Senior Aerospace & Defense Program Manager

Teledyne; Garland (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative environment

Global technology leader

Competitive compensation & benefits

Paid time off

Retirement savings plans

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Teledyne Micropac in Garland, TX is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead aerospace, defense, and space programs from contract award through delivery. This role interfaces with customers and internal teams to manage cost, schedule, technical performance, and contractual commitments.

You will develop trusted relationships, drive cross-functional execution, and mitigate risks in highly regulated environments, ensuring program success and customer satisfaction across complex programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline is required.
• Minimum 10 years of engineering experience in aerospace, defense, electronics manufacturing, optoelectronic, or related technical industries.
• Minimum 7 years of Program Management or Project Management experience managing technically complex programs.
• Experience with earned value cost accounting and reporting; metrics for assessing and reporting program progress, productivity and variance analysis.
• Proven success managing customer-facing programs with responsibility for cost, schedule, technical performance, and contractual commitments.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Project and integrated schedule management.
• Ability to understand technical challenges and effectively communicate with engineering teams, customers, and executive leadership.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders in a matrix organization.
• PMP certification - advantage

Responsibilities

• Lead aerospace, defense, and space programs from contract award through final delivery.
• Own program performance across cost, schedule, technical execution, contractual commitments, and customer satisfaction.
• Develop and maintain Integrated Master Schedules using Microsoft Project.
• Monitor program performance, drive corrective actions, and ensure successful delivery of all program objectives.
• Provide clear and timely program status, risks, forecasts, and recommendations to customers and executive leadership.
• Serve as the primary customer interface and trusted advisor for assigned programs.
• Establish strong customer relationships through transparency, responsiveness, and execution excellence.
• Manage customer expectations, contract changes, and program priorities while preventing scope creep and protecting business objectives.

Skills

Program management

Earned value management

Cross-functional leadership

Engineering background

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Master's Degree in Engineering or MBA (advantage)

Tools

Microsoft Project

Integrated scheduling

Contract management

Job description

Teledyne Micropac in Garland, TX is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead aerospace, defense, and space programs from contract award through delivery. This role interfaces with customers and internal teams to manage cost, schedule, technical performance, and contractual commitments.

You will develop trusted relationships, drive cross-functional execution, and mitigate risks in highly regulated environments, ensuring program success and customer satisfaction across complex programs.