Rincon Research - Tucson, AZ
posted 2 days ago
About the position
Rincon Research Corporation (RRC), an employee-owned company, is seeking a talented, tenacious, results-driven individual to work in a multi-disciplinary R&D environment with similarly motivated electrical engineers, mathematicians, computer scientists, and analysts who are collectively responsible for creating custom digital signal processing solutions and leveraging them to make an operational mission impact. At Rincon Research Corporation, we help defend freedom around the world by innovating, developing, and fielding RF solutions for the United States Defense and Intelligence Communities. Join our small company of committed, mission-oriented innovators who push the state-of-the-art forward and create exquisite capabilities for the U.S. Government. As a Technical Program Manager, you will work closely with a multi-disciplinary R&D team of engineers, researchers, and scientists to develop cutting-edge solutions to our nation's most challenging national security and cyber defense problems. We look forward to seeing how you can bring your skills and talents to solving our customer's most pressing needs. Come join the team that is creating cutting edge signal processing and geolocation systems for the future!
Responsibilities
- Responsible for all phases of the contract lifecycle including proposal development, staffing, development of plans and schedules, project management and control, conducting formal tests, financial management and forecasting, project reviews, quality, customer relationships, reporting to customers and RRC management, and long-term product support.
- May be responsible for one or more projects that may, or may not be interrelated; and may, or may not serve the same customer.
- Capable of functioning as a Systems Engineer by leading technical teams through system architecture creation, design, development, testing, requirements generation, and verification and validation of emerging systems to enable multi-domain operations.
- Assist Rincon Research Corporation's Advanced Systems Business Unit (ASBU) and Vice President (VP) for developing and leading personnel, creative problem solving, and successful delivery of advanced signal processing and software systems.
- Help develop strategic technology goals to continue current success in developing leading technologies to solve mission critical problems, and participate in business development activities that include leading and/or authoring contract proposals.
Requirements
- B.S. in electrical engineering, physics, computer science or mathematics
- Professional certification in project management with verifiable successful program management experience
- Experience with creating plans and schedules
- Experience with resource and financial forecasting
- Experience building and leading technical teams
- Experience with risk management
- Experience with program life cycle leadership
- Experience communicating technical concepts to a broad range of technical audience members
- ACTIVE TS/SCI SECURITY CLEARANCE
- US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED
Nice-to-haves
- M.S. or higher in engineering, physics, computer science, or mathematics
- PMP certification
- DoD Level 2 Certification in Acquisition Test & Evaluation
- DoD Certification in Acquisition Program Management, and/or Program Management Professional certification
- Verifiable military and/or commercial space systems operation, acquisition, development, test and integration experience
- Experience writing proposals
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid premiums for family medical and dental insurance, employee life insurance, short-term and long-term disability (STD & LTD)
- Flexible reimbursement spending accounts for medical expense and dependent care
- Immediate participation and vesting in the company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and 401(k) Plan
- Employer contributions to RRC's ESOP
- Employer matching contributions to the company's 401(k) Plan
- Employer discretionary contributions to the company's 401(k) Plan
