Sr. Technical Program Manager
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JobgetherQuantum Computing
Based in United StatesFull-TimeSenior
Salary not disclosed
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Job Details
- Experience
- At least 5 years of experience in technical project or program management
- Required Skills
- AgileStakeholder managementBudget managementRisk Management
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
- At least 5 years of experience in technical project or program management, ideally involving the delivery of complex hardware-software systems.
- Demonstrated experience delivering programs for U.S. government organizations such as DARPA, ARPA, NIST, or similar agencies.
- Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and tools, including Agile, Gantt scheduling, and Critical Path Analysis, particularly in hardware environments.
- Proven experience managing multi-million-dollar budgets and complex technical supply chains.
- Exceptional leadership and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to establish accountability, maintain schedule discipline, and resolve team-level friction.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive approach to identifying risks, dependencies, and opportunities for process improvement.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, leadership, and government stakeholders.
- Preferred experience in high-stakes industries such as aerospace, satellite engineering, quantum computing, or other environments where schedule performance has significant mission impact.
- PMP certification or an equivalent project management credential is a plus.
- Experience managing vendors and defining tool or deliverable acceptance criteria is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Own and maintain the master program schedule, ensuring subsystem milestones are clearly defined, tracked, and delivered without unnecessary cost overruns.
- Serve as the primary program contact for the U.S. government stakeholder, providing clear updates on progress, risks, milestones, and other critical developments.
- Identify technical, operational, and organizational blockers early and coordinate rapid solutions to prevent delays.
- Drive cross-functional alignment across engineering and technical teams, ensuring dependencies are understood and integration activities happen efficiently and on schedule.
- Manage program resources, including personnel and specialized equipment, to prioritize critical-path activities and support timely delivery.
- Continuously assess program and system risks, anticipate potential schedule or budget impacts, and develop recovery strategies before issues affect delivery.
- Improve processes, workflows, and validation practices to increase the reliability, efficiency, and repeatability of hardware development and deployment.
- Coordinate complex hardware-software development activities while maintaining accountability for timelines, budgets, and overall program outcomes.
- Support vendor and supply-chain activities as needed to ensure third-party deliverables remain aligned with program milestones and requirements.
- Communicate program priorities, decisions, dependencies, and risks clearly to technical teams, leadership, and external stakeholders.
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