Aerospace Technical Program Manager - Onsite Irvine

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Thomas Global Systems seeks a Technical Program Manager to lead aerospace and defense programs, coordinating across engineering, operations, and contracts. You will drive IMS planning, assess risks, and ensure schedule, cost, and technical performance meet commitments.

The role requires a strong background in EVM, CPM, and cross-functional leadership, with a focus on government programs and customer communications. On-site in Irvine, CA with competitive pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or similar degree.
• 8+ years of technical program management experience in aerospace or defense; 10+ years preferred.
• Proven track record of government program management.
• Experience in earned value management and cost-plus type programs.
• Ability to discuss and convey technical problems between teams and upper management/customers.
• Strong understanding of IMS, CPM, EVM/EVMS, schedule risk analysis, and program risk management.
• Working knowledge of EIA-748, DCMA schedule assessment practices, and NDIA PASEG preferred.
• Ability to translate schedule, cost, risk, and contractual information into effective program decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall program execution across scope, schedule, cost, and technical performance.
• Develop and maintain Integrated Master Schedule and reflect dependencies, milestones, and contractual commitments.
• Review schedule health, critical paths, margin, and risks; drive corrective actions.
• Oversee Schedule Risk Assessments and evaluate confidence-levels to support decisions.
• Monitor Earned Value Management and other performance indicators; implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with scheduler, risk, contracts, finance, engineering and other teams to integrate program information.
• Maintain ownership of program risk and opportunities; ensure mitigation plans.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements and customer reporting.
• Lead customer and management reviews (PMRs/SMRs/EVM reviews).
• Manage customer expectations and changes with Contracts; resolve cross-functional issues.
• Provide clear program status, forecast, risks, and recommended actions to exec mgmt and customers.

Skills

Aerospace/Defense PM experience

EV management

Integrated Master Scheduling

Critical Path Method

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Cost control

Microsoft Project

Schedule risk analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Business Administration

Tools

MS Project

EVMS tools

Job description

Thomas Global Systems seeks a Technical Program Manager to lead aerospace and defense programs, coordinating across engineering, operations, and contracts. You will drive IMS planning, assess risks, and ensure schedule, cost, and technical performance meet commitments.

The role requires a strong background in EVM, CPM, and cross-functional leadership, with a focus on government programs and customer communications. On-site in Irvine, CA with competitive pay and benefits.