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These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.\nWe are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.\nJob Description\nThe Technical Program Manager (TPM) is a high-impact leadership role responsible for managing a portfolio of aerospace and defense development programs, new product introductions (NPI), and production transition efforts involving ruggedized electronic systems and mission-critical hardware. Reporting directly to the General Manager, the TPM serves as the primary customer interface and is accountable for program execution, financial performance, customer satisfaction, and successful delivery of technical and contractual commitments.\nThis position requires a technically strong leader with experience managing complex defense and aerospace programs from proposal and development through qualification, production, and lifecycle support. The ideal candidate understands the challenges of developing high-reliability products in regulated environments and can effectively lead cross-functional teams to achieve cost, schedule, technical, and quality objectives.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead a portfolio of aerospace and defense development, qualification, NPI, and production programs.\nServe as the primary interface with customers, ensuring strong relationships and proactive communication.\nDevelop and manage integrated program plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, and resource requirements.\nLead cross-functional execution across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Contracts, and Finance.\nEnsure compliance with customer requirements, statements of work, technical specifications, and contractual deliverables.\nManage Estimates at Completion (EACs), Estimates to Complete (ETCs), revenue forecasts, profitability projections, and cash flow performance.\nIdentify, assess, and mitigate technical, schedule, supply chain, quality, and financial risks while capturing opportunities to improve program performance.\nLead proposal development, cost estimating, and bid activities for new business opportunities.\nConduct customer reviews, executive status briefings, technical reviews, and internal program governance reviews.\nDrive successful transition of development programs into production while maintaining customer satisfaction and business objectives.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or other STEM discipline.\n8+ years of experience managing aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated technical development programs.\nDemonstrated experience developing and managing ruggedized electronic systems, embedded electronics, power electronics, sensor systems, avionics, or other mission-critical technologies.\nProven success leading programs through development, qualification, production readiness, and manufacturing transition.\nExperience managing government and/or prime contractor programs with organizations such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Boeing, General Dynamics, L3Harris, or the U.S. Department of Defense.\nExperience managing program financials, including EAC, ETC, revenue, margin, and cash forecasting.\nCritical Skills & Competencies\nStrong technical understanding of electronic hardware development, requirements management, product qualification, verification, and validation processes.\nAbility to interpret and manage compliance to customer, technical, quality, and contractual requirements.\nExceptional business and financial acumen with ownership of program profitability and forecast accuracy.\nExcellent verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of customer and executive organizations.\nProven leadership of cross-functional teams in a matrix environment without direct authority.\nStrong problem-solving, risk management, negotiation, and decision-making capabilities.\nAbility to successfully balance technical performance, customer expectations, schedule commitments, and financial objectives.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with Department of Defense (DoD) development and production programs.\nFamiliarity with systems engineering processes, design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR), qualification testing, and production readiness reviews.\nPMP certification or equivalent program management credentials.\nActive or previously held U.S. security clearance is a plus.\nWhy Join Us?\nThis role offers the opportunity to lead cutting-edge aerospace and defense programs that support critical national security missions. You will work directly with customers, engineers, and executive leadership to bring advanced technologies from concept to production while shaping the future growth and success of the business.\nDue to the nature of the work performed at this facility and applicable access restrictions, successful applicants must qualify as a “U.S. Person,” defined as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee.\nTo support a safe and drug-free workplace, Teledyne Energetics requires candidates to successfully complete a background check and pass a drug screen prior to employment.\nSalary Range:\n$120,300.00-$160,400.000The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.\nTeledyne conducts background checks on qualified applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Background checks may include, but are not limited to, education verification, employment history and verification, criminal convictions, Motor Vehicle Report (MVR & driving history), reference check, credit checks/credit history and drug testing. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.\nTeledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.\nTeledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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