As the Program Manager 2 here's the work you'll do:

Position Summary

Step into a high-impact leadership role where your work directly shapes the future of defense. At Day & Zimmermann, you’ll lead the full lifecycle of advanced missile warhead programs from concept to production, while driving innovation, collaboration, and mission success. As the primary liaison with customers, suppliers, and government partners, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering cutting-edge solutions that protect our nation.

Your Impact Will Include: 

• Lead cross-functional teams across engineering, quality, and materials to deliver mission-ready products.

• Drive new product development in partnership with customers and government agencies.

• Oversee engineering initiatives and participate in product testing to ensure performance excellence.

• Present program progress and strategy directly to senior leadership, shaping key decision

Join us and take on a role where your leadership, vision, and expertise will have a lasting impact on national security.

This role is for you if you have these skills:

• Plans and directs all phases of missile warhead products.  Serves as primary point of contact for customers, suppliers, vendors and internal service providers.
• Serves as primary point of contact with third party customers/government representatives to facilitate new product development and production.
• Oversees engineering, participates in testing of sample products for acceptance to the customers.
• Proven leadership and experience in effectively directing and providing high-level oversight of program administration.  Excellent customer service skills.
• Demonstrated experience in the interpretation of government contract requirements and the implementation of processes for product production.
• Responds promptly to customer needs; both internal and external.  Maintains confidentiality.  Listens and gets clarification, responds well to questions.  Has excellent phone skills. 
• Proficiency in Word, Access, Excel, Outlook, and other software programs is needed.  Writes clearly and informatively.  Secret Clearance required.
• Strong financial skills to maintain budgets and project planning.  Presents numerical data effectively

And if you have these qualifications:

Education: Bachelors Degree in Engineering or technical field, Masters desirable but not required
Length of Experience: 5+ years of progressively complex experience in managing government programs
Certifications: Secret clearance is required
Licenses/ Registrations: Must possess a valid REAL ID-compliant drivers license, which includes the gold or black star in the upper corner, indicating it is federally compliant

In compliance with this states pay transparency laws, the salary range for this role is $107,200- $160,800. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. (The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements).

We care about our employee's and it shows!!

Our staff receive a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical/Rx, dental and vision coverage; life, AD&D and disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; 100% paid maternity leave for up to 12 weeks, parental leave, family leave, other paid time off; voluntary benefits and discount programs to meet our employees individual needs including pet insurance for our furry family members!

To ensure a safe work environment while meeting the physical demands of the job, you must be able to perform the following physical and mental tasks, with or without a reasonable accommodation:

Visual acuity (e.g., needed to prepare and analyze data, to transcribe documents, to view a computer, to read, to inspect objects, to operate machinery.
Balancing (e.g. maintaining equilibrium when walking, climbing, crouching, etc.)
Stooping (e.g. bending the spine at the waist)
Reaching (e.g. reaching the arms or legs in any direction)
Lifting motion or lifting objects more than 15 pounds
Walking
Repetitive motion of any part of the body
Kneeling, crouching or crawling
Pushing or pulling (e.g. using a part of your body to press against something in a downward or outward direction or in a dragging or hauling motion)
Manual Dexterity (e.g. picking, pinching, typing, or other working that uses fingers)
Grasping (e.g. use of hand to apply pressure)
Feeling (e.g. perceiving an object’s size, shape, texture, etc.)
Climbing (e.g. ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, pole, etc. using feet and legs and hands/arms to climb)
Hearing
Talking
Capacity to think, concentrate and focus for long periods of time.
Ability to read complex documents in the English language.
Capacity to reason and make sound decisions.
Ability to write complex documents in the English language.
Capacity to express thoughts orally.
Expertise in: EXCEL, WORD, CADD (Revit/Bentley)
Ability to wear a mask, respirator, bullet proof vest, or other equipment.
Ability to regularly perform all job functions at Company’s office or worksite.
Ability to withstand environmental conditions (e.g. extreme heat or cold, grass, wind, sand, fumes, odors, gases, extreme noise, etc.)