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- Hours
- Full time
- Where
- Cambridge, MA
- Posted
- Sep 2
Overview:
Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.
Job Description Summary:
The Program Manager 1 will help deliver first-of-a-kind field-ready technical solutions in support of National Security missions.
What you'd do
- Own overall program execution, to include meeting cost, schedule, technical performance targets and exceeding customer expectations
- Establish project/program performance measurement baseline.
- Develop, implement and update resource allocation plans. Work with functional organizations to effectively recruit, retain and develop key talent for the business.
- Manage and control all phases of programs from inception through completion, ensuring cost, schedule, and technical performance.
- Act as primary customer contact for program activities, managing program teams, and leading review sessions to ensure all work scope and technical requirements are met.
- Work closely with the supporting functions to enable and monitor ongoing performance
- Identify, assess and apply appropriate actions for project opportunities, risks, and issues in terms of cost, schedule, technical elements and deliverables.
- Establish strong customer partnerships and balance ongoing needs and expectations against plans. Develop new business or expand existing products/technologies with customers.
- Provide leadership oversight for the team creating an open, positive, inclusive environment to maintain high team morale.
- Participate in contract negotiations, reporting, deliverables and changes.
- Starts
- 2026-08-24