Deputy Program Manager, Engineering Services

Virginia Beach, VAfull timeOn Site

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$120k–$150k

H1B: no

Saronic Deputy Program Manager at Saronic leads execution of small Unmanned Surface Vessel (sUSV) Mission Package Integration activities, managing budgets, schedules, and technical readiness. This role requires coordination across engineering, vessel operations, and customer teams to ensure successful integration, testing, and fielding of payload systems.

Responsibilities

Program Management
Own program budgets, schedules, and statements of work, and control performance to customer and internal objectives.
Report program health across scope, budget, schedule, technical objectives, and customer satisfaction to leadership and customers.
Manage customer purchase requests from quote through delivery, acceptance, and invoicing, including supplier coordination, logistics, and the associated contract actions.
Manage and track supporting logistics for customer events and integration activities, including customer acceptance.
Integrations & On-Water Testing
Lead payload and mission package integration with Engineering and vessel operations teams, from design through on-water testing and fielding.
Plan and run on-water tests, exercises, and demonstration events.
Own mission package configuration across builds and variants, ensuring configurations are validated and approved before deployment.
Support configuration management activities of payloads and mission packages across builds and variants, ensuring traceability from design to delivery.
Provide technical support for fielded systems and manage service campaigns, including maintenance, retrofits, and sustainment.
Manage execution of product service campaigns, including maintenance, retrofits, and other sustainment activities.

Qualification

Bachelor's degree in EngineeringWorking knowledge of small vessel HullWorking knowledge of networkingExperience managing riskKey CompetenciesComfort operating in ambiguousPhysical Demands

Required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Systems, Business, or a related field.
5+ years of experience in program management, systems integration, or technical product delivery, ideally within maritime, defense, or unmanned systems programs.
Demonstrated ownership of program budget, schedule, scope, statements of work, and customer relationships.
Experience coordinating cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, and customer-facing functions.
Excellent written and verbal communication with technical teams, end-users, and government customers.
Working knowledge of small vessel Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical (H&ME) structures and systems.
Working knowledge of networking, cybersecurity, and software architecture sufficient to explain how remotely operated systems work to internal and customer teams.
Willingness and ability to participate in on-water testing and field exercise events.
Experience managing risk, configuration, and readiness for complex technical maritime systems.

Preferred

Experience with unmanned surface vessels (USV/sUSV), unmanned maritime systems, or payload/mission package integration.
Familiarity with DoD or other government acquisition processes, program execution, and contract deliverables.
PMP certification or equivalent program/project management training.
Key Competencies
Ability to translate technical engineering work into clear program schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-paced environments and driving issues to resolution.
Can connect component-level design decisions to overall system and mission performance.
Physical Demands

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k)
PTO
Equity/RSU
Parental Leave
Life Insurance

Company

Saronic

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