Defense Tech Program Manager - Secret Clearance

Karman Space & Defense; Mukilteo (WA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

HSA with company contribution

FSA

Life and AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Karman Space & Defense in Mukilteo, WA is seeking a Technical Program Manager with an active DoD Secret clearance. Lead defense programs from development through qualification, production, and delivery, coordinating across engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, contracts, finance, and test.

BS in Engineering or related field and 5+ years in aerospace/defense, with the ability to obtain/maintain DoD clearance. This is a full-time, on-site opportunity in a defense-focused program area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of experience supporting or managing aerospace, defense, or complex technical programs.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance or ability to obtain/maintain one.

Responsibilities

• Leads assigned programs through planning, development, qualification, production, delivery, and contract completion.
• Manages performance against cost, schedule, technical, quality, contractual, and customer objectives.
• Develops and maintains integrated program plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, resource needs, and performance metrics.
• Coordinates cross-functional execution across engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, contracts, finance, and test.
• Serves as a primary interface for customers, prime contractors, government stakeholders, suppliers, and internal leadership.
• Identifies technical, programmatic, supply-chain, cost, and schedule risks and drives mitigation and recovery actions.
• Leads recurring program reviews and communicates financial performance, risks, decisions, dependencies, and required actions.
• Supports design reviews, test-readiness reviews, qualification activities, production-readiness reviews, and customer acceptance events.
• Manages contractual deliverables, statements of work, program changes, customer requests, and scope changes.
• Supports proposals, estimates, negotiations, follow-on opportunities, and program-growth activities.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field

Job description

Karman Space & Defense in Mukilteo, WA is seeking a Technical Program Manager with an active DoD Secret clearance. Lead defense programs from development through qualification, production, and delivery, coordinating across engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, contracts, finance, and test.

BS in Engineering or related field and 5+ years in aerospace/defense, with the ability to obtain/maintain DoD clearance. This is a full-time, on-site opportunity in a defense-focused program area.