Technical Program Manager - Hardware Programs

IERUS Technologies•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

IERUS Technologies is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead execution of a hardware-focused engineering program. The role combines program management accountability for cost, schedule, and customer interface with chief engineer technical authority over architecture, requirements baseline, design integrity, and verification. The position is the single point of accountability for a cross-disciplinary engineering team delivering hardware from concept through production. The Technical Program Manager leads hardware development through concept, design, prototyping, environmental qualification, integration and test, transition to production, and sustainment. The role also represents the program with customers, manages program risks and opportunities, supports estimating and proposal development, and ensures compliance with applicable engineering standards and the company's quality management system.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, or Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.
At least 8 years of progressive engineering experience in the aerospace or defense industry, including demonstrated technical leadership on hardware development programs.
Experience owning or co-owning program cost, schedule, and technical baseline for an engineering effort of meaningful scope, such as more than $1 million in engineering content.
Working knowledge of hardware qualification and design standards such as MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, and MIL-STD-882, or equivalent, and DoD systems engineering review processes.
Demonstrated ability to serve as a customer-facing technical lead, including presenting at formal design reviews.
Experience working within a certified quality management system such as AS9100 or ISO 9001 and a CMMI-appraised development environment.
U.S. citizenship.
Active Secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

Top Secret eligibility.
Master of Science or MBA in a related technical or management discipline.
Prior experience as an Integrated Product Team (IPT) lead, Control Account Manager (CAM), or in a similar cost- and schedule-accountable role.
Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams spanning complex mixed-signal/RF electronics, embedded software/firmware, mechanical engineering, and systems engineering.
Familiarity with program financial reporting.
Experience authoring or reviewing technical proposal volumes and Basis of Estimates.

Responsibilities

Serve as the program's technical authority, owning system architecture, the requirements baseline, interface control documents, and the verification and qualification strategy.
Own program cost, schedule, and staffing, including development and maintenance of the Integrated Master Schedule, budget forecasts, and engineering resource allocation.
Lead systems, electrical/PCB, firmware/embedded, mechanical, and test teams through the hardware lifecycle from concept through production and sustainment.
Act as the primary customer-facing technical and programmatic point of contact; represent the program at formal reviews, including PDR, CDR, TRR, and PRR, and at technical interchange meetings.
Identify, assess, and manage technical, cost, and schedule risks and opportunities; maintain a program risk register and drive mitigation actions to closure.
Lead or support engineering estimates, Basis of Estimate development, and technical proposal content for follow-on work and new business capture.
Ensure engineering execution follows applicable hardware design and environmental qualification standards, tailored to program requirements.
Coordinate requirements traceability, configuration management, and change control, including chairing or supporting Configuration Change Boards and Engineering Review Boards.
Partner with functional engineering managers on staffing, task assignment, and performance management, and resolve cross-team technical and interpersonal issues as needed.
Maintain compliance with the company's quality management system throughout design, production, and support, including participation in internal and customer-facing audits.