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Senior Program Manager

Melbourne, Australia💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-14 → 2026-09-27

Core

Lead technical development of maritime defense products from concept to delivery, ensuring alignment with strategic direction and customer requirements.

Role type

Senior Program Manager (Maritime Defense)

Builds

Maritime capabilities and systems for military missions

Domain

Defense / Maritime Systems / AI & Autonomy

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Technical leadership, project management, systems engineering, cross-functional team building, stakeholder management, program execution, resource accounting, technical architecture understanding

Preferred skills

Leading technical programs from ideation to deployment, high-stakes customer-facing program leadership, Australian Navy experience, engineering management, mission-critical defense systems experience

Technologies

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

Responsibilities

Lead and execute technical programs from design through deployment; Partner with engineering leaders to drive program execution; Coordinate test events from simulations to hardware-in-the-loop demonstrations; Manage cross-team dependencies and remove obstacles; Provide insight into customer needs and develop solutions; Forge customer relationships and establish new market areas; Understand technical implementation at the architectural level and propose alternatives.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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