Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. is currently recruiting for the position of Program Manager.
Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. (SBIR) is a very successful, fast-paced subsidiary of HEICO Corporation, (NYSE: HEI, HEI.A). For more than 60 years, HEICO has thrived by serving segments of the aerospace, defense, and electronics industries by providing innovative and cost-saving products and services. Forbes Magazine has ranked HEICO as one of the 200 "Best Small Companies" and 200 "Hot Shot Stocks".
Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. designs and manufactures the most technologically advanced Infrared (IR) and Electro-Optical (E-O) test instrumentation. SBIR's broad line of innovative products support testing of military and commercial sensor systems for world-wide use in laboratory, production, depot and field test applications. SBIR's high-energy, dynamic culture focuses our Team Members on providing quality products and services to our customers. We provide highly integrated, well-engineered, cost effective hardware and software solutions to the E-O community. In doing so, SBIR has become the preferred supplier to major domestic and international manufacturers of commercial and military E-O sensors and systems.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties assigned as necessary.
- Generates, manages and coordinates comprehensive program plans, schedules, budgets and technical performance for SBIR programs.
- Provides leadership and direction to the engineering, design, and production teams for program deliverables. Sets and continuously manages project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
- Takes ownership of program performance by maintaining intimate awareness of technical product performance requirements, and by enforcing disciplined concept and design reviews that robustly demonstrate compliance with those performance requirements.
- Ensures that same technical performance diligence is flowed down to SBIR's sub-contractors and suppliers, and ensures that the same technical discipline is adhered to when validating sourced sub-assemblies and critical parts.
- Interacts on a regular basis with customer program stakeholders to provide status and understand requirements and expectations. Manages the relationship with the customer.
- Proactively manages changes in project scope, assesses risks and builds contingencies into program plans.
- Works closely with SBIR engineering, procurement, production, and quality departments as well as vendors to ensure work plans and resource allocation support program goals.
- Supports proposal efforts by providing costing; schedules, estimated labor in concert with vendors and engineering; technical proposal writing and editing; kickoff meetings, TIM's and CDR's.
- Manages multiple programs (5 to 10) that total 10 to 15 million in annual revenue.
- Must be able to make programmatic decisions when presented with conflicting or incomplete information from technical staff. Understands and manages technical risks.
- Works with Accounting department to maintain ETC's, EAC's and spend plans.
- Stays in sync with Finance department on spending and on-contract labor execution, to facilitate accurate P&L forecasting for CPFF and Percent-Complete contracts.
- Provides monthly program updates to senior management.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Indirectly supervises and manages team members that work on specific programs.
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
Requirements/Experience:
- BA/BS Engineering or Sciences, or other technical degree strongly preferred; or four to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Technical experience in optical or infrared sensors, optics, materials, systems engineering or electronics.
- Experience managing complex program across multiple disciplines, including engineering, production, subcontractors, sales and marketing.
- Skilled and experienced in managing-through-influence in a fast-paced technology environment.
- Creative, critical thinker. Must be able to anticipate problems, and propose solutions in a timely manner.
- Strong written, oral and interpersonal skills.
- Public speaking and presentation skills required.
- Experience with program management software platforms such as MS Project preferred.
- Basic understanding of enterprise resource planning and accounting concepts preferred.
Due to US Export Control Regulations compliance, eligible candidates MUST be a US citizen, permanent resident or a person who has been granted asylum; proper documentation required. Pre-employment verifications: must pass background, reference and ITAR/EAR checks in addition to a pre-employment drug screen.
This position offers many benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, HSA, FSA, alternate work week schedule, LTD, life insurance and much more.
$110,000/yr. - $160,000/yr. - DOE
EOE
Male/Female/Veteran/DisabledSkills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or another technical discipline, or four to ten years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Technical experience with optical or infrared sensors, optics, materials, systems engineering, or electronics
- Experience managing complex programs across engineering, production, subcontractors, sales, and marketing
- Experience managing through influence in a fast-paced technology environment
- Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
- Public speaking and presentation skills
- Ability to anticipate problems, think critically, and propose timely solutions
- U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or person granted asylum, with proper documentation, to comply with U.S. export control regulations
- Ability to pass background, reference, ITAR/EAR, and pre-employment drug-screen checks
- Experience with program management software such as Microsoft Project
- Basic understanding of enterprise resource planning and accounting concepts
HEICO Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about HEICO and has not been reviewed or approved by HEICO.
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Retirement Support — The company maintains a long‑standing 401(k) program with company matching available to nearly all U.S. employees, with matches sometimes delivered in company stock. Official materials indicate broad participation and subsidiary‑level match structures.
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Flexible Benefits — The package spans medical, dental, vision, HSAs/FSAs, life and disability coverage, PTO and holidays, tuition reimbursement, an EAP, and various discounts, with multiple plan choices. Eligibility and specifics can differ by subsidiary.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness programs such as health fairs, screenings, flu shots, and on‑site classes appear alongside fitness, retail, and entertainment discounts. These offerings complement core coverage and support day‑to‑day wellbeing.
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What We Do
HEICO Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of aerospace, defense, and electronics related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Flight Support Group (FSG/HEICO Aerospace) and Electronic Technologies Group (ETG). HEICO Aerospace offers jet engine and aircraft component replacement parts. It also involves in manufacturing specialty aircraft/defense related parts; offering thermal insulation blankets primarily for aerospace, defense, and commercial applications; subcontracting for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs); providing specialty parts as a subcontractor for aerospace and industrial OEMs, and the United States government. In addition, this segment distributes hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and electro-mechanical components for the aviation markets.
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