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Azure Summit Technology is a mature, growing small business with locations in Melbourne, Florida, and Fairfax, Virginia, that develops and delivers high-performance RF hardware, firmware, and software products, and innovative, practical, multi-function RF systems solutions that address emerging missions of national importance for customers across the Department of Defense.  We are a diverse team of highly qualified RF systems engineers and mission subject matter experts (SMEs) with backgrounds in electrical, mechanical, RF, hardware, software, firmware and systems engineering, working together within a creative, innovative and highly collaborative culture, to deliver cutting edge solutions for our customers.  To do this, we hire people with a passion to succeed.  We look for problem solvers.  People who have unique perspectives and diverse experience. 

Are you in?

Do you work well in a team environment and on your own as an individual contributor?  Do you know how to set the bar high and achieve goals for yourself and bring others along with you?  Do you work hard and play hard?  Do you want to help the company succeed and build your skill set and further your career at the same time?  Azure Summit Technology just might be the place for you.      

What do we do?

Azure Summit Technology provides a wide range of multi-channel software defined radio solutions for applications including surveillance, emitter location, and interference cancellation. Systems can be tailored to meet a variety of requirements for bandwidth, dynamic range, number of channels, and computational resources. Supported platforms range from resource-constrained small UAVs and wearable devices to manned aircraft and submarines. Azure also offers innovative signal processing solutions to challenging problems in the realm of radio frequency spectrum awareness.

What will you do?

Azure Summit Technology is currently seeking a qualified, energetic and motivated team member to fill the position of Program Control Specialist. The selected candidate will perform critical program planning, monitoring, control, reporting, and documentation tasks to meet contract requirements, fulfill customer needs, and support continued success of our programs.  This position is located at our Melbourne, FL, office with with occasional overnight travel to Fairfax, Virginia, Baltimore, Maryland, and other locations as needed.  Remote work is available based on agreement with your supervisor.

The successful applicant will work collaboratively with program managers as well as an outstanding group of geographically dispersed engineers and technologists.  Interaction with customer personnel, and fostering a positive and productive relationship with them, will be required. The successful applicant will become part of a world class team and will support program execution of advanced electronic systems for the DoD and other customers.  Current and future projects span advanced concept and prototype development, technology upgrades for complex operational systems, low-rate initial production, and full-rate production.  This position will also include responsibilities related to risk management and proposal preparation.

Primary Responsibilities:

- Developing detailed program planning documentation, including performance measurement baselines, project schedules, and work breakdown structures consistent with the approach defined by the program manager to meet contractual requirements

- Monitoring and tracking of project progress status against plans, and projections in an earned value framework, including task schedules, schedule critical path, task budgets and estimate at complete

- Monitoring and tracking of actual and projected costs and projected billings against plans

- Establishing of a methodical approach to tracking deliverable requirements, due dates and actual submission dates of contract deliverables, as well as archival and version control of deliverables

- Tracking of material requirements from initiation of purchase requisition through purchase order issuance and receipt of material

- Documenting of project action items and issues

- Coordinating of risk management activities on a periodic basis.  Documenting of identified risks, risk assessments, and risk mitigation strategies

- Supporting cost proposal development

Basic Requirements:

- US citizenship, due to nature of the work and contract requirements

- Ability to obtain a SECRET security clearance, due to nature of the work and contract requirement

- Minimum 3 years’ experience applying Earned Value Management to project management and control

- Minimum 3 years’ experience using Microsoft Project or similar software for project planning and control

Preferred Requirements:

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office productivity software, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline is highly desirable

- Experience preparing program planning, monitoring and control, and reporting documents for DoD Programs of Record

- Ability to establish and maintain strong, collaborative working relationships with senior managers, technical staff, peers, and customer personnel

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, consistent attention to detail, and excellent written and oral communication skills

- Experience using Deltek CostPoint

- Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® or similar project management certification

- Proficiency in Microsoft Project for project planning, control and monitoring of cost, schedule, and resource requirements

Azure Summit Technology is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disabled Employer. Azure Summit Technology provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training. Azure Summit Technology expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment or discrimination based on any of the characteristics mentioned above. Improper interference with the ability of other employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated. To request accommodation, contact Julia Bergeman, 571-308-1408, julia.bergeman@azuresummit.com.