Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world.   For over 20 years, Iridium’s unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things.

At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed.  Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions.  Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world.  Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves.   We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world.

What We’re Looking For:

If you are experienced in project controls, program finance, and earned value management within the aerospace or defense industry, then you will be excited about the Project Controls Analyst opening with Iridium. As a Project Controls Analyst, you’ll independently deliver high-quality work and drive projects and deliverables to completion, including ensuring compliance with Program Finance and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) requirements throughout program implementation and execution. In this role, you will focus primarily on establishing and maintaining program cost baselines, conducting Estimate at Completion (EAC) and variance analyses, applying EVM principles, supporting contract execution from award to closeout, and developing and maintaining business logs and monthly deliverable reports. You will succeed in this role if you are detail-oriented, analytical, proactive in identifying risks and opportunities, and committed to supporting program teams with accurate and timely financial insights.

What You’ll Do:

• Act as a partner to program management and aid them in identifying, managing, and mitigating cost and schedule risks
• Establish initial contract baselines and support Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs), when required
• Work collaboratively with Program Managers, Control Account Managements (CAMs), and technical personnel to ensure basic principles of Earned Value Management are being applied to program management procedures
• Prepare and maintain spend plans, develop and review Estimate at Complete (EAC), incorporate changes into the EVMS system in order to maintain cost and schedule baselines
• Support financial reporting and analysis activities in compliance with program requirements, specifically, the processing of Integrated Program Management Reports (IPMRs)
• Assist Control Account Managers (CAMs) with EVM activities including Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) development and alignment; time-phasing of tasks; developing and documenting earned value methodologies; performance measurement; estimate to complete analysis and updates; and variance analysis research and reporting
• Be responsible for actuals reconciliation and facilitating/dispositioning budget change requests
• Incorporate contractual changes into control system by staying aware of outstanding work against each contract to maintain realistic contract cost and schedule baselines
• Assit in the analysis of root causes of variance and abnormalities

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or other related discipline from an accredited college/university
• 5+ years of professional experience in business management or other related fields
• Working experience in the Aerospace & Defense industry, particularly with DoD (Department of Defense)
• Working knowledge and experience with EVM
• Strong PC skills and proficient knowledge with Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel – pivot tables, VLookup, conditional formatting and other advanced functions)
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to confidently present products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues 
• Possess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions or come up with solutions 
• Be comfortable managing upward, including being a proactive communicator and asking for help when needed 
• Have confidence and be able to establish valuable relationships with others 
• Must be able to prioritize key tasks and have a strong sense of ownership over your work 
• Be active in seeking out ways to continuously improve yourself and gain new knowledge 

Things That Would be Great if You Brought to the Table: 

• Master’s degree in Business, Finance, or other related discipline from an accredited college/university
• An active/current Secret Security Clearance (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)

We’ll also need you to:

• This position directly performs under, supports, or is exposed to a U.S. government contract. To comply with the requirements of that U.S. government contract, applicants for this position must be U.S. citizens

Work Environment:

This position primarily works in an office setting and is largely sedentary with the majority of the position working with a computer. The role typically requires the use of basic office equipment such as a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer. 

Iridium is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.