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Senior Technical Program Manager, Advanced Effects

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-14 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the development and integration of autonomous weapons, collaborative combat aircraft, and missiles for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Role type

Senior Technical Program Manager (Defense Systems)

Builds

Collaborative combat aircraft, missiles, and software for autonomous weapons

Domain

Defense / Aerospace / Autonomous Systems

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Program management, systems engineering mindset, cost and schedule management, risk management, strategic thinking, stakeholder management, team leadership

Preferred skills

Technical background in engineering, experience with complex multi-million-dollar projects

Technologies

Lattice OS, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion

Responsibilities

Own the development and deployment of Air Dominance & Strike technologies; manage program progress across cost, schedule, and resource allocation; develop lightweight processes for planning and risk management; collaborate with finance and business development on pricing strategies; refine strategic roadmap for R&D investments

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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