Senior Technical Program Manager – DoD & Hardware Systems

At Your Side Home Care Houston; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Satwave AI is a Atlanta-based startup in Satellite Communications seeking a senior Program Management professional. You will plan and lead development programs across software, embedded, hardware, and RF teams, manage cost, schedule, and technical performance, and be the primary customer contact including defense and government customers.

You will oversee integrated master schedules, coordinate resources, and ensure contract compliance and timely CDLR delivery while collaborating with agile

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Engineering Management, Business, or a related field; Master’s preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in program or project management, including hardware development programs.
• Experience managing government or defense programs with DoD contracts and milestone reviews (required).
• PMP certification (required).
• Familiarity with scheduling, risk management, and earned value management.
• Experience with integrated master schedules using Microsoft Project or Primavera.
• Ability to read and translate technical requirements for multidisciplinary teams.
• Willingness to travel occasionally for customer meetings and reviews.
• U.S. person status as defined by ITAR/EAR.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and lead development programs through the full project lifecycle.
• Develop project plans defining tasks, milestones, scope, schedule, and budget.
• Manage cost, schedule, and technical performance and report status to management and customers.
• Develop and maintain integrated program schedules and track milestones.
• Coordinate across software, embedded, hardware, and RF engineering to meet requirements.
• Work with agile teams to assess impact of new requirements on scope and schedule.
• Identify, track, and mitigate program risks; maintain a risk register.
• Manage program scope, requirements, changes, and baseline control.
• Serve as primary point of contact for customers and manage expectations and communications.
• Lead program reviews (SRS, PDR, CDR) and ensure contract compliance and timely delivery of CDIR items.
• Track budgets and support earned value management where required.
• Coordinate procurement of long-lead items with supply chain and vendors.
• Ensure deliverables meet quality requirements and maintain program documentation.
• Support proposal efforts with cost and schedule estimates for new work.

Skills

Program management

Defense program mgmt

PMP certification

MS Project

Earned value management

Technical requirements literacy

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Leadership

ITAR compliance

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering / Engineering Management / Business

Job description

Satwave AI is a Atlanta-based startup in Satellite Communications seeking a senior Program Management professional. You will plan and lead development programs across software, embedded, hardware, and RF teams, manage cost, schedule, and technical performance, and be the primary customer contact including defense and government customers.

You will oversee integrated master schedules, coordinate resources, and ensure contract compliance and timely CDLR delivery while collaborating with agile