Interested in Challenging Work in an Essential Industry? Sonalysts, Inc. is seeking an experienced Program Manager to conduct Undersea Program Development in the Washington, DC area. An ideal candidate will have excellent critical thinking and communication skills to support acquisition and research and development programs throughout the entire capability development lifecycle from concept to fleet delivery. The successful candidate will be a key contributor to the development of new business for Sonalysts and leading a team of performers in that work.

Who are we:

Sonalysts, Inc. is a small, 100% employee owned (ESOP) business, which supports a very diverse set of customers. While the company was originally founded in 1973 with a focus on sonar analysis (hence the name) for the Navy, Sonalysts has since expanded into a variety of other Defense and Commercial spaces.  With current contracts supporting the Navy, Air Force, and Army and many other customers, Sonalysts relies on the skills and knowledge of its employee owners to help solve the Department of Defense’s most challenging problems while providing the best benefit to our customers.  Ranging from retired service members from all branches of the military, to professionals with a wide mix of different commercial and technical backgrounds, Sonalysts has a diverse and capable workforce.

By utilizing a small central corporate structure, coupled with a largely de-centralized approach to project management, Sonalysts is competitive with larger Defense Contractors while remaining agile and entrepreneurial at heart to provide rapid and innovative responses to customer requests. This allows our employee-owners to both lead or support existing projects and to get involved with developing new business and winning new work.   If you are looking for a way to use your technical or operational knowledge to support solving challenging problems for the military while being afforded the flexibility and empowerment of being a contractor or potential future leader in a small business, then Sonalysts may be the place for you.

What you will be doing:

• Conduct Business Development to identify and capture new customers for various portions of Sonalysts’ existing portfolio
• Build new teams to support various acquisition and research and development portfolios
• Work on and lead interesting and challenging projects such as:
• Planning, coordinating, and supervising undersea weapons and/or unmanned system development and testing
• Subsea and Seabed Warfare integration at the platform and operational levels
• Modeling and simulation of undersea weapons and/or unmanned systems
• Assist government teams with requirements definition, engineering development, and system integration
• Participate in all areas of the acquisition community lifecycle from planning through test evaluation

The Opportunities of Employee-Ownership

• Providing important support to various projects and key systems across the company.
• Opportunity to challenge yourself (learn and grow) intellectually as technologies advance.
• Opportunity to develop new customers and grow a portfolio.
• Participate in research, development, and testing of novel and cutting edge technology applications.
• Salary ranges between $160,000-$200,000, dependent on experience, qualifications and other relevant business criteria.  
• Becoming an integral part of an innovative employee-owned company which includes:
• Flexible Time Program enabling an optimal work-life balance by permitting partners to arrange their work around personal appointments, parent-teacher conferences, children’s activities and the like, so long as the partner gets the job done on-time.
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) Plan with company match
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Sales Bonus Program
• Special Performance and Retention Bonus Program
• Health and Preventive Dental Insurance
• Dependent Care Assistance Plan
• Health Care Reimbursement Plan
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Professional Development through Tuition Reimbursement Program, Online Training Program and Targeted Skills Program
• Relocation Assistance

Required Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizen, possessing an active Department of Defense SECRET (or higher) security clearance*
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Ocean, or Systems Engineering or related technical degree
• 15+ years of relevant experience including:
  • 5+ years of acquisition program office experience
  • 5+ years of NAVSEA Warfare Center experience
• Significant undersea weapon, undersea defense, or UUV design, development, or program management experience including

Strongly Desired Experience/Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in any of the above fields

*Maintaining a U.S. Government security clearance involves periodic comprehensive background checks.  Candidates are eligible for a clearance if they have demonstrated sound financial management (including good credit) over time, are free of criminal records, have limited foreign contacts or ties, and other factors indicative of a position of trust to protect information sensitive to the U.S. Government.

Sonalysts, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, disability, or other basis protected by law.  

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