Program Manager

DRS RADA is looking for a Program Manager to join our team.

The project manager will be responsible for planning and overseeing product development projects to ensure they are completed in a timely fashion and within budget.

As part of its role, the project manager will be responsible for the following activities:

• Leading the project multidisciplinary - working closely with System engineers , Quality, Production and Delivery teams

• Project management including Schedule preparation and monitoring, Budget management, Risk Management, and bottlenecks monitoring

• Coordinating all activities related to:

1. Prototypes production
2. Testing and integration (lab & field tests)
3. Release to production
4. First production batch
5. Handshake with the production line managers

Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering field, MBA an advantage
• At least 3 years of experience as R&D engineer
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in project management roles, developing complex, multi-disciplinary products aimed for mass production
• Proven experience in transitioning from development to production
• Comfortable making decisions under uncertainty and dynamic conditions
• Ability to lead in a matrix, comfortable working with multiple interfaces simultaneously
• Hands-on, can-do attitude
• Customer orientation and excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Thorough and methodological approach
• In-depth understanding in Radars – advantage
• Experience with OEM products – advantage
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills