Aerospace Systems Technical Program Manager

Veridian Tech Solutions, Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cyient is seeking a highly experienced Technical Project/Program Manager to lead complex aerospace and avionics development programs for customer(s). The ideal candidate will possess a strong combination of technical expertise, project management experience, and customer-facing leadership skills.

This role will be responsible for managing multidisciplinary engineering teams across Systems, Embedded Software, Hardware, FPGA, Verification & Validation, Certification, and Integration activities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in aerospace, avionics, embedded systems, or safety-critical product development.
• 5+ years of experience managing technical engineering programs.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams across Systems, Software, Hardware, FPGA, Integration, and Test Engineering.
• Strong understanding of aerospace development and certification standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution of aerospace and avionics engineering programs.
• Act as the primary liaison between customers, Cyient leadership, and global engineering teams.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and deliverables.
• Coordinate onsite and offshore engineering teams to ensure successful execution.
• Conduct technical program reviews, milestone reviews, and customer status meetings.
• Drive technical decision-making and support engineering teams in resolving complex challenges.
• Manage project risks, change requests, dependencies, and escalation processes.
• Support proposal development, effort estimation, and strategic growth initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace development, quality, and certification standards.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to cross-functional engineering teams.

Skills

Aerospace systems

Embedded software

Embedded hardware

Controls engineering

Safety-critical development

Education

Electrical engineering

Aerospace engineering

Computer engineering

Software engineering

Tools

DO-178C

DO-254

DO-160

ARP4754A

MATLAB/Simulink

Embedded C/C++

RTOS

CAN Bus

ARINC protocols

FPGA development

Job description

Cyient is seeking a highly experienced Technical Project/Program Manager to lead complex aerospace and avionics development programs for customer(s). The ideal candidate will possess a strong combination of technical expertise, project management experience, and customer-facing leadership skills.

This role will be responsible for managing multidisciplinary engineering teams across Systems, Embedded Software, Hardware, FPGA, Verification & Validation, Certification, and Integration activities