Program Manager

Skills

About the Role

Voyager Technologies seeks a hands-on technical Program Manager with an engineering background to lead mission-critical embedded systems programs. The role partners across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, contracts, finance, business development, customers, and executive leadership in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain an appropriate U.S. Security Clearance; requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, computer, aerospace, systems, mechanical, or related engineering.
• Engineering background involving embedded systems, avionics, electronics, hardware/software integration, or similar mission-critical products.
• 3+ years of program management, technical program management, engineering program leadership, or related experience.
• Experience supporting defense, space, or other highly regulated technical environments.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in fast-paced, resource-constrained, or startup-like environments.
• Strong understanding of technical scope, cost, schedule, risk, customer deliverables, and execution tradeoffs.
• Experience with contracts, statements of work, deliverables, milestones, and customer obligations.
• Working knowledge of DFARS, prime contracts, subcontractor flow-downs, and government contracting.
• Familiarity with ITAR and export-controlled programs.
• Ability to bring structure to ambiguous situations and drive execution with limited data.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational discipline, follow-through, and communication skills.
• Experience with defense or space programs under firm-fixed-price, cost-plus, or other government contract types.
• Working knowledge of Earned Value Management and cost/schedule performance tracking.
• Willingness to support program needs outside normal business hours when required.
• Must qualify as a U.S. Person under applicable export regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of embedded systems programs for defense and space customers.
• Own program performance across cost, schedule, technical scope, risk, quality, contractual deliverables, and customer satisfaction.
• Partner with engineering teams to assess technical tradeoffs, requirements, and execution risks.
• Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, risk registers, action trackers, deliverable trackers, and executive status reports.
• Drive cross-functional execution across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, contracts, finance, business development, and customer-facing teams.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and blockers; develop mitigation plans and drive issues to closure.
• Lead recovery efforts for challenged programs and restore stable, predictable execution.
• Support contract reviews, proposals, statements of work, milestones, deliverables, and customer communications.
• Ensure alignment with contract requirements, subcontractor flow-downs, customer expectations, and compliance obligations.
• Support DFARS, ITAR, export-control, and defense-program compliance processes.
• Communicate program status, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations to leadership, customers, and stakeholders.
• Build strong customer relationships through disciplined execution, transparency, and ownership.
• Drive accountability, urgency, attention to detail, and continuous improvement across assigned programs.

Benefits

• Base salary range of $140,000-$193,000 USD.
• Incentive plan eligibility.
• Flexible Time Off.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families.
• Flexible gym memberships with nationwide options.
• 401(k) plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%.
• Company wellness programs.
• Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources.
• Opportunity to work with a talented team in an innovative, mission-driven environment.