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Building on nearly 50 years of success, we deliver Payload & Protection Systems, Aero/Hydrodynamic Interstage Systems, and Propulsion & Launch Systems to more than 80 prime contractors supporting over 130 space and defense programs.\nIn this role, you will lead complex defense programs from initial planning through production and delivery, ensuring they meet cost, schedule, technical, quality, contractual, and customer objectives. You will coordinate execution across engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, contracts, finance, and test teams while serving as a primary interface with customers and internal leadership. Your work will directly support the delivery of integrated missile, propulsion, launch, payload, and defense-system hardware that meets stringent mission requirements.\nResponsibilities\nLeads assigned programs through planning, development, qualification, production, delivery, and contract completion.\nOwns performance against cost, schedule, technical, quality, contractual, and customer objectives.\nDevelops and maintains integrated program plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, resource requirements, and performance metrics.\nCoordinates cross-functional execution across engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, contracts, finance, and test.\nServes as a primary program interface for customers, prime contractors, government stakeholders, suppliers, and internal leadership.\nIdentifies technical, programmatic, supply-chain, cost, and schedule risks and drives mitigation and recovery plans.\nLeads recurring program reviews and communicates financial performance, risks, decisions, dependencies, and corrective actions.\nSupports design reviews, test-readiness reviews, qualification activities, production readiness reviews, and customer acceptance events.\nManages contractual deliverables, statements of work, program changes, customer requests, and scope changes.\nSupports proposals, estimates, contract negotiations, follow-on opportunities, and program-growth activities.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor of Science in Engineering, Business Program Management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience.\n5+ years of experience supporting or managing aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, or similarly complex technical programs.\nA current U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one.\nPreferred Qualifications\nMaster of Science or Master of Business Administration degree.\nExperience managing Department of Defense, U.S. government, allied-defense, or prime-contractor programs.\nExperience with missile systems, propulsion, launch systems, payload integration, separation systems, energetic devices, or related flight hardware.\nExperience managing programs from development through qualification and production.\nKnowledge of government contracting and fixed-price, cost-reimbursable, or incentive-based contract structures.\nExperience with Earned Value Management, cost-account management, or similar financial-performance methods.\nExperience supporting proposals, estimates, negotiations, contract modifications, or follow-on program capture.\nProject Management Professional certification or equivalent formal program-management training.\nExperience with program scheduling, enterprise resource planning, or product lifecycle management systems.\nExperience leading engineering teams to develop mechanical and pyrotechnic components and systems.\nBenefits\nMedical, dental, and vision insurance\n401(k) with company match\nPaid time off\nHealth Savings Account (HSA) with company contribution\nFlexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\nCompany-paid life and AD&D insurance\nShort- and long-term disability coverage\nTuition reimbursement\nKarman Space and Defense is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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