Senior Space & Defense Program Lead: Service Delivery

DRS Global; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SES Space & Defense in Reston, VA seeks an experienced Program Manager to lead medium to large government aerospace and defense programs. You will drive cross-functional teams across engineering, contracts, finance, supply chain, and external partners to deliver programs on schedule and within budget, while meeting technical and contractual requirements.

You will own program execution across cost, schedule, risk, and customer commitments, provide visibility into performance, and guide teams

Qualifications

• 8+ years of program or project management experience.
• Experience leading defense, satellite, or high-technology programs.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and leadership skills.
• U.S. citizenship required, ability to obtain Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead concurrent mission-critical programs with accountability for performance and outcomes.
• Own full program execution across scope, schedule, cost, and technical performance.
• Direct cross-functional program teams spanning engineering, operations, supply chain, contracts, finance, and product development.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Communication

Risk management

Cross-functional teams

Agile/Waterfall/SAFe

Tools

MS Project

MS Office

Visio

Job description

SES Space & Defense in Reston, VA seeks an experienced Program Manager to lead medium to large government aerospace and defense programs. You will drive cross-functional teams across engineering, contracts, finance, supply chain, and external partners to deliver programs on schedule and within budget, while meeting technical and contractual requirements.

You will own program execution across cost, schedule, risk, and customer commitments, provide visibility into performance, and guide teams