Senior IRAD Program Manager - Hardware Tech Leadership

Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company

Hollister (CA)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 210,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

PacSci EMC, a Ralliant Corporation, seeks a senior Program Manager to lead IRAD hardware developments for aerospace and defense. Manage 2–3 concurrent programs with a $3–$10 million portfolio, coordinating engineering, testing, manufacturing, and quality teams without direct reports.

Fully on-site in Hollister, CA, you will apply strong executive communication, earned value discipline, and TRL progression to deliver milestones, dashboards, and business-case support while ensuring safety and

Qualifications

Approximately 7+ years of program or project management experience with technical development programs.
Experience in aerospace and defense industry with hardware product development knowledge.
Ability to lead multiple concurrent programs in a matrix environment and coordinate shared resources.
Experience with integrated schedules, cost control, risk/opportunity management, and governance.
TRL progression and technology maturation experience.

Responsibilities

Independently lead multiple internally funded technical development programs from scope to milestones.
Establish integrated schedules, cost controls, risk registers, and phase-gate deliverables.
Coordinate matrixed teams across engineering, testing, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain.
Prepare program-health dashboards and executive updates for senior leadership.
Align IRAD investments with product-development priorities and market opportunities.