Principal Program Manager

Role Overview

• Lead delivery of multiple cross-functional projects, including customer-driven, partnership, and internal initiatives.
• Support project estimation, proposal development, and milestone planning.
• Launch and manage project teams, ensuring clear understanding of goals, constraints, and timelines.
• Coordinate distributed teams working on embedded software and hardware for defense, aerospace, automotive, and industrial markets.
• Apply AS9100-certified processes and independent judgment to drive results.
• Identify and mitigate risks, resolve cross-functional issues, and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Conduct project reviews and maintain dashboards to monitor health and progress.
• Drive process and tool improvements to support operational excellence and innovation.
• Lead onsite engineering teams and manage cost, schedule, and technical execution.
• Use Earned Value Management (EVM) to track and manage project performance.
• Provide regular customer and leadership updates and ensure technical coordination.
• Travel up to 25% required.

Requirements

• Engineering BS degree, preferably in Electrical, Computers, or Systems; or equivalent technical experience.
• 5+ years of software development experience
• Exceptional organizational, communication, collaboration, persuasion, team building, and other interpersonal skills.
• At least 7 years' experience in project management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially for customer-facing and regulatory documentation.
• Strong sense of accountability and ownership. Diligent, tenacious, high integrity, and strong work ethic.
• Able to quickly learn business and who to go to for which problems. Politically savvy, but not self-serving.
• Ability to professionally communicate project status and collaborate on technical solutions with external customers and peers
• Proficient with Atlassian Tools (Confluence, JIRA, Bitbucket, etc.)
• Prior Experience using Agile Software Methodologies
• Experience in software development and integrations programs
• Scrum Master experience
• Clearance eligibility required

Benefits

• Low-cost Medical / Dental / Vision coverage options
• 401K with generous employer match
• Responsible Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays
• Remote work opportunities based on role
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Career growth and professional development opportunities