Technical Program Manager

Shift5 is the observability platform for onboard operational technology (OT). We’re a rapidly growing scale-up that specializes in cybersecurity, predictive maintenance, and compliance for operational technology (OT) systems across all defense vehicles and commercial aviation. We are a collaborative, passionate, and driven team of dynamic, multidisciplinary experts and we’re focused on helping our customers' fleets run smarter and safer by accessing and democratizing the volumes of onboard OT data generated by commercial and defense fleets. Come join us.  

Shift5 is seeking a Technical Program Manager - Engineering Operations to join our team. In this role, you’ll serve as a critical bridge between Program leadership and core Engineering teams, translating high-level program priorities into actionable, well-sequenced engineering plans. You will manage cross-functional execution across hardware, software, firmware, platform, and systems, ensuring complex program commitments and milestones are met. Reporting within Engineering Operations, you will work closely with engineering managers, technical leads, and product teams, operating onsite as needed alongside technical and customer-facing teams to support product deployment, adoption, and fleet health. You'll be a major factor in driving operational excellence that keeps defense and commercial fleets running safely and reliably.

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• Complex Engineering Environments: Experience working with integrated hardware and software systems, aerospace, defense, or other highly complex technical environments.

• Government Programs: Experience delivering software or hardware in support of U.S. Government-funded programs.

• Security & Citizenship: Active Secret clearance or the ability to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance.