Project Manager – First Rf

Essential Functions

• Act as a project leader and drive consistent, organized processes
• Facilitate communication among production, engineering, quality, management, suppliers and customers
• Collaborate with all teams to ensure that project goals and deliverables meet FIRST RF quality standards
• Assess, monitor, document, and communicate on project scope and status, risks and key learnings to project stakeholders
• Construct and control project plans and budgets that help teams drive key decision points
• Ensure all team members understand their roles and are held accountable for meeting commitments
• Identify, track, manage, and resolve project issues
• Capture and document project-related business, functional and creative information during the project lifecycle
• Drive change management processes, manage stakeholder expectations, communicate impact, and execute changes if applicable
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of the projects and related contractual, technical, and quality documentation

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time based on business needs.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position at 40 hours per week.  Typical office hours include Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm, however these hours will vary based on workload and the manager’s discretion.  This job may require more than 40 hours of work per week as the need arises.

Travel

No travel is expected for this position.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers and photocopiers.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool as necessary. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

About FIRST RF

FIRST RF is a fast-growing, multi-disciplined, privately owned small business that develops and delivers affordable, reliable, high-performance products. By merging expert design capabilities and state-of-the-art in-house facilities, we have delivered more than 300,000 antenna and RF system products to date. FIRST RF’s customers rely on us to address the most challenging technical, environmental, and integration challenges in the industry, with applications spanning electronic warfare, navigation, multiband communications, conformal and low-observable antennas, radar, and millimeter wave sensing and communications.

Benefits Summary

We offer all employees four weeks of PTO each year, flexible scheduling, hybrid work, tuition reimbursement, up to 6% 401(k) match, and healthcare, dental, and vision plans.

AAP/EEO Statement

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing equal opportunity in all of our employment practices, including selection, hiring, assignment, re-assignment, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, and termination. The Company prohibits discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in employment based on race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex (including same sex); sexual orientation; gender identity; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability or handicap; citizenship status; service member status; or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.  We support protected veterans and individuals with disabilities through our affirmative action program.

Required Education and Experience

• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance
• Reside in Colorado
• Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering discipline and relevant experience in technical leadership or equivalent
• Ability to identify technical, cost, and schedule risks/opportunities and to engage technical support appropriately
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including creating and delivering presentations
• A capacity to thrive in a self-motivated environment that has few boundaries and at-times conflicting priorities
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills and a detail-oriented problem-solving approach
• A desire to find, explore, and solve new and challenging problems

Preferred Education and Experience

• A proven capacity to contribute to multidisciplinary engineering projects
• Experience in R&D and FAR proposal activities and development to customer requirements