Senior Program Manager — Hybrid Power & Aircraft Systems

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Odys Aviation seeks a senior Program Manager to own execution across active power generation and aircraft development programs. You will manage cost, schedule, and scope for DoD and commercial engagements, aligning engineering, supply chain, and test toward committed dates.

You will lead cross-functional teams close to hardware, supporting capture, proposals, and the maturation of quality and program processes as the company scales.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering, or equivalent technical background paired with program management depth
• 7+ years managing hardware development programs in aerospace, defense, energy, or industrial hardware
• Direct experience managing DoD-funded programs (SBIR/STTR, OTA, prime subcontract, or similar) and their deliverable, reporting, and compliance requirements
• Working familiarity with hybrid or electrified power system development: engines or turbines, generators, power electronics, energy storage, thermal management, and integration and test
• Experience managing hardware supply chain risk, including long-lead items, custom fabrication, and supplier recovery
• Technical fluency sufficient to hold your own with engineers, customers, and primes
• Fluency with scheduling and program tracking tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or equivalent)
• Clear written and verbal communication, with the judgment to know what leadership and customers need to hear and when
• Bias toward action, comfort with ambiguity, and a track record in fast-paced, iterative hardware environments

Responsibilities

• Own cost, schedule, scope, and risk across multiple concurrent programs spanning internal R&D and customer-funded development
• Build and maintain integrated master schedules that tie engineering milestones to long-lead procurement, build, and test windows
• Serve as the primary interface to customers, primes, and government sponsors: run program reviews, deliver status and technical reporting, and negotiate scope and schedule changes
• Manage DoW program execution end to end, including contract deliverables (CDRLs), milestone and payment events, period-of-performance tracking, and coordination with contracting officers and technical points of contact
• Translate statements of work into executable work breakdown structures, staffing plans, and budgets, and track actuals against them
• Partner with supply chain on long-lead procurement, supplier selection and follow-up, BOM readiness, and recovery plans when parts slip
• Drive cross-functional execution across propulsion, aircraft, power electronics, manufacturing, and test teams, surfacing blockers early and holding owners to dates
• Maintain risk and opportunity registers with real mitigations, and escalation with a recommendation rather than a status
• Help implement and mature quality and program processes, including configuration management, document control, change control, gate reviews, and corrective action
• Manage compliance obligations on government programs, including export control, data rights, property, and reporting requirements
• Communicate program health clearly and honestly to leadership, with the underlying data behind it

Skills

Program management

Hardware development

Communication

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Hardware integration

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

Odys Aviation seeks a senior Program Manager to own execution across active power generation and aircraft development programs. You will manage cost, schedule, and scope for DoD and commercial engagements, aligning engineering, supply chain, and test toward committed dates.

You will lead cross-functional teams close to hardware, supporting capture, proposals, and the maturation of quality and program processes as the company scales.