Associate Program Manager

Voyager is an innovative space, defense, and national security technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space.

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We are seeking an Associate Program Manager with a strong engineering background to support the execution of complex embedded systems programs for defense and space applications. This role is ideal for a hands‑on technical program leader who can work closely with engineering teams, drive cross‑functional execution, and help ensure programs meet cost, schedule, technical, contractual, compliance, and customer commitments.

The Associate Program Manager will work closely with the Program Manager and cross‑functional teams to manage day‑to‑day program execution, track deliverables, identify risks, drive actions to closure, and support customer and leadership communications. This individual will play a key role in bringing structure, urgency, and accountability to complex programs, including programs that require improved execution discipline or recovery support.

This role is well suited for someone who has experience in a startup, growth‑stage company, or small‑company environment where program managers are expected to wear multiple hats, solve problems proactively, and drive outcomes without waiting for perfect information.

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of embedded systems programs for defense and space customers.
• Own program performance across cost, schedule, technical scope, risk, quality, contractual deliverables, and customer satisfaction.
• Partner closely with engineering teams to understand technical requirements, assess tradeoffs, identify risks, and ensure execution aligns with customer and contract requirements.
• Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, risk registers, action trackers, customer deliverable trackers, and executive‑level status reporting.
• Drive cross‑functional execution across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, contracts, finance, business development, and customer‑facing teams.
• Identify program risks, dependencies, and blockers early; develop mitigation plans and drive issues to closure.
• Operate effectively in ambiguous environments, making informed decisions with incomplete data while continuing to refine assumptions, plans, and priorities.
• Lead recovery efforts for challenged programs by establishing clear priorities, improving execution discipline, driving accountability, and returning programs to a stable and predictable path.
• Support contract review, proposal inputs, statements of work, deliverables, milestones, and customer communications.
• Partner with contracts and leadership to ensure program execution aligns with prime contract requirements, subcontractor flow‑downs, customer expectations, and applicable compliance obligations.
• Support compliance with applicable government contracting, export control, and defense program requirements, including DFARS and ITAR‑related processes.
• Communicate program status, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to internal leadership, external customers, and other key stakeholders.
• Build strong customer relationships through disciplined execution, proactive communication, transparency, and ownership…