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We support Command, Control, Communications, and Computer (C4) systems in austere military environments, delivering advanced communications, networking, and IT solutions to defense and civilian agencies worldwide.\nPosition Overview\nFairwinds Technologies is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead the end-to-end development and fielding of international telecom, SATCOM, and satellite gateway infrastructure in support of Department of War and commercial customers.\nThis role manages the lifecycle from early site identification and technical due diligence through site acquisition, permitting, partner and vendor selection, infrastructure implementation, equipment deployment, integration, acceptance, and operational turnover.\nThe Technical Program Manager works closely with engineering teams, logistics providers, installation and hosting partners (e.g., AST or local subcontractors), government representatives, host-nation authorities, utilities, and commercial site owners to ensure each gateway site meets technical, operational, regulatory, quality, safety, schedule, and cost requirements.\nThis highly field-oriented position supports multiple efforts, including DIU task orders and other international deployment initiatives, requires frequent travel and recurring on-site inspections, and reports under the R&D Programs Director.\nKey Responsibilities\nGateway Site Development & AcquisitionLead or support the identification, evaluation, and acquisition of international gateway sites, for permanent, temporary, and expeditionary deployments.\nConduct and coordinate technical, operational, regulatory, environmental, security, access, constructability, utility, communications/backhaul, and infrastructure suitability assessments for overseas deployment locations.\nPlan and support domestic and international site surveys with engineering teams, subcontractors, commercial partners, government stakeholders, and host-nation representatives.\nManage international RFIs/RFPs, competitive procurements, and acquisition activities, including requirements development, market research, proposal evaluation, vendor due diligence, and support to subcontract.\nSupport commercial and technical coordination with landowners, facility operators, telecommunications providers, utilities, engineering and construction firms, local authorities, government ministries, regulatory agencies, and other host-nation stakeholders.\nConfirm real-estate, leasing, right-of-entry, land-use, zoning, environmental, construction, utility, and other site-development approvals required to support international infrastructure deployment.\nSupport host-nation regulatory and governmental coordination for telecommunications operations, including spectrum authorization, frequency coordination, licensing, permitting, equipment approvals, and other country-specific regulatory requirements.\nCoordinate with U.S. Government, partner-nation government, diplomatic, military, commercial, and regulatory stakeholders to resolve deployment dependencies and enable fielding activities.\n\nInternational Deployment, Fielding & Infrastructure ImplementationDevelop and maintain integrated deployment plans spanning acquisition, regulatory approvals, site preparation, infrastructure construction, utility provisioning, equipment shipment, customs clearance, installation, integration, testing, activation, acceptance, and transition to operations.\nSupport the fielding of telecommunications systems and supporting infrastructure across multiple international locations, including permanent installations, temporary operating locations, demonstrations, exercises, and operational deployments.\nSynchronize activities performed by engineering teams, subcontractors, logistics providers, telecommunications carriers, utilities, host-nation partners, and local vendors.\nVerify the coordination of international logistics, including equipment staging, packaging, transportation, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, temporary import/export, permanent importation, export compliance, in-country transportation, warehousing, inventory accountability, and configuration control.\nCoordinate applicable U.S. and host-nation import/export processes, customs documentation, shipping requirements, end-use documentation, equipment certifications, and release procedures.\nManage site-readiness activities including civil works, power, grounding, backup power, communications circuits, backhaul, network connectivity, equipment shelters, environmental controls, physical security, and other enabling infrastructure.\nSupport the coordination of spectrum and frequency activities required for fielding and testing, including spectrum requests, frequency assignments, temporary operating authorizations, interference coordination, regulatory submissions, and engagement with applicable host-nation spectrum authorities.\nSupport and conduct system installation, integration, commissioning, testing, and operational activation by coordinating engineering teams, field personnel, customers, government representatives, and commercial partners.\nConduct or coordinate recurring site inspections and deployment readiness reviews to assess schedule, workmanship, safety, quality, technical compliance, regulatory compliance, and readiness to proceed to subsequent phases.\nLead site verification, acceptance, and transition activities, including inspection records, test and acceptance documentation, permits, licenses, configuration records, as-built information, logistics records, training documentation, and operational handover packages.\n\nInternational Program, Vendor & Stakeholder ManagementServe as the programmatic interface among U.S. Government customers, Combatant Commands, Country Teams, partner-nation governments, regulators, telecommunications providers, commercial partners, subcontractors, and internal technical teams.\nManage international deployment schedules, dependencies, risks, issues, budgets, procurements, subcontractor performance, and critical-path activities across multiple countries or areas of operation.\nDevelop deployment strategies that account for host-nation processes, local commercial practices, regulatory timelines, customs requirements, construction lead times, logistics constraints, and operational priorities.\nCoordinate government-to-government and government-to-commercial engagement necessary to obtain approvals, resolve deployment barriers, and maintain execution schedules.\nIdentify and manage country-specific risks associated with regulatory approval, spectrum access, customs, logistics, infrastructure availability, site access, security, contracting, and host-nation support.\nMaintain integrated schedules, action trackers, risk registers, decision logs, acquisition documentation, deployment records, and executive-level reporting for international fielding activities.\n\nRisk, Financial & Reporting SupportMaintain program-level and site-specific risk, issue, action, dependency, and decision tracking; elevate critical blockers affecting deployment schedules or operational objectives.\nCoordinate technical troubleshooting and corrective actions between engineering teams, vendors, hosting partners, and on-site personnel.\nTrack labor, travel, procurement, and site-development expenditures against plan and support task-order execution and forecast updates.\nProvide regular, accurate program reporting to management, customers, and cross-functional teams, including schedule, financial, technical, vendor, risk, and site-readiness status.\nMaintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready project documentation across the full gateway lifecycle.\n\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, Construction Management, Operations Management, Logistics, or a related technical field; advanced degree or relevant professional certification is preferred.\nMinimum 8+ years of experience in technical program management, project management, infrastructure development, construction, telecom, SATCOM, or field operations.\nDemonstrated experience managing complex infrastructure or technical deployment projects involving multiple vendors and stakeholder organizations.\nPractical experience with site acquisition or selection, site surveys, permitting, vendor selection, construction/site preparation, equipment fielding, or infrastructure implementation.\nStrong understanding of integrated project planning, schedule and budget control, risk management, contract administration, procurement, and vendor performance management.\nAbility to work independently across countries, cultures, organizations, and time zones while managing multiple concurrent priorities.\nStrong written and verbal communication, stakeholder engagement, problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills.\nWillingness and ability to travel internationally and conduct on-site visits under varied field conditions.\nU.S. Citizenship and an active DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance (or ability to obtain).\nAdditional Preferred Qualifications\nBackground in satellite gateway infrastructure, satellite communications, RF systems, telecommunications, networking, data centers, utilities, construction, or a related technical field.\nExperience delivering overseas installations or field operations for U.S. Government, defense, commercial telecom, or other regulated customers.\nExperience managing competitive procurements or RFI/RFP processes and supporting vendor qualification, proposal evaluation, and contract negotiations.\nExperience working with hosting partners, installation vendors, construction contractors, engineering firms, utilities, regulators, or property owners.\nKnowledge of IP networking, routers, backhaul, power systems, RF/SATCOM infrastructure, and site connectivity requirements.\nExperience with international logistics, supply-chain coordination, customs, temporary import/export, and 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