{"id":3297408,"url":"https://alion.io/job/dzyne-technologies-senior-aerospace-program-manager","title":"Senior Aerospace Program Manager","company":{"id":2183546,"name":"DZYNE Technologies","domain":"dzyne.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/dzyne-com","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Paycor","truth_index":null},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Irvine, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":160000,"max":220000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":220000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":false},{"name":"Agile","optional":true},{"name":"Microsoft Excel","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T22:16:25Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-26","last_verified_at":"2026-10-30T20:13:19Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"About Our Transition to Ondas Sentinel\nDZYNE Technologies was recently acquired by Ondas Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS) and, together with World View, has joined forces to create Ondas Sentinel. Ondas Sentinel is a next-generation U.S. defense platform integrating long-endurance ISR, autonomous systems, counter-UAS technologies, and mission intelligence.\nWhile DZYNE is now part of Ondas Sentinel, we are still legally operating as DZYNE as we complete the formal integration of our systems and processes. As a result, you may see roles cross-posted across DZYNE and World View, during this transition. All positions represent opportunities within the same combined organization.\nWhat does this mean for candidates?\nYou’re joining a team that is accelerating the future of autonomous defense. \nYou’ll be part of a company backed by significant investment, strong growth, and mission-proven technology. \nYou’ll work alongside world-class engineers and innovators who have already delivered thousands of operational flight hours, high-impact ISR capabilities, leading counter-UAS systems, and breakthrough autonomous effects. \nYou’ll help shape a unified platform that enables operators to see more, decide faster, and act with confidence across the modern battlespace. \nTogether, Ondas Sentinel is building something bigger than any one company, a scalable, integrated defense organization designed to meet emerging mission needs with speed, precision, and purpose.\nIf you’re energized by ambitious missions, rapid innovation, and a chance to help define the future of autonomous defense, we’d love to have you on the team.\nPosition: Senior Aerospace Program Manager\nLocation: Irvine, CA\nWork Arrangement: 100% On-site\nPosition Description:\nDZYNE has an immediate need for a talented Senior Aerospace Program Manager who will join our industry leading team at our location in Irvine, CA. The Senior Aerospace Program Manager will provide leadership for the maturation, productization, and operation of a long endurance unmanned aerial system (UAS) in conjunction with key government and client partners. The Senior Aerospace Program Manager will be a primary interface for client interaction between the program team and client, and will be responsible for Program Execution.\nThe Senior Aerospace Program Manager provides leadership on assigned program(s) and acts to achieve financial, schedule, technical and client relationship/growth objectives. The Senior Aerospace Program Manager will work and collaborate alongside the Chief Program Engineer and supporting Project Engineer/Manager for technical management specific to the program.\nThe successful candidate MUST have a strong design, productization, or operations discipline background along with experience executing projects in the Aerospace and Defense industry. Specific demonstrated experience in leading successful aerospace programs is required with experience in productization and product operations.\nRequired Skills/Qualifications:\nDrive the timely delivery of a multi-faceted, complex project where speed to market and effective operations are critical for commercial success\nManage large teams working on multiple parallel efforts, including teams stationed outside of the United States\nOversee critical subcontractors including evaluation, selection, scoping, and technical execution\nOwn program execution plans, schedules, and budgets while participating in all phases of program work from conceptual design to manufacturing, delivery, and sustainment\nAbility to travel as needed for customer meetings, demonstrations, and business development activities\nAbility to lead a Program to on-time, on-budget delivery while collaborating across internal support functions\nProvide critical project updates to clients, staff, and executive leadership\nPrepare the Master Phasing Schedules, Program Execution Schedule, Staffing Plan, Work Breakdown Structure and Financial Execution Plan\nPrepare and present monthly technical and financial program reports to senior and executive management, including Earned Value Metrics (EVM)\nFluent in proposal development, including technical volume and cost volume basis of estimates\nExpert knowledge of the entire Microsoft Office Professional Suite, including Project\nPositive, “can-do” attitude and talent/experience leading people in a matrixed organization and cultivating a healthy customer relationship\nPreferred Skills/Qualifications:\n Understanding of Critical Chain Project Management, Earned Value and other project controls methods as they pertain to the Aerospace and Defense industry.\nExperience across the product lifecycle, including field operations\nExperience in enterprise resourcing and planning tools\nExposure to multi-disciplinary engineering functions\nAbility to interpret engineering technical drawings, work instructions, and test procedures.\nAerospace or Defense Contractor industry experience\nExperience transitioning a product from LRIP to full-rate production and sustaining once in full-rate production\nExperience with Government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) or contractor-owned, contractor-operated (COCO) UAS operations\nDeep understanding of both traditional and emerging government acquisition pathways for UAS.\nEducation / Experience:\nBachelor's degree in STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math)\nMinimum of 10+ years of industry experience as a Program Manager with a minimum of 5 years as a Senior Program Manager\nSkilled in the use of IT tools, including ERP, MRP, and Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Project.\nExperience in business capture and client management\nExperience managing a range of concurrent engineering design or operations projects is required.\nExperience in expanding programs beyond initial phase and customer\nHigh-level of EVM competency\nAbility to create a winning proposal\nProven ability, capacity, and aptitude with planning, organizing, supervising, coordinating technical work, and obtaining cooperation from others (must be able to build rapport with program staff)\nHigh level of scheduling skills (agile program management methodology a plus)\nClearance Level Required:\nSecurity Clearance not Required, but strongly preferred\nTravel:\nOccasional travel (0-25%)\nWorking Conditions:\nThe diversity of work conditions may range from an environment where there is little or no physical discomfort, such as a general office environment to warehousing to potentially austere testing sites.\nPhysical Demands:\nThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.\nMust have the ability to stoop, stand, climb, occasionally lift a minimum of 25 lbs.\nRegularly required to crouch and reach to install/move equipment by bending forward at the waist or by bending legs and spine\nInvolves movement between departments, floors, and worksites to facilitate work.\nMay be performing physical activities including, but not limited to, heavy lifting and moving of items, climbing in and out of equipment, crawling, and working outdoors. \nWork Authorization Requirement:\nCandidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future employment visa sponsorship.\nSalary: $160,000 - $220,000 annually\nSalary depends on relevant work experience, education, training, essential skills, and/or other factors such as specialized or high-demand professions. In addition to the annual salary, the position will be eligible for an annual bonus. The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of salary or annual bonus.\nBenefits:\nOur benefits are DZYNE’ed for your overall health and financial wellness. DZYNE offers a comprehensive healthcare benefits package. Base dental, vision, life, accident, disability, and other core benefits are fully covered by DZYNE. DZYNE provides paid time off and paid holidays. Additionally, DZYNE offers a 401 (k) plan with an employer match and immediate vesting.\nSome Final Notes\nThe description gives you a sense of what the position involves but is not an exhaustive list. We are a growing and evolving team, which means your responsibilities may shift or expand overtime as new opportunities arise. Flexibility and curiosity are part of what makes our work exciting!\nDZYNE Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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