conduct program management activities including scheduling, budgeting, planning, monitoring, technical oversight, and customer communications.
• Conduct business development activities including customer engagements, proposals, marketing, briefings, and strategic planning in areas focused on missile defense, space, systems engineering, and nuclear weapon effects.
• Develop marketing plans, strategies, and execute those plans. Report progress on plans and strategies.
• Conduct / recommend M&S, analysis, and evaluation of missile defense systems, components, and concepts.
• Present technical briefings, findings, requirements, analysis, and recommendations. Prepare and review technical documentation.
• Assist and support development of software applications and models in missile defense, space, nuclear weapon effects, survivability, and M&S.
• Support software planning, development, testing, deployment, and usage.
• Work directly with our customers, other contractors, and other ARA teams to conduct business development activities.

Principal Program Manager Requirements :

Principal Scientist Preferred Qualifications :

Company & Division Information :

Do you want to work for a purpose? Applied Research Associates, Inc. (aka ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company. We have been providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences since 1979. ARA has over 2,306 employee-owners and continues to grow rapidly. Together, our offices throughout the U.S. and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement.

ARA also prides itself on having a challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norm. The motto, "Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit" sums up the ARA experience. Employee ownership ensures you have a voice with what happens in the company.

To find out more about what the Algorithms, Modeling and Assessments (AMA) Division has to offer, visit our website.

ARA is an EOE M / F / Disability / Veteran employer.