Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Program Management, or related field, or equivalent experience.
5+ years managing aerospace, defense, or complex technical programs.
Current U.S. DoD Secret security clearance or ability to obtain one.
Master's degree or MBA preferred.
Experience with missile systems and related flight hardware is a plus.
Knowledge of government contracting structures is beneficial.
Project Management Professional certification or equivalent training is advantageous.
Responsibilities
Lead programs from planning to delivery, ensuring performance against objectives.
Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, and budgets.
Coordinate execution across multiple functional teams.
Manage contractual deliverables and program scope changes.
Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies.
Serve as primary contact for customers and stakeholders.
Lead program reviews and communicate performance and risks.
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
Full Job Description
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
