CareerPlan

Program Manager, Long-Range Missile Program

Los Angeles, CAFull-time$220k2026-10-07 → 2026-11-10
On-siteSecurity clearance required

Core

Lead the full lifecycle of long-range missile programs from development through flight test and production transition, ensuring cost, schedule, and performance goals are met.

Role type

Senior Program Manager (Defense/Aerospace)

Builds

Long-range missile systems and related defense programs

Domain

Defense, Aerospace, Missile Systems

Required skills

Program lifecycle management, budget and resource management, cross-functional team leadership, contract and SOW management, stakeholder communication, change management, technical delivery oversight

Preferred skills

Missile/weapon system program experience, DoD acquisition processes, flight test campaign coordination, integrated master scheduling, Agile project management, systems engineering, prime integrator experience

Technologies

JIRA, Confluence

Responsibilities

Lead full program lifecycle to meet cost, schedule, and performance goals; oversee technical and operational functions; plan and direct multi-disciplinary engineering and test efforts; manage program budget and resource allocation; serve as primary POC to customer for contract performance; coordinate program management reviews with customer; manage scope changes; travel up to 30% to support program and customer objectives

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC