Technical Program Manager (Aerospace & Defense)

Location: US - Chatsworth, CA; onsite. Successful applicants must qualify as a U.S. Person.

Salary: $120,300–$160,400

Company

hirify.global, part of Teledyne Technologies, develops high-reliability technologies for aerospace, defense, industrial, environmental, electronics, oceanographic, medical imaging, and other advanced technology markets.

What you will do

• Lead a portfolio of aerospace and defense development, qualification, new product introduction, and production programs involving ruggedized electronic systems and mission-critical hardware.
• Manage integrated program plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, resources, technical commitments, and contractual deliverables.
• Act as the primary customer interface and conduct customer reviews, executive briefings, technical reviews, and internal governance reviews.
• Lead cross-functional execution across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Contracts, and Finance.
• Manage EACs, ETCs, revenue forecasts, profitability projections, and cash flow performance.
• Identify and mitigate technical, schedule, supply chain, quality, and financial risks; lead proposals and transition development programs into production.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or another STEM discipline.
• 8+ years of experience managing aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated technical development programs.
• Experience developing and managing ruggedized electronic systems, embedded electronics, power electronics, sensor systems, avionics, or other mission-critical technologies.
• Proven success leading programs through development, qualification, production readiness, and manufacturing transition.
• Experience managing government and/or prime contractor programs with organizations such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Boeing, General Dynamics, L3Harris, or the U.S. Department of Defense.
• Experience managing program financials, including EAC, ETC, revenue, margin, and cash forecasting.
• Strong understanding of electronic hardware development, requirements management, product qualification, verification, and validation.
• Ability to manage customer, technical, quality, and contractual requirements; lead cross-functional teams in a matrix environment without direct authority; and balance technical, customer, schedule, and financial objectives.
• Strong communication, presentation, problem-solving, risk management, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
• Must qualify as a U.S. Person: U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee.
• Successful completion of a background check and drug screen before employment.

Nice to have

• Experience with Department of Defense development and production programs.
• Familiarity with systems engineering processes, SRR, PDR, CDR, qualification testing, and production readiness reviews.
• PMP certification or equivalent program management credentials.
• Active or previously held U.S. security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on aerospace and defense programs supporting critical national security missions.
• Collaborate directly with customers, engineers, and executive leadership from concept through production.
• Employment is subject to applicable laws, regulatory requirements, background screening, and drug testing.
• Equal opportunity employment with a commitment to ethical and compliant business practices.