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LAYIQ - Principal Technical Program Manager, MMA at Shield AI

Own integrated program execution.
Establish and maintain the program baseline, connecting engineering deliverables, hardware availability, supplier commitments, integration activities, test events, and customer milestones.
Translate customer needs into executable plans.
Partner with systems engineering and technical leadership to define program scope, measurable success criteria, requirements priorities, and verification milestones as the program evolves.
Drive multidisciplinary coordination.
Align air vehicle, propulsion, avionics, flight controls, autonomy, mission systems, and ground systems teams around dependencies and interface commitments.
Keep affordability and production at the center of execution.
Incorporate unit-cost targets, component availability, manufacturing complexity, and sustainment considerations into program planning and decision-making.
Manage customer and partner commitments.
Lead program reviews with government stakeholders and industry partners, communicate progress candidly, and coordinate contractual deliverables with contracts and program leadership.
Anticipate and retire risk.
Identify critical-path threats, immature technologies, supplier constraints, and resource gaps early; assign mitigation owners and drive timely resolution.
Build the path to production.
Align development schedules with tooling, long-lead procurement, manufacturing readiness, configuration control, and quality requirements.
Provide clear executive visibility.
Present concise assessments of milestone confidence, financial performance, technical progress, and decisions requiring leadership action.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
10+ years of progressive experience in aerospace engineering, technical program management, or complex hardware and software development.
Experience leading a major aircraft, spacecraft, unmanned system, or similarly integrated aerospace program through significant development and test milestones.
Technical breadth sufficient to evaluate integration dependencies, understand engineering tradeoffs, and challenge execution assumptions across disciplines.
Demonstrated ownership of integrated schedules, budgets, program risks, and cross-functional delivery.
Experience working directly with government customers or major aerospace partners on requirements, reviews, and delivery commitments.
Ability to lead through influence, establish accountability, and make sound decisions with incomplete information.
Clear written and verbal communication, including executive briefings and customer-facing technical discussions.
Has lived and experienced a demo-build cycle

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