Production Program Manager, Sentry Deployments
Irvine, CA - USA
Job Summary
ABOUT THE JOB
We are looking for a Production Program Manager to join our rapidly growing team in Irvine CA to lead the end-to-end execution of Sentry this role you will bridge the gap between production warehousing and field operations to scale our global fleet and support high-volume expansion. Additionally you will establish a robust field-to-factory feedback loop turning real-world operational lessons into product enhancements and repeatable launch playbooks.
WHAT YOULL DO
- Planning Production & Top Level (DIP) Operations
- Partner with planning production engineering product management deployment operations and business development on strategic priorities and delivery commitments.
- Develop standardized tower packout processes that work for all involved parties and enable effective intake of returning components into MRO processes to increase efficiency and reduce waste at scale
- Drive DIP strategy and execution ensuring proper handoff between production warehousing Deployment Ops and the CBP Account team.
- Ensure the process output includes the necessary customer deliverables (700-21 documentation) and establishes proper asset traceability across systems
- Implement a process for rework and upgrade of assets after storage and before deployment
- Plan and execute deployment readiness for new XRST variants to accelerate time-to-market and support higher volumes
- Deployment Sustainment & Field Support
- Support definition and execution of deployment strategy that scales efficiently with XRST while still supporting other CI and AD products across the fleet/globe.
- Build internal-production maintenance and repair approaches to efficiently support the fleet of legacy CI Towers
- Use data and analytics to predict and prevent issues across our deployed systems before they become problems at scale
- Develop field support approaches for upcoming XRST variants optimized for lower cost at high volumes strengthening our position for large contracts
- Field-to-Factory Feedback & Continuous Improvement
- Drive initiatives that quickly convert field learnings into product improvements production innovations planning enhancements and better processes across all products
- Partner with Mission Integration and Sustainment Engineering to implement design-for-manufacturability and design-for-installation improvements based on production learnings (e.g. Productize Tower Move kits load-out for Mk5 PTU conversion across the fleet)
- Turn operational lessons from XRST deployments into repeatable playbooks that help future products launch faster and scale more efficiently
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Operations Management Business or related technical field
- 3 years of experience in operations program management business operations engineering/technical roles preferably in a complex hardware industry
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong understanding of the manufacturing environment and the supporting processes that enable production
- Experience launching new products with condensed timelines
- Experience with project management methodologies (Agile Lean Six Sigma etc.) and tools (Jira Confluence Gantt Chartsetc.)
- Excellent problem-solving analytical and organizational skills
- Strong communication and leadership abilities to influence and align cross functional teams
- Ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment with evolving priorities
US Salary Range
$112000 - $149000 USD
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