Senior Engineering Program Manager, Defense & Aerospace

Teradyne; Reading (MA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Teradyne Defense & Aerospace TPS seeks a Senior Engineering Project Manager to lead complex automated test solution programs, partnering with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to meet technical, schedule, and business objectives.

You will drive integrated schedules, oversee cost and risk management, mentor PM teams, and support growth initiatives. The role requires a BS in a technical field, 8+ years PM experience (5+ with a master), and travel of 10–20%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline required.
• 8+ years of technical project or program management experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 5+ years with a Master’s degree.
• Demonstrated success leading large, multidisciplinary engineering development programs.
• Strong experience with risk management, schedule management, and customer-facing program leadership.
• Ability to influence decisions across engineering, operations, quality, manufacturing, and supply chain organizations.
• Experience managing geographically dispersed teams and external suppliers.
• Excellent communication, presentation, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Working knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems, preferably Siemens Teamcenter.
• Experience utilizing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and understanding engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and program management business processes.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required to support customers, suppliers, and program execution activities (approximately 10-20%).

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional engineering teams across hardware, software, systems, mechanical, manufacturing, and test engineering disciplines.
• Own program execution including cost, schedule, scope, technical performance, risk management, and customer satisfaction.
• Develop and maintain integrated program schedules and drive achievement of key milestones and deliverables.
• Lead customer reviews, technical interchange meetings, executive program reviews, and status reporting activities.
• Identify program risks and opportunities, develop mitigation strategies, and drive issue resolution.
• Manage suppliers and subcontractors supporting program execution and delivery commitments.
• Establish and monitor program metrics related to contractual, financial, schedule, and technical performance.
• Mentor project management team members and promote program management best practices.
• Support business growth initiatives, proposal development activities, and long-range strategic planning efforts.

Skills

Project management

Risk management

Schedule management

Leadership

Customer-facing

Cross-functional teams

ERP systems

PLM systems

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor of Science in a technical discipline

Master's degree

MBA

Tools

Siemens Teamcenter

ERP software

Job description

Teradyne Defense & Aerospace TPS seeks a Senior Engineering Project Manager to lead complex automated test solution programs, partnering with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to meet technical, schedule, and business objectives.

You will drive integrated schedules, oversee cost and risk management, mentor PM teams, and support growth initiatives. The role requires a BS in a technical field, 8+ years PM experience (5+ with a master), and travel of 10–20%.