Senior Program Manager, Space & Defense Systems

Karman Space & Defense; West Valley City (UT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Health Savings Account (HSA) with公司贡献

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Company-paid life and AD&D insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Job summary

Karman Space & Defense is seeking a Program Manager in West Valley City, UT to lead defense programs from planning through delivery. You will coordinate cross‑functional teams across engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain, while interfacing with customers and government stakeholders to ensure program success.

Responsibilities include managing cost, schedule, technical quality, and contractual objectives, developing program plans, and driving risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent in engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in aerospace/defense or complex technical programs.
• Ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Leads programs through planning, development, production and delivery.
• Manages cost, schedule, technical, quality and contractual objectives.
• Develops integrated program plans, budgets, milestones and performance metrics.
• Coordinates cross‑functional execution across engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, contracts, finance and test.
• Acts as primary interface with customers, prime contractors, government stakeholders, suppliers and leadership.
• Identifies risks and drives mitigation and recovery plans.
• Supports design reviews, qualification activities and production readiness.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering / related field

MS/MBA preferred

Tools

ERP systems

PLM systems

Job description

Karman Space & Defense is seeking a Program Manager in West Valley City, UT to lead defense programs from planning through delivery. You will coordinate cross‑functional teams across engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain, while interfacing with customers and government stakeholders to ensure program success.

Responsibilities include managing cost, schedule, technical quality, and contractual objectives, developing program plans, and driving risk mitigation.