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It’s the kind of mission diversity that demands a fresh way of thinking.\nWe began with an early bet on hybrid, when the mobility industry was focused on batteries. We designed, tested, and validated our first 1 MW high-speed generator in 12 months. And then we pushed further, developing systems with greater power density in less time. Today, our Hybrid Power Systems offer outputs ranging from 20 kW to 4 MW, with applications in the air or on the ground.\nOne of those applications is Laila, an unmanned drone designed for critical logistics and defense missions. With its 100 kW-class onboard Hybrid Power System, Laila can support medical cold-chain transport or serve as an aerial platform for counter-UAS measures.\nThe market interest has been overwhelming: Over 30 inbound requests from leading US and global manufacturers, and 14+ DoD contracts.\nOur team comes from deep tech and aerospace, with backgrounds spanning drone and aircraft development, high-volume production, and electrified mobility.\nWe operate with urgency and ownership at every level. We validated high-speed generator technology faster than our peers, not because we skipped steps, but because we've been doing this long enough to know which ones matter most.\nCreating the future of power, in the air and on the ground, is a challenge we’ve been training our entire lives for. If that sounds like you, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.\nAbout The Role\nOdys Aviation is seeking a senior Program Manager to own execution across our active power generation and aircraft development programs. Our portfolio spans internally funded R&D and customer-funded engagements, with applications in aircraft hybrid propulsion, nuclear power conversion, expeditionary power systems, data centers, and other industrial power users.\nIn this role, you will run multiple concurrent programs, including DoD efforts, from award through delivery. You will own cost, schedule, and scope; keep engineering, supply chain, and test aligned to committed dates; and serve as the primary point of contact for customers, primes, and government sponsors.\nThis is a hands-on role close to the hardware. You will also support capture and proposal activity as we grow the pipeline and help stand up the quality and program process a company at our stage needs to scale.\nDon't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Odys, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.\nWhat You'll Do\nOwn cost, schedule, scope, and risk across multiple concurrent programs spanning internal R&D and customer-funded development\n\nBuild and maintain integrated master schedules that tie engineering milestones to long-lead procurement, build, and test windows\n\nServe as the primary interface to customers, primes, and government sponsors: run program reviews, deliver status and technical reporting, and negotiate scope and schedule changes\n\nManage DoW program execution end to end, including contract deliverables (CDRLs), milestone and payment events, period-of-performance tracking, and coordination with contracting officers and technical points of contact\n\nTranslate statements of work into executable work breakdown structures, staffing plans, and budgets, and track actuals against them\n\nPartner with supply chain on long-lead procurement, supplier selection and follow-up, BOM readiness, and recovery plans when parts slip\n\nDrive cross-functional execution across propulsion, aircraft, power electronics, manufacturing, and test teams, surfacing blockers early and holding owners to dates\n\nMaintain risk and opportunity registers with real mitigations, and escalate with a recommendation rather than a status\n\nHelp implement and mature quality and program processes, including configuration management, document control, change control, gate reviews, and corrective action\n\nManage compliance obligations on government programs, including export control, data rights, property, and reporting requirements\n\nCommunicate program health clearly and honestly to leadership, with the underlying data behind it\n\nWhat We're Looking For\nB.S. in Engineering, or equivalent technical background paired with program management 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