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Staff Technical Program Manager Air Vehicle Systems

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Description

You will plan and coordinate aircraft subsystem development, schedules, dependencies, integration, verification, and testing. You will manage risks, suppliers, and external partners; facilitate technical reviews; support aircraft build and flight-test campaigns; and communicate clear execution plans, status, decisions, and actions.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and execute air vehicle system development activities
  • Maintain integrated schedules, dependencies, and execution plans
  • Coordinate aircraft subsystem teams
  • Identify cross-system dependencies and drive risk mitigation
  • Manage suppliers and external development partners
  • Communicate program status, risks, decisions, and actions
  • Facilitate technical reviews and test-readiness discussions
  • Coordinate aircraft build, ground-test, and flight-test campaigns
  • Drive accountability for measurable outcomes

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field
  • 7+ years of experience in technical program management, systems engineering, or engineering leadership
  • Experience coordinating cross-functional aircraft subsystem teams
  • Technical understanding of requirements, interfaces, verification, hardware testing, and system integration
  • Experience managing schedules, technical risks, decisions, dependencies, and program execution
  • Experience managing suppliers and external development partners
  • Authorization sufficient to access export-controlled ITAR data

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Equity

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