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Staff Technical Program Manager, Air Dominance & Strike, Autonomous Airpower - Active Clearance

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

Core

Lead the development and integration of autonomous air dominance and strike technologies (collaborative combat aircraft, missiles) for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Role type

Staff Technical Program Manager (Defense Systems)

Builds

Collaborative combat aircraft, missiles, and software for autonomous weapons

Domain

Defense / Autonomous Airpower / Systems Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Complex technical system lifecycle management, multi-million-dollar project delivery, strategic thinking, cross-team coordination, risk management, pricing strategy development, roadmap planning

Preferred skills

Engineering or Business Administration background, technical aptitude, ability to balance tactical and strategic perspectives

Technologies

Lattice OS, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, networking

Responsibilities

Own development and deployment of Air Dominance & Strike technologies; manage program progress across cost, schedule, and resources; develop lightweight processes for planning and risk management; collaborate with finance on pricing strategies; refine strategic R&D investment roadmap; act as trusted advisor to engineers; foster high-performance team culture

Seniority

Staff, strategic execution & mentorship

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