Senior Program Manager

Red 6; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Dental and Vision insurance

Paid time off

Disability (short/long-term)

401(k)

Flexible Spending Account

Parental leave

Job summary

Red 6 is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead development programs across the full acquisition lifecycle. You will coordinate cross-functional teams to meet cost, schedule, and performance objectives in alignment with customer contracts and DoD requirements.

You will serve as the primary customer contact, overseeing requirements through development, testing, qualification, and transition to production, while ensuring adherence to security, ITAR, and quality standards.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in related field; 8+ years of program leadership experience.
• Science/engineering degree strongly preferred.
• Experience managing programs within government acquisition processes.
• Excellence in written and oral communication; ability to present to leadership and customers.

Responsibilities

• Serve as accountable lead for program execution across cost, schedule, performance and risk.
• Establish cost and schedule baselines per contract scope.
• Track risk and opportunities with mitigation plans.
• Status and report program progress to leadership and customers.
• Act as primary customer focal for one or more contracts.
• Project revenue and cash flow planning for contracts.
• Manage program resources aligned with baselines.
• Coordinate with engineering, test, quality and manufacturing on scope.
• Support proposal development, contracts, and revenue projections.
• Oversee deployment status and DevSecOps-related software in government environments.
• Manage suppliers and subcontractors with defined SOWs and specs.
• Ensure compliance with ITAR, cybersecurity, and AS9100 standards.

Skills

Program management

DoD acquisition

Cost management

Schedule management

Performance tracking

Communication

Presentation skills

Security clearance eligibility

Education

BS/BA in related field

BS or higher in science or engineering

Tools

EVMS

PMP certification

Job description

Company Overview

Red 6 is an innovative Augmented Reality (AR) technology startup leading the way in synthetic air combat training. Our primary technology, supporting our ATARS product, enables pilots to simulate the cognitive challenges of flying while accessing realistic, scalable training in dynamic outdoor environments.

The Role

Red 6 is seeking an experienced Program Manager that will be responsible for the execution of one or more development engineering programs across the full acquisition lifecycle. The Program Manager leads cross-functional teams to deliver technical, cost, schedule, and performance objectives in compliance with customer contract requirements, DoD acquisition regulations (as applicable), and internal program management processes.

The Program Manager serves as the primary point of contact with one or more contract customers and ensures successful program execution from requirements definition through development, test, qualification, and the transition to production or fielding. This role requires deep experience managing cost, schedule, and performance on complex defense programs, with direct responsibility for contract execution, customer engagement, and internal coordination across engineering, operations, finance, and subcontractors.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the single point of accountability for program execution across cost, schedule, performance, and risk.
• Establish Cost and Schedule execution baselines based on contractual requirements and scope.
• Establish Risk and Opportunity tracking and management, including mitigation planning for quantified risks.
• Status and manage program execution and deliveries to plan with regular reporting to company leadership and customers.
• Serve as primary customer focal for one or more Red 6 execution contracts.
• Project and update revenue and cash models associated with contract execution.
• Manage program resourcing in alignment with cost and schedule baseline.
• Closely coordinate with program technical leadership across engineering, test, quality and manufacturing to execute technical scope.
• Closely interact with business development and support such activities as proposal creation, contract instantiation, revenue projection.
• Organize and track deployed system status and support efforts, including software deployment within Government DevSecOps environments
• Manage suppliers and subcontractors through detailed and prescriptive statements of work and specifications.
• Ensure compliance with security requirements, export controls (ITAR), and cybersecurity mandates (e.g., CMMC as applicable).
• Ensure adherence to internal quality management systems and AS9100.

Experience, Skills, and Required Qualifications

• BS/BA in related field plus 8+ years or more related program leadership experience.
• BS or higher degree in a science or engineering discipline strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing programs within government acquisition processes.
• Demonstrated excellence in written and oral communication.
• Ability to create and deliver presentations and technical/programmatic reports to key leadership and the customer.
• Demonstrated ability to create, status, and maintain programmatic products, including, but not limited to, Integrated Master Schedules, Statements of Work, detailed Technical Specifications, Risk and Opportunity Management databases, Cost/Cash/Revenue Models, and Resource projections.
• Familiarity and comfort managing in both Agile and Waterfall execution frameworks.
• Qualified candidate must have the ability to obtain a security clearance. This requires U.S. Citizenship

Preferred / Additional Skills

• EVMS experience preferred.
• PMP certification preferred.

Full-Time Employee Benefits

• Healthcare, Dental, and Vision (100% coverage for Employees)
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick, paid holidays, and parental leave
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Voluntary Worksite Benefits (Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity)
• May be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance, subject to plan terms.

Note

Red 6 reserves the right to change its current benefits program at any time, in a manner that is consistent with applicable federal and state regulations.

This job description is not a contract and confers no contractual rights, privileges, or benefits on any applicant or potential applicant. Red 6 has the right to change any and all terms of this job description, including, but not limited to, job responsibilities, qualifications, and benefits. Nothing in this job description constitutes an offer or guarantee of employment.

Red Six Aerospace, Inc, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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