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Associate Program Manager

1 week, 1 day ago
United States
Full-time
Junior
Program Manager
Project and Program Management
Embedded Systems
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Voyager

Voyager

Voyager specializes in providing innovative defense and space technology solutions, focusing on advanced systems and infrastructure that support mission-critical operations from ground to space.

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Description

  • Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of embedded systems programs for defense and space customers.
  • Own program performance across cost, schedule, technical scope, risk, quality, contractual deliverables, and customer satisfaction.
  • Partner with engineering teams to understand requirements, assess tradeoffs, identify risks, and align execution with customer and contract requirements.
  • Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, risk registers, action trackers, customer deliverable trackers, and executive status reporting.
  • Drive cross-functional execution across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, contracts, finance, business development, and customer-facing teams.
  • Identify risks, dependencies, and blockers early, then develop mitigation plans and drive issues to closure.
  • Lead recovery efforts for challenged programs by improving execution discipline, establishing priorities, and restoring stability.
  • Support contract review, proposal inputs, statements of work, deliverables, milestones, and customer communications.
  • Ensure program execution aligns with prime contract requirements, subcontractor flow-downs, customer expectations, and compliance obligations.
  • Communicate program status, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations to internal leadership, external customers, and stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance at the appropriate level, which requires U.S. Citizenship.
  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, aerospace engineering, systems engineering, mechanical engineering, or another related engineering discipline.
  • Engineering background with experience on complex technical programs involving embedded systems, avionics, electronics, hardware/software integration, or similar mission-critical products.
  • 3+ years of experience in program management, technical program management, engineering program leadership, systems engineering, or a related role.
  • Experience supporting defense, space, or other highly regulated technical environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to work across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, resource-constrained, or startup-like environment.
  • Strong understanding of technical scope, program cost, schedule, risk, customer deliverables, and execution tradeoffs.
  • Experience reviewing or supporting contracts, statements of work, deliverable requirements, milestones, and customer obligations.
  • Working knowledge of DFARS, prime contracts, subcontractor flow-downs, and government contracting environments.
  • Familiarity with ITAR and export-controlled program environments.
  • Proven ability to bring structure to ambiguous situations and drive execution with limited data or direction.
  • Strong attention to detail, organizational discipline, and follow-through.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for status, risk, and recommendation updates to leadership and customers.
  • Working knowledge of Earned Value Management, cost/schedule performance tracking, and defense or space contract types such as firm-fixed-price, cost-plus, and milestone-based agreements.
  • Willingness and ability to support program needs outside normal business hours when required.
  • Experience in a startup, growth-stage company, or small-company environment where leaders are hands-on and multi-functional (preferred).
  • Experience supporting program recovery, corrective action planning, or turnaround efforts (preferred).
  • Prior experience as an engineer, systems engineer, technical lead, engineering manager, or technical program manager (preferred).
  • Experience supporting programs for prime contractors, government customers, or major defense and space customers (preferred).
  • Experience with embedded software, electronics, avionics, spacecraft systems, defense electronics, communications systems, mission systems, or other mission-critical hardware/software products (preferred).
  • Experience supporting proposals, customer negotiations, change orders, contract modifications, and program financial reviews (preferred).
  • Advanced degree in engineering, business, or a related technical field (preferred).

Benefits

  • Base salary range of $98,000 to $135,000 USD.
  • Position is incentive plan eligible.
  • Flexible Time Off (FTO).
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, with a significant portion of premiums covered by the company and many employee benefits paid at 100%.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%.
  • Company wellness programs supporting physical and mental well-being.
  • Flexible, affordable gym memberships with 12,700+ options nationwide and free on-demand workout videos before enrollment.
  • Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources.

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