Technical Program Manager - Hardware Programs
Leads a hardware-focused defense engineering program as both program manager and chief engineer, owning cost, schedule, architecture, requirements, and verification while directing a cross-disciplinary team taking hardware from concept through production. Requires aerospace/defense experience, MIL-STD qualification knowledge, and an active Secret clearance.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Huntsville, AL
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Category
- Hardware
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- B.S. in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, or Systems Engineering, or related discipline
- 8+ years of progressive engineering experience in aerospace/defense, including technical leadership on hardware programs
- Experience owning program cost, schedule, and technical baseline for effort of meaningful scope (>$1M engineering content)
- Working knowledge of hardware qualification/design standards (MIL-STD-810/461/882 or equivalent) and DoD systems engineering review processes
- Demonstrated customer-facing technical lead experience, including presenting at formal design reviews
- Experience operating within a certified quality management system (AS9100 or ISO9001) and CMMI-appraised development environment
- U.S. Citizen
- Active Secret clearance
Nice to have
- Top Secret clearance eligibility
- M.S. or MBA in a related technical or management discipline
- Prior experience as IPT lead, Control Account Manager (CAM), or similar cost/schedule-accountable role
- Experience leading multi-domain teams: mixed-signal/RF electronics, embedded software/firmware, mechanical, and systems engineering
- Familiarity with Program Financial Reporting
- Experience authoring or reviewing technical proposal volumes and Basis of Estimates
Full description
IERUS specializes in technology research, testing, and implementation with core competencies in electromagnetics phenomenology, computational analytics (algorithm acceleration and machine learning), and weapon system engineering. IERUS develops value for our defense and commercial customers through accelerations of the technology life cycle: identifying, creating, transitioning, and producing technologies with integrity of purpose and product. IERUS offers competitive compensation packages, retirement options, and benefits packages. To learn more, please visit .
IERUS participates in projects that address weapon systems engineering and the application of advanced machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) techniques as well as RF/Optical hardware prototyping and low rate production. We generally seek to apply agile development fundamentals across our corporate portfolio to accelerate technology development timelines. The end goal being early discovery, accelerated development, and high customer engagement.
Job Description:
IERUS Technologies is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead execution of a hardware-focused engineering program. This role combines program management accountability (cost, schedule, customer interface) with chief engineer technical authority (architecture, requirements baseline, design integrity, and verification). The individual will serve as the single point of accountability for a cross-disciplinary engineering team delivering hardware from concept through production.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the technical authority for the program, owning the system architecture, requirements baseline, interface control documents, and verification/qualification strategy.
- Own program cost, schedule, and staffing — including development and maintenance of the Integrated Master Schedule, budget forecasts, and resource allocation across engineering disciplines.
- Lead the engineering team (systems, electrical/PCB, firmware/embedded, mechanical, test) through the full hardware lifecycle: concept, design, prototyping, environmental qualification, integration & test, transition to production, and sustainment.
- Serve as the primary customer-facing technical and programmatic point of contact, representing the program at formal reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR, PRR) and technical interchange meetings.
- Identify, assess, and actively manage technical, cost, and schedule risks and opportunities, maintaining a program risk register and driving mitigation actions to closure.
- Lead or support engineering estimating, Basis of Estimate development, and technical proposal content for follow-on work and new business capture.
- Ensure engineering execution adheres to applicable design and environmental standards for hardware qualification (e.g., MIL-STD-810 environmental testing, MIL-STD-461 EMC/EMI, MIL-STD-882 system safety), tailored to program requirements.