Technical Program Execution Lead

Blue Signal Search; Simsbury (CT); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Lifecycle project influence

Collaborative leadership environment

Leadership development opportunities

Job summary

Blue Signal Search is seeking an experienced engineering leader to oversee complex hardware initiatives from planning through production. You will balance technical scope, delivery timing, and project economics while guiding multidisciplinary teams toward disciplined execution.

You will own project financial performance, develop proactive solutions to risks, and drive clear visibility with stakeholders. Travel up to 20% may be required, with strong leadership development opportunities as the

Qualifications

• This role requires a technical degree with several years in engineering or program delivery.
• Experience owning hardware programs end to end including scope, cost, schedule and risk.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams toward an execution plan.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of complex hardware initiatives from planning through production.
• Build execution plans translating commitments into milestones, priorities and recoveries.
• Guide multidisciplinary teams across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and quality.
• Own project financials: estimates, baselines, budgets, variances and recovery.
• Identify challenges early and implement proactive solutions for long-term performance.
• Lead tradeoffs across cost, schedule and technical priorities with clear options.
• Support movement of hardware from development to repeatable production.
• Promote consistent delivery by establishing processes and tracking progress.

Skills

Hardware leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Budget management

Risk management

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Technical degree

Job description

Our client is a growing technical organization seeking an experienced engineering leader to oversee complex initiatives and guide cross-functional efforts through multiple stages of execution. This is a high-impact opportunity for an execution-focused engineer who thrives at the intersection of technical leadership, manufacturing, financial performance, and program delivery. The successful candidate will have meaningful authority to drive priorities, align multidisciplinary teams, address risks before they become problems, and create the disciplined execution needed to deliver predictable results.

This Role Offers:

• Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunity to influence projects across the full lifecycle, from development and planning through manufacturing execution.
• A collaborative environment where engineering leaders have meaningful ownership of project outcomes.
• Strong potential for continued leadership development as the organization grows.

Focus:

• Take ownership of complex hardware initiatives from planning through production, balancing technical scope, delivery timing, project economics, and execution risk.
• Build practical execution plans that translate customer and business commitments into milestones, resource priorities, measurable deliverables, and recovery actions.
• Guide multidisciplinary teams spanning engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and other partners, creating accountability without relying on direct reporting authority.
• Own project financial performance by developing estimates, setting cost baselines, monitoring budgets and forecasts, identifying variances, and leading recovery efforts.
• Identify potential challenges that could affect successful execution, develop proactive solutions, and address underlying issues to support consistent long-term performance.
• Lead fact based tradeoff decisions across cost, schedule, and technical priorities, escalating issues with clear options and recommended paths forward.
• Support disciplined movement of hardware from development into repeatable production, coordinating readiness across technical and manufacturing stakeholders.
• Promote consistent delivery by establishing clear processes, monitoring progress, applying insights from prior efforts, and identifying opportunities to improve overall effectiveness.

Skill Set:

• Technical degree or comparable educational background, supported by several years of experience in engineering, program delivery, operations, or a closely related environment.
• Track record of owning complex hardware projects end to end, with direct accountability for scope, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Strong project financial skills, including estimating, baseline development, budget management, variance analysis, forecasting, and corrective recovery.
• Experience influencing cross functional technical and manufacturing teams toward a shared execution plan and measurable commitments.
• Demonstrated risk management, analytical problem solving, and root cause corrective action capability in high consequence project environments.
• Background in complex manufacturing, ideally involving aerospace, defense, or similarly regulated, high reliability hardware.
• Clear communication and organizational skills, with the judgment to prioritize competing demands and provide concise visibility to stakeholders.
• Ability to obtain a Secret level security clearance and willingness to travel periodically, potentially up to 20 percent.