Space Defense Tech TPM: Lead Critical Space Programs

True Anomaly, Inc.; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision insurance

HRA/HSA options

PTO & paid holidays

401K

Parental Leave

Job summary

True Anomaly is seeking a Technical Program Manager with hardware background to lead end-to-end delivery of a cutting‑edge missile defense program, driving clarity, alignment, and accountability across engineering, production, security, and program office.

You will own delivery plans, manage dependencies, and maintain real‑time dashboards to inform executives, operating with a high degree of ambiguity and urgency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of program management in technical fields.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, and other software tracking tools.
• Deep familiarity with Agile / Scrum / Kanban processes.
• Exceptional communication skills across technical and non-technical partners.
• Experience working classified DoW programs or relevant background.
• Secret Clearance required; TS/SCI preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of the missile defense program.
• Own program execution: define delivery plans, manage scope and milestones, drive accountability.
• Serve as primary delivery interface with engineering and program office; compile metrics.
• Translate product requirements into actionable technical plans with engineering.
• Highlight risks, gaps, and ensure decisions support timelines, security, and reliability.
• Manage cross-team dependencies and maintain a real-time dependency map.
• Track program performance using metrics and drive continuous improvement.
• Identify and manage risks, tradeoffs, blockers; escalate when needed.
• Create structure and alignment in high-ambiguity environments.
• Maintain dashboards for up-to-date stakeholder decisions.

Skills

Program management

Communication

Agile / Scrum / Kanban

Space defense domain knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

PowerBI

Job description

True Anomaly is seeking a Technical Program Manager with hardware background to lead end-to-end delivery of a cutting‑edge missile defense program, driving clarity, alignment, and accountability across engineering, production, security, and program office.

You will own delivery plans, manage dependencies, and maintain real‑time dashboards to inform executives, operating with a high degree of ambiguity and urgency.