Program Manager, Defense & Hypersonics Systems

Karman Space & Defense; Mukilteo (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; 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

Short- and long-term disability

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Karman Space & Defense in Mukilteo, WA seeks a Program Manager to lead defense programs from planning through production and delivery. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, and contracts to meet cost, schedule, technical, and contractual objectives.

The role requires DoD experience, a Secret clearance (or ability to obtain), and frequent travel to CA/UT facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Business Program Management, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience supporting or managing aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, or similarly complex technical programs.
• A current U.S. DoD Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one.

Responsibilities

• Leads assigned programs through planning, development, qualification, production, delivery, and contract completion.
• Owns performance against cost, schedule, technical, quality, contractual, and customer objectives.
• Develops and maintains integrated program plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, resource requirements, and performance metrics.
• Coordinates cross-functional execution across engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, contracts, finance, and test organizations.
• 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 plans.
• Leads composite material development, fabrication, and integration activities to ensure alignment with program objectives.
• Coordinates cross-functional execution for composite tooling, layup, curing, inspection, and qualification processes.
• Leads recurring program reviews and communicates financial performance, risks, decisions, dependencies, and corrective 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, contract negotiations, follow-on opportunities, and program-growth activities.
• Role requires frequent travel up to 50% to our California and Utah facilities.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field

Master of Science or MBA (preferred)

PMP certification (preferred)

Tools

Earned Value Management

ERP systems

PLM systems

Program scheduling

Job description

Karman Space & Defense in Mukilteo, WA seeks a Program Manager to lead defense programs from planning through production and delivery. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, and contracts to meet cost, schedule, technical, and contractual objectives.

The role requires DoD experience, a Secret clearance (or ability to obtain), and frequent travel to CA/UT facilities.