Senior Technical Program Manager — Aerospace & Defense Lead

Keysight Technologies; Santa Rosa, Loveland (CA, CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Health Savings Account

401(k) Plan

Flexible Time Off

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Adoption Assistance

Job summary

Keysight Technologies in Santa Rosa, CA seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to own outcomes for Aerospace and Defense programs. You will bridge system engineering, software test development, manufacturing, and business development, driving on-time delivery, target cost, and performance.

You will bring structure to ambiguity, evaluate plans, and push corrective actions when needed, leading cross-disciplinary teams without direct authority to ensure customer satisfaction and program success.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technical program or project management experience leading complex engineering programs from requirements development through integration, customer acceptance, deployment, and sustainment.
• Experience delivering complex, customer-funded programs involving integrated hardware, software, RF, and test systems.
• Proficient with program management tools like Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated program schedules, resource plans, budgets, risk registers, and key performance metrics.
• Monitor program performance and recommend corrective actions to maintain commitments and achieve program objectives.
• Establish and lead regular program reviews with engineering teams, executive leadership, and key stakeholders.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Office

Job description

Keysight Technologies in Santa Rosa, CA seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to own outcomes for Aerospace and Defense programs. You will bridge system engineering, software test development, manufacturing, and business development, driving on-time delivery, target cost, and performance.

You will bring structure to ambiguity, evaluate plans, and push corrective actions when needed, leading cross-disciplinary teams without direct authority to ensure customer satisfaction and program success.