Senior Defense Program Manager – C2 & Fires Systems

Singularity Defense Corp.; Gardena (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Singularity, an aerospace and defense startup in Gardena, CA, seeks a Program Manager to lead fast-paced U.S. military and FMS programs.

You will translate contracts into executable plans, maintain baselines, and drive cross-functional execution across engineering, test, manufacturing, and logistics to meet customer missions. You will own the day-to-day controls, coordinate with government stakeholders, and ensure alignment with contract terms, milestones, and data rights.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience managing complex defense programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, program management, or related field.
• Experience managing cost, schedule, risk, requirements, deliverables, and cross-functional execution on a U.S. DoD contract or prototype effort.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining integrated master schedules, work breakdown structures, risk registers, program review materials, and executive-level status reporting.
• Experience coordinating engineering development, hardware manufacturing, software integration, test planning, and supplier execution within an aggressive schedule.
• Working knowledge of Department of War acquisition and contracting processes, including Statements of Work, CDRLs, Government-furnished property or information, and formal review gates.
• Ability to convert ambiguous customer objectives into clear work packages, accountable owners, measurable completion criteria, and executable near-term priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief senior Government, military, and company leaders with clarity and credibility.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance as required.
• Ability to travel approximately 15% to customer sites, integration facilities, suppliers, military ranges, and test events as program execution requires

Responsibilities

• Translate contracts and technical requirements into an integrated master schedule and deliverable plan.
• Maintain baselines, track actuals, forecast variances, and drive mitigation plans.
• Plan and coordinate program reviews and government acceptance packages.
• Maintain issue and risk registers with owner and due date.
• Prioritize programs and apply scalable PM processes across efforts.
• Coordinate IPTs across engineering, test, manufacturing, supply chain, and finance.
• Synchronize requirements, interfaces, and schedule with engineering and test leadership.
• Support planning for sensor, C2, fire-control interfaces and external networks.
• Manage subcontract planning, SOWs, and delivery tracking for hardware/software.
• Ensure baseline changes and artifacts are captured and traceable.
• Provide executive status updates with progress, forecast, risks, and actions.

Skills

Program management

Cost management

Schedule management

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Customer interface

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Project

Earned Value

PM software

Job description

Singularity, an aerospace and defense startup in Gardena, CA, seeks a Program Manager to lead fast-paced U.S. military and FMS programs.

You will translate contracts into executable plans, maintain baselines, and drive cross-functional execution across engineering, test, manufacturing, and logistics to meet customer missions. You will own the day-to-day controls, coordinate with government stakeholders, and ensure alignment with contract terms, milestones, and data rights.