Staff Technical Program Manager, Sentry Maneuver Systems

What you'll do

• Lead technical execution for the Mobile Sentry platform and related Sentry Maneuver Systems initiatives.
• Drive hardware development from initial concept through prototype builds, system integration, and production readiness.
• Coordinate execution across multiple engineering disciplines including mechanical, electrical, software, and systems engineering.
• Establish integrated development plans and technical milestones for concurrent development efforts.
• Lead complex system integration for vehicle platforms, sensors, communications, power systems, and mission payloads.
• Identify technical and programmatic risks early and develop mitigation strategies for leadership.
• Partner with manufacturing and suppliers to mature products for scalable production and long-term sustainment.
• Identify opportunities to standardize and reuse hardware platforms and technologies across multiple business lines.

What we're looking for

• 8-10+ years of experience leading complex hardware product development programs.
• Demonstrated success delivering sophisticated electromechanical systems from concept through production.
• Experience leading highly cross-functional engineering efforts across multiple hardware and software disciplines.
• Strong understanding of systems integration, hardware development, manufacturing, validation, qualification, and production readiness.
• Experience driving execution across multiple engineering organizations without direct management authority.
• Proven ability to influence technical decisions and align diverse stakeholders around common objectives.
• Experience partnering with suppliers, manufacturing organizations, and production teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or another relevant engineering discipline.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Experience developing autonomous systems, robotics, defense systems, aerospace products, or automotive platforms (preferred).
• Experience with vehicle integration, chassis development, or mobile platform architecture (preferred).
• Experience integrating sensors, communications systems, compute, power systems, or mission payloads into production hardware (preferred).
• Experience with prototype development, DFM/DFA, APQP, PPAP, qualification testing, and manufacturing scale-up (preferred).
• Experience supporting customer demonstrations, field testing, and operational deployments (preferred).
• Experience developing common platforms or reusable hardware architectures across multiple product lines (preferred).
• Familiarity with mission-critical or safety-critical systems (preferred).