Ssn(X) Program Manager

The SSN(X) Program Manager will play a critical role in shaping the future of undersea warfare capability ensuring the program is positioned resourced and executed to meet evolving national security needs while strengthening the industrial base.

The SSN(X) Program Manager owns the overall program strategy including capture planning build strategy supplier engagement strategic initiative program management and functional support. This leader is accountable for developing and managing the overall program plan and integrated master schedule to deliver the SSN(X) program to cost schedule and technical objectives.

Key responsibilities:

Program strategy planning and governance

• Define and lead the overarching SSN(X) program strategy aligning technical commercial and schedule objectives.
• Develop and maintain the overall program plan integrating requirements scope cost risk and schedule baselines.
• Establish program governance reviews and performance metrics to ensure delivery to cost schedule and technical requirements.
• Proactively identify manage and mitigate program risks and opportunities.
• Lead capture strategy for SSN(X) including competitive positioning customer engagement and win themes.
• Work with government relations to shape requirements acquisition strategies and opportunity pipeline for SSN(X) and undersea warfare initiatives.

Overall program schedule management

• Guide planning teams to align work breakdown structure (WBS) schedule logic and key milestones across design build test and delivery.
• Own the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and master schedule ensuring all phases tasks and dependencies are represented in a single time-phased plan.
• Monitor schedule performance driving recovery and acceleration plans where required.

Supplier development and partnership strategy

• Define supplier and partnership strategy for key systems technologies and services.
• Identify and qualify strategic suppliers and partners to support program objectives.
• Negotiate and manage strategic partnership frameworks and long-term agreements in coordination with supply chain and legal.

Build strategy and execution

• Support SSN(X) build strategy lead to incorporate build strategy decisions into impacted areas of engineering supply chain and other functions including make-versus-buy modularization sequencing and facility loading.
• Coordinate with engineering and operations to ensure design-for-build and design-for-supportability are embedded early.
• Integrate advanced manufacturing digital engineering and model-based approaches into the build strategy where value-adding.

Cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management

• Serve as the central integrator across engineering supply chain manufacturing and program controls.
• Communicate program strategy status risks and decisions to senior leadership customers and partners.
• Build and lead a high-performing program team fostering accountability collaboration and continuous improvement.

Bachelors Degree and 8 years of applicable progressive professional and/or supervisory work experience; Masters Degree and 6 years of relevant experience

One of the following may be used as equivalent to Bachelors Degree to meet minimum qualifications:

• NNS Apprentice School graduate
• Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate
• Associates Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience
• Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience
• High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing Shipbuilding Trades Military experience or other relevant exempt experience
• High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing Shipbuilding Trades Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience

• Experience in program management for complex defense aerospace or maritime systems.
• Experience in submarine design requirements and/or operations
• Familiarity with integrated master scheduling program planning and project controls in a complex environment
• Experience leading supplier strategy partnership development or complex subcontract management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication negotiation and executive presentation skills
• Submarine XO engineer or NAVSEA Team Submarine Program