Senior Program Manager – Hybrid Power, Aircraft

EMTECH USA

. Own cost, schedule, scope, and risk across multiple concurrent programs spanning internal R&D and customer-funded development .

Posted 10/16/2026full-timeLong Beach • California • United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERPPMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own cost, schedule, scope, and risk across multiple concurrent programs spanning internal R&D and customer-funded development
Build and maintain integrated master schedules tying engineering milestones to long-lead procurement, build, and test windows
Serve as the primary interface to customers, primes, and government sponsors
Run program reviews, deliver status and technical reporting, and negotiate scope and schedule changes
Manage DoW program execution end to end, including contract deliverables, milestone and payment events, period-of-performance tracking, and coordination with contracting officers and technical points of contact
Translate statements of work into executable work breakdown structures, staffing plans, and budgets, and track actuals
Partner with supply chain on long-lead procurement, supplier selection and follow-up, BOM readiness, and recovery plans
Drive cross-functional execution across propulsion, aircraft, power electronics, manufacturing, and test teams
Maintain risk and opportunity registers and escalate issues with recommendations
Help implement and mature quality and program processes, including configuration management, document control, change control, gate reviews, and corrective action
Manage compliance obligations on government programs, including export control, data rights, property, and reporting requirements
Communicate program health clearly and honestly to leadership
Support capture and proposal activity and help stand up quality and program processes

Requirements

What you’ll need

B.S. in Engineering, or equivalent technical background paired with program management depth
7+ years managing hardware development programs in aerospace, defense, energy, or industrial hardware
Demonstrated ownership of multiple concurrent programs, including at least one taken from award through delivery
Direct experience managing DoD-funded programs (SBIR/STTR, OTA, prime subcontract, or similar) and their deliverable, reporting, and compliance requirements
Working familiarity with hybrid or electrified power system development: engines or turbines, generators, power electronics, energy storage, thermal management, and integration and test
Experience managing hardware supply chain risk, including long-lead items, custom fabrication, and supplier recovery
Technical fluency sufficient to hold your own with engineers, customers, and primes
Fluency with scheduling and program tracking tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or equivalent)
Clear written and verbal communication, with the judgment to know what leadership and customers need to hear and when
Bias toward action, comfort with ambiguity, and a track record in fast-paced, iterative hardware environments
Active or recently held security clearance (nice to have)
PMP, or equivalent formal program management training (nice to have)
Familiarity with PLM and ERP/MRP systems (nice to have)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Company equity
Full suite of benefits and perks