Technical Program Manager

Sci Tec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. Sci Tec cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of employee work visas of any type. Further, U.S. citizenship is a requirement to obtain and keep a security clearance. Applicants that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.

Sci Tec is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead a radar modernization program, overseeing the delivery of advanced radar modernization capabilities through agile software development, system integration, and hardware upgrade efforts.

• Lead all phases of the program lifecycle, from program startup and planning through execution, delivery, and sustainment, ensuring alignment with customer mission objectives and organizational priorities.
• Maintain full accountability for program cost, schedule, technical performance, quality, and risk management across software development, systems engineering, integration, test, and hardware modernization activities.
• Direct cross-functional teams in the successful execution of radar modernization initiatives, ensuring technical solutions meet operational requirements while adhering to contractual commitments.
• Lead the development of competitive proposals, statements of work (SOWs), technical volumes, program plans, and contract modifications, supporting both program execution and business growth objectives.
• Serve as the primary customer interface and trusted advisor, leading program reviews, technical interchange meetings, milestone reviews, and executive briefings to communicate program status, technical progress, risks, opportunities, and strategic direction.
• Proactively identify, manage, and communicate program risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation strategies to both customer stakeholders and Sci Tec leadership, ensuring transparency and informed decision-making.
• Drive successful execution of Agile software development activities, modernization roadmaps, and incremental capability releases through close collaboration with engineering, product, and customer teams.
• Foster long-term customer relationships and identify opportunities for follow-on work, capability expansion, and new business growth within the radar modernization and missile defense mission areas.
• Represent the program during Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs), Program Management Reviews (PMRs), Integrated Design Reviews (IDRs), Sprint Reviews, Sprint Demonstrations, and other customer-facing technical and management forums.
• Champion program execution excellence by establishing clear priorities, promoting accountability, and ensuring effective coordination among engineering, operations, business, and customer stakeholders.
• Mentor and support program personnel while contributing to organizational strategy, operational improvement initiatives, and the overall success of the company.
• Perform additional duties as assigned in support of program, customer, and organizational objectives.
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience managing complex Department of Defense (DoD) hardware and software development programs.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional engineering teams and delivering programs on cost, on schedule, and within technical requirements.
• Experience with radar, sensor systems, command-and-control (C2), missile defense, or related defense mission areas.
• Strong understanding of program management disciplines, including risk management, financial management, contract execution, and customer engagement.
• Experience supporting Agile software development programs and leading customer-facing technical and program reviews.
• Excellent written, verbal, briefing, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with customers, partners, and senior leadership.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Active Secret security clearance;
  Top Secret preferred.

• Experience with Ground Based Radar systems, radar modernization efforts, sensor processing, track management, data fusion, and mission systems integration.
• Experience transitioning advanced technology capabilities into operational defense systems.
• Previous responsibility for managing multi-million-dollar government contracts and geographically distributed engineering teams.
  
  Ground-based radar mission processing domain knowledge
• Subcontractor management
• Active DoD…