SOCOM UAV Program Manager — Lead Cross‑Functional Teams

Redwire Defense Tech; Huntsville (AL); Remote; USD 120,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matching 401(k)

Paid PTO

Paid holidays

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Group Short-Term & Long-Term Disabled

HSA and FSA Options

Critical Care Plan

Accident Care Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Redwire Defense Tech is seeking a Program Manager to lead SOCOM programs, guiding cross‑functional teams through development, production, integration, testing, fielding, and sustainment to meet objectives.

You will manage customer relationships, coordinate with SOCOM offices and field teams, and drive performance across schedule, cost, and scope while maintaining security and compliance in a complex aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Program or Project Management experience.
• 5+ years of experience working with USSOCOM or Component Commands/Units.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in business, engineering, or technical discipline.
• Background in Defense, Government contracting, and Aerospace, with preference for UAV market.
• Experience with design-for-manufacturing and transitioning systems to production.
• Hands-on gated design development processes, including PDR and CDR.
• Demonstrated strength in customer engagement and relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Lead program planning, execution, and performance for assigned SOCOM portfolios.
• Coordinate cross-functional engineering, manufacturing, logistics, and support teams through proposal development, system design, integration, production, and delivery.
• Serve as primary contact with SOCOM program offices and operators, maintaining relationships and communication.
• Oversee field issue resolution, coordinating engineering and global support resources for troubleshooting and repairs.
• Direct root-cause analyses, corrective actions, and reliability improvements across deployed systems.
• Monitor schedule performance, milestones, and deliverables using formal project management tools.
• Maintain formal risk registers, mitigation plans, and issue tracking across stakeholders.
• Participate in configuration management processes, ensuring alignment between engineering, manufacturing, and product support.
• Manage program financials including budgets, forecasts, and P&L accountability.
• Support proposal activities such as RFP interpretation and BOE development.
• Coordinate and support training events, demonstrations, test activities, and SOCOM integration.
• Ensure compliance across classified environments and travel to customer sites as needed.

Skills

Program management

USSOCOM experience

Leadership

Customer engagement

Cross-functional coordination

Earned Value

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or technical discipline

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Odoo

Microsoft Office

Job description

Redwire Defense Tech is seeking a Program Manager to lead SOCOM programs, guiding cross‑functional teams through development, production, integration, testing, fielding, and sustainment to meet objectives.

You will manage customer relationships, coordinate with SOCOM offices and field teams, and drive performance across schedule, cost, and scope while maintaining security and compliance in a complex aerospace environment.