Technical Program Manager

Vatn Systems; Bristol (RI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Vatn Systems in Bristol, Rhode Island, is looking for a Program Manager to ensure customer commitments are planned and delivered effectively. You'll serve as the primary contact, tracking requirements and program statuses, and facilitating communication across teams.

The ideal candidate will have a degree in engineering or science, experience with program management tools, and strong communication skills. Join us in shaping the future of autonomous underwater vehicles.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of a technical product design life cycle & problem solving processes.
• Ability to apply technical knowledge to drive decision making, like trade-off discussions.
• Experience creating and implementing program management tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer-facing execution and internal coordination across multiple programs.
• Maintain the program plan including milestones and delivery commitments.
• Identify, track, and elevate program-level risks impacting customer commitments.

Skills

Technical product design life cycle understanding

Cross-functional communication

Verbal communication skills

Program management tools implementation

Education

B.S. degree or higher in an engineering or science discipline

Tools

Jira

iSOW

Job description

Purpose of the Role

This role exists to manage customer-facing execution and internal coordination across multiple programs, with a focus on specific products/projects. The Program Manager is responsible for ensuring commitments made to customers are clearly planned, tracked, communicated, and delivered across the organization. They act as the primary administrative owner of the program, translating customer needs and contractual commitments into coordinated internal execution.

The Program Manager ensures the overall program stays organized, predictable, and aligned to customer expectations.

What You'll Do

• Serve as the primary customer facing point of contact for program level execution, schedules, and status
• Maintain the program plan, including milestones, dependencies, and delivery commitments via Jira and other program management tools
• Track contractual requirements, customer deliverables, and acceptance criteria across projects by working with leadership, finance and other stakeholders
• Assist coordinating schedules and dependencies across PMs, Lead Engineers, Engineering, Ops, and external partners.
• Run administrative program cadences including customer status calls, internal program reviews, and leadership updates (as necessary)
• Identify, track, and elevate program‑level risks, changes, and issues impacting customer commitments through cross‑functional communication
• Prepare and distribute customer‑facing materials such as status reports, timelines, and delivery updates.
• Support updating Jira and iSOW

Requirements

• Deep understanding of a technical product design life cycle & problem solving processes
• Ability to apply technical knowledge to drive decision making, i.e. trade‑off discussions and program strategy
• Have the ability to work cross‑functionally between product, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain personnel.
• Demonstrated experience creating and implementing program management tools for communication, scheduling, risk management, resource planning, and production planning, etc.
• Have outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• B.S. degree or higher in an engineering or science discipline

Bonus

• Experience in start‑up environments

Vatn is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply. We look forward to reviewing your application and potentially having you join our team in shaping the future of autonomous underwater vehicles.