Aerospace & Defense TPM — Onsite Irvine, Impact Delivery

Thomas Global; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Comprehensive benefits package

National security-focused team

Job summary

Thomas Global Systems is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead aerospace and defense programs from contract award through delivery, coordinating engineering, operations, supply chain, finance, contracts, scheduling, and risk management.

Based in Irvine, CA and fully onsite, the role requires a strong background in Integrated Master Schedule, EVM, and government programs; you will drive performance metrics, risk mitigation, and customer reviews to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of technical program management experience in aerospace or defense, 10+ preferred.
• Proven track record of government program management.
• Experience in earned value management and cost-plus type programs.
• Strong understanding of engineering practices and ability to convey technical issues to management.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall program execution including scope, schedule, cost, technical performance, risk, and customer commitments.
• Provide direction for development and maintenance of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Review schedule health, critical paths, schedule margin, and emerging schedule risks; lead corrective actions.
• Oversee Schedule Risk Assessments (SRA) and support mitigation planning.
• Monitor Earned Value Management (EVM) and other performance indicators; implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to integrate program information into a coherent execution plan.
• Maintain ownership of program risk and opportunity posture and mitigate significant risks.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements and customer reporting.

Skills

Program management

Government programs

Earned value management

CPM scheduling

EVM/EVMS

Risk management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or similar degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Thomas Global Systems is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead aerospace and defense programs from contract award through delivery, coordinating engineering, operations, supply chain, finance, contracts, scheduling, and risk management.

Based in Irvine, CA and fully onsite, the role requires a strong background in Integrated Master Schedule, EVM, and government programs; you will drive performance metrics, risk mitigation, and customer reviews to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.