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If you’re energized by solving tough challenges, navigating ambiguity, and leading cross-functional teams, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference.\nWhat You’ll Do\nLead with ownership: Plan and execute programs from concept through delivery-defining scope, schedules, budgets, and key milestones\nDrive alignment: Balance priorities across cost, schedule, and resources while ensuring alignment with business goals\nShape opportunities: Partner with Business Development and Sales to develop cost estimates, timelines, and risk assessments for new programs\nDefine success: Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and stakeholders to establish clear requirements and “definition of done” before kickoff\nManage complexity: Own scope, requirements, and change control-proactively assessing impacts and communicating decisions\nBuild strong teams: Identify resource needs and empower cross-functional teams to deliver their best work\nNavigate ambiguity: Translate evolving customer needs into actionable engineering plans across multiple concurrent projects\nMitigate risks: Lead risk, issue, and opportunity management with clear mitigation strategies and timely escalation\n Communicate with clarity: Provide transparent, metrics-driven updates on program health (cost, schedule, scope, risks) to internal and external stakeholders\nEnable delivery: Partner with Supply Chain and Manufacturing to ensure smooth execution, production readiness, and long-term sustainment\n What You Bring\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)\n8+ years of relevant experience, including 3-5 years leading programs/projects in a mixed hardware/software environment\nProven ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver complex programs successfully\nStrong organizational, planning, and stakeholder management skills\nConfidence working in ambiguous, fast-paced environments -bringing clarity and direction to teams\nBroad exposure across engineering disciplines (mechanical, electrical, systems, software), plus quality, supply chain, and manufacturing\nExcellent communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across cultures and levels\nProficiency with Microsoft Office and program management tools (e.g., Microsoft Project)\nMust meet U.S. Person requirements due to applicable regulations\n Nice to Have\nPMP Certification\nAgile certifications (CSM, SAFe, AgilePM, PMI-ACP)\nWhy Join Us?\nWork on mission-critical technologies that make a real-world impact\nCollaborate with talented, multidisciplinary teams\nTake ownership of meaningful programs with high visibility and influence\nGrow your career in an environment that values innovation, accountability, and excellence.\nWhat We Offer:\nWe appreciate that our employees work diligently to contribute to our success as an organization. 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