As Program Manager, you will lead assigned defense programs from planning and development through qualification, production, and delivery. Reporting to the Integrated Product Lead, you will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage program performance, and guide technical and business decisions to deliver missile, propulsion, launch, payload, and defense-system hardware that meets customer and mission requirements.
Responsibilities- Leads assigned programs through contract completion, owning performance against cost, schedule, technical, quality, contractual, and customer objectives.
- Develops and maintains integrated program plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, resource requirements, and performance metrics.
- Coordinates execution across engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, contracts, finance, and test.
- Manages contractual deliverables, statements of work, customer requests, and program scope changes.
- Identifies technical, programmatic, supply-chain, cost, and schedule risks and drives mitigation and recovery plans.
- Serves as a primary program contact for customers, prime contractors, government stakeholders, suppliers, and company leadership.
- Leads program reviews and communicates financial performance, risks, decisions, dependencies, and corrective actions.
- Supports design and test-readiness reviews, qualification activities, production-readiness reviews, and customer acceptance events.
- Supports proposals, estimates, contract negotiations, follow-on opportunities, and program growth.
Required Qualifications- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Business Program Management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience.
- At least 5 years of experience supporting or managing aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, or similarly complex technical programs.
- A current U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one.
Preferred Qualifications- Master of Science degree or Master of Business Administration degree.
- Experience managing DoD, U.S. government, allied-defense, or prime-contractor programs.
- Experience with missile systems, propulsion, launch systems, payload integration, separation systems, energetic devices, or related flight hardware.
- Experience managing programs from development through qualification and production.
- Knowledge of government contracting and fixed-price, cost-reimbursable, or incentive-based contract structures.
- Experience with Earned Value Management, cost-account management, or similar financial-performance methods.
- Experience supporting proposals, estimates, negotiations, contract modifications, or follow-on program capture.
- Project Management Professional certification or equivalent formal program-management training.
- Experience with program scheduling, enterprise resource planning, or product-lifecycle management systems.
- Experience leading engineering teams to develop mechanical and pyrotechnic components and systems that exceed customer expectations.
Benefits- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contribution
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Tuition reimbursement
