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Program Manager (Vespid)

CHAOS Industries

Skills

Required

  • manage cross-functional IPTs

Preferred

  • PMP certification
  • Foreign Military Sales FMS
  • international program execution
  • model-based acquisition approaches
  • Earned Value Management Systems
  • Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) development
  • risk management processes

Join our team as a Program Manager for the autonomous Massed Modular Aircraft program. You will lead the planning, execution, and delivery of the program, managing cost, schedule, and technical performance. This role requires a strong technical background in military aircraft and program management discipline. You will serve as the primary interface with customers, internal engineering teams, operations teams, and supply chain partners.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of the autonomous Massed Modular Aircraft program, ensuring adherence to cost, schedule, and technical performance baselines.
  • Serve as the primary interface with customers, internal engineering teams, operations teams, and supply chain partners, coordinating cross-functional Integrated Product Teams.
  • Manage program risk and opportunity registers, drive mitigation plans for technical, schedule, cost, and supply chain risks, and support proposal development for new business.
  • Strong working knowledge of Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) development, and risk management processes
  • Experience managing programs under FAR/DFARS contract types (CPFF, CPIF, FFP) and supporting government customer program offices

Requirements

  • Minimum 15 years of program/project management experience within the defense or aerospace industry, with direct experience managing an aircraft program
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field
  • Excellent leadership, negotiation, and executive-level communication skills; demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional IPTs and lead through influence
  • Willingness to travel (typically 20–30%) to customer sites, test ranges, and manufacturing/integration facilities
  • Prior experience as a Chief Engineer, Deputy Program Manager, or Integration Lead prior to moving into Program Manager roles
  • Ability to obtain/maintain Secret/Top Secret/SCI clearance

Preferred

  • Master’s degree or MBA preferred

PMP certification preferred

  • Experience supporting Foreign Military Sales (FMS) or international program execution
  • Experience with digital engineering environments and model-based acquisition approaches

Pay

USD 198,000 - 330,000

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