CareerPlan

Mission Systems Program Manager, Autonomous Airpower

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-41)Full-time$191k–$254k2026-11-03 → 2026-11-11
Security clearance required

Core

Lead the Payload and Mission Systems Integrated Product Team (IPT) for the FQ-44 Fury program, overseeing development, test, and evaluation of autonomous air dominance and strike technologies for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Role type

Senior Program Manager, Defense Systems

Builds

Collaborative combat aircraft, missiles, and software for autonomous weapons

Domain

Defense / Autonomous Airpower / AI & Sensor Fusion

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Program management, systems engineering, cost and schedule management, risk management, stakeholder management, strategic planning, team leadership, pricing strategy, roadmap development

Preferred skills

Mission systems engineering background

Technologies

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

Responsibilities

Own development, test, and evaluation of Air Dominance & Strike technologies; manage program progress across cost, schedule, and resources; 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