Sr. Technical Program Manager – Aerospace, Defense, RF/Microwave

• Strong ownership across the full program lifecycle, from early planning through production transition.
• High visibility in a lean, technically sophisticated environment.
• Exposure to advanced aerospace and defense electronics programs.
• A collaborative culture that values practical leadership, accountability, and clear communication.
• Long term growth potential for someone with strong leadership capability.

• →Lead complex aerospace and defense programs from proposal support and kickoff through qualification, manufacturing readiness, and production transition.
• →Coordinate cross functional teams across engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, and other internal stakeholders to achieve technical, cost, and schedule objectives.
• →Build and maintain detailed program plans, timelines, and action trackers to keep deliverables moving forward.
• →Manage multiple development efforts at once, including new product introduction and non-recurring engineering activities.
• →Monitor program financial performance, track costs against plan, and support design to cost objectives.
• →Identify schedule, technical, and cost risks early, then drive mitigation plans with the broader team.
• →Maintain strong customer communication through regular status updates, program reviews, and issue resolution.
• →Guide change management activities to ensure scope, requirements, and deliverables remain aligned.
• →Support manufacturability and production planning by partnering closely with operations and supply chain teams.
• →Present program metrics, milestones, and key updates to leadership and stakeholders.
• →Help reinforce program management discipline, process consistency, and execution excellence across assigned work.

• 7 to 10 or more years of program management or closely related project leadership experience.
• Background in aerospace, defense, electronics, RF, microwave, radar, communications, or another advanced technical manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading cross functional teams in engineering driven product development programs.
• Working knowledge of development lifecycles, program scheduling, budgeting, and risk management.
• Strong customer-facing communication skills and the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Comfort operating in a smaller, fast-paced organization where broad ownership is expected.
• U.S. citizenship required due to work environment and site access requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or another relevant discipline is preferred, but comparable experience is also valued.

• Experience with NPI or NRE program execution.
• Exposure to regulated or high reliability manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with earned value concepts or formal program management tools.
• Prior success in customer facing aerospace or defense programs.
• Leadership potential for future growth opportunities.

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