Sr. Technical A&D Program Manager

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PMO Full Time Professional Hartland, WI, US

3 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Company History: Fathom is one of the largest digital manufacturing platforms offering on-demand manufacturing in North America. With more than 90 large-platform industrial-grade 3D printing machines and a national footprint with more than 500,000 square feet of manufacturing capacity across 10 facilities, Fathom seamlessly blends in-house capabilities across plastic and metal additive technologies, CNC machining, injection molding & tooling, urethane casting, sheet metal fabrication, and design and engineering.

With over 50 years of industry experience, Fathom is at the forefront of the industry 4.0 digital manufacturing revolution serving clients in the technology, defense, aerospace, medical, automotive and IOT sectors. Fathom’s extensive certifications include ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001:2015 Design, ISO 13485:2016, AS9100:2016, NIST 800-171 and ITAR.

Fathom is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to serve as the technical expert for complex, programmatic Aerospace & Defense opportunities. This position is primarily focused on pre-sale activities, including technical discovery, manufacturing solution development, requirements flow-down, value-based selling, and bid/no-bid decisions.

The Senior Technical Program Manager collaborates directly with customers and Fathom’s Engineering, Sales, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to develop technically sound, commercially competitive manufacturing solutions. The role is accountable for ensuring customer requirements are understood, technical risks are evaluated, and proposed commitments are supported by Fathom’s capabilities and execution plans.

Following program award, this position provides a structured technical handoff to the execution team and remains available for targeted technical support, particularly for complex quality issues, nonconformances, and Return Material Authorizations (RMAs). The position emphasizes technical leadership and decision-making rather than day-to-day program administration or order management.

Serve as the assigned technical lead for complex A&D program opportunities involving multiple part families, qualification requirements, phased production releases, and recurring manufacturing demand.

Lead technical discovery with customer engineering, procurement, quality, and program management stakeholders to understand the application, performance requirements, production expectations, qualification milestones, and criteria for supplier selection.

Collaborate with customers and Fathom’s engineering team to develop and value-sell manufacturing solutions. Clearly communicate how the proposed approach can improve manufacturability, reduce total cost, strengthen quality, shorten lead times, and reduce program risk.

Serve as a primary technical decision-maker in determining whether to bid or pass on an opportunity. Evaluate capability fit, technical feasibility, requirement compliance, qualification burden, capacity constraints, supply chain dependencies, and commercial viability. Document the decision rationale, unresolved risks, and conditions required to proceed.

Lead the review and interpretation of customer drawings, models, specifications, GD&T, material requirements, special-processing requirements, inspection criteria, and quality clauses. Resolve ambiguities with the customer before assumptions become quote or production commitments.

Establish and maintain a documented…