Title:
Program Manager, Software Development
KBR is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a Software Development Team in Ann Arbor, MI. You will ensure the successful execution of a portfolio of projects, transform development practices, and pursue new opportunities.
KBR is a leading provider of high-end engineering, intelligence, and advanced technology solutions that protect and enhance the security of our nation and the world. KBR's Advanced ISR Special Programs team in Ann Arbor conducts sponsored Research and Development to improve our nation’s capability to execute Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions. We address difficult technical problems, as posed by increasingly complex operating environments, and develop solutions that enable our customers’ success and safety.
The Ann Arbor region is a recognized technology and innovation center that offers an affordable, high quality of life with a broad appeal to diverse interests, bolstered by major research universities and many educational, recreational, cultural, and entertainment opportunities locally and throughout the Great Lakes State.
Responsibilities:
- Provide business ownership and execution responsibility for a portfolio of related software development projects, transitioning advanced signal and image processing algorithms into demonstrable software products, pursuant to operational implementation within advanced remote sensing systems.
- Provide oversight to ensure fulfillment of project scope while adhering to cost and schedule constraints
- Work with development teams to implement appropriate, efficient DevOps practices and tools.
- Collaborate with technical experts while leading the identification and capture of new software development opportunities to expand your portfolio.
Required Qualifications:
- Academic degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, or Computer Science, with accompanying years of relevant experience as indicated:
- Bachelor's + 10 years
- Master's + 5 years
- Demonstrated relevant and successful experience as a project manager in the development of deliverable software products.
- Participation R&D business capture through solution development, customer engagement, and proposal content preparation.
- Experience working with MATLAB engineering analysis code and formal code development in C++.
- Experience with agile software development methods and DevOps processes and tools
- Excellence in oral and written technical communication.
- Must have an Active Top Secret Security Clearance
Desired Qualifications:
- Proficiency in C++ or Python programming languages
- Experience with software development that efficiently implemented advanced algorithms, via high-performance scientific computing and/or parallel processing technologies.
- Participation R&D business capture through solution development, customer engagement, and proposal content preparation
- Professional certification in areas of relevance to software development management and processes (e.g., Agile methodology, Project Management Professional - PMP)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Active SCI access
INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY AT KBR
At KBR, we are passionate about our people, sustainability, and our Zero Harm culture.
These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a more inclusive and diverse company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment of real collaboration across cultures and locations. Our individual differences and perspectives bring enhanced value to our teams and help us develop solutions for the most challenging problems. We understand that by embracing those differences and working together, we are more innovative, more resilient, and safer.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
