Altera · 16 hours ago
Federal Program Manager
San Jose, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$179K/yr - $259K/yr
12+ years expAltera is seeking a highly experienced Federal Program Manager to lead complex U.S. Federal and DoD programs. The role involves overseeing program planning, execution, compliance, and stakeholder engagement to ensure successful delivery and customer satisfaction across multi-year initiatives.
Enterprise SoftwareManufacturingSemiconductorSoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead integrated program planning and execution across scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, and resources; maintain IMP and IMS
Establish IPTs spanning engineering, supply chain, quality, security/compliance, manufacturing, and test
Drive program milestones (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PRR, FAT/SAT), configuration control, and change management
Implement EVMS and prepare required reports
Ensure adherence to FAR/DFARS, ITAR/EAR, cybersecurity (NIST SP 800-171, CMMC), and program data rights
Manage contract deliverables: SOW/SOO compliance, CDRL/SDRL development and delivery, contract mods, and option exercises
Oversee subcontractor and vendor performance; flow down federal clauses
Own program P&L, baseline budgets, ETC/EAC, variance analysis, and forecasting; meet revenue, margin, cash, and backlog objectives
Drive risk/opportunity management and implement mitigation plans
Support pricing strategies, BOEs, ROMs, and cost volumes
Serve as primary point of contact for U.S. Government customers and Tier-1 primes; execute stakeholder communication plans, lead reviews, and resolve issues
Align program execution with Altera’s FPGA device families, including Direct-RF FPGA solutions for EW, radar, secure communications, UAV payloads, and avionics
Coordinate environmental qualification and certification activities (MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, DO-254, HALT/HASS, HAST/THB)
Partner with BD and Capture Teams on pre-award activities, capture plans, win strategies, and compliance matrices
Lead proposal management for program volumes and support cost/price volumes
Qualification
Required
12+ years of program management experience leading complex Federal/DoD hardware/software programs
Proven delivery across multi-year, multi-million-dollar programs with EVMS, IMP/IMS, and formal milestone management
Hands-on experience with FAR/DFARS, government contracts, SOW/CRD execution, CDRLs/SDRLs, and contract modifications
Working knowledge of export controls (ITAR/EAR), cybersecurity compliance (NIST 800-171/CMMC), and data rights
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related; PMP/DAU certifications preferred
U.S. citizenship required; ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
Willingness to travel domestically (~25–40%)
Preferred
Experience in Aerospace & Defense domains: EW, radar, secure comms, ISR/UAV, avionics, space systems
Familiarity with FPGA product lines and ability to translate technical value into program value
Supplier and subcontract management experience
Background in environmental qualification (MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461), avionics DO-254, reliability (HALT/HASS, HAST/THB)
Benefits
Incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance
Company
Altera
Altera provides programmable logic devices and design software for various applications. It is a sub-organization of Intel.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2025-04-14Acquired
1988-03-31IPO
Leadership Team
Raghib Hussain
Chief Executive Officer
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